The challenges for childcare providers have not eased since the pandemic. If anything, they have grown steeper, as providers struggle to retain and attract workers
A longtime Lancaster County farming family has sold off most of its operations to a pair of local ag companies.The Esbenshade family sold its feed mill, swine operations and related properties to The Wenger Group and its shell-egg operations to Kreider Farms. Terms of the transactions were not disclosed in yesterday’s announcement of the two deals. The Esbenshades, […]
While much has been said about the barriers faced by women in business, you are likely to come away surprised nonetheless by what Sandy Bialek, Jen Heasley and Ashana Taylor have to say.The three York County women share their experiences as entrepreneurs in this edition of the YCEA Podcast, produced in partnership with biznewsPA.Bialek is […]
A supplier to the semiconductor industry is plowing $300 million into an expansion of its operations in Schuylkill County.The investment by supplier EMD Electronics includes construction of a 96,500 square-foot facility near Tamaqua, expanding the company’s production of specialty gases used in semiconductor and electronics production. The company’s investment is expected to create at least 68 jobs and […]
Philadelphia-area developers have purchased the former Rite Aid headquarters in Cumberland County and plan to redevelop the site.Affiliates of Jenkintown-based Goodman Properties and Malvern-based E. Kahn Development paid $4.735 million for the roughly 205,000 square-foot complex, according to county deed records. The developers are still working out their plans for the site, which is at 30 Hunter Lane in East Pennsboro […]
New York-based Citibank should be held liable for any losses suffered by a Harrisburg-based nonprofit that claims it was the victim of fraud, according to a legal filing by Mid Penn Bank. The nonprofit, the Center for Independent Living of Central PA, sued Mid Penn over the loss in February. Fraudsters allegedly managed to access two of the nonprofit’s accounts at Mid […]
The for-profit insurance subsidiary of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry is setting off on an expected growth spurt.Pennsylvania Chamber Insurance said yesterday it has closed on a deal to buy a book of business from Gar Thomas, owner of Hazleton-based insurance and benefits brokerage Washko and Thomas Agency LLC. The agency provided group health benefits to small and […]
The ground may be cold but battles over land use in Central Pennsylvania are heating up.Residents and developers are clashing on several fronts across the region.Not surprisingly, proposed warehouses are among the sharpest points of contention.Large-scale solar projects have triggered outcries, as well.But disputes also have arisen over housing, most notably in Lancaster city, where a […]
Advanced technology is sowing the seeds, often literally, for the future of farming. Automated and AI-powered tools can plant seeds, assess crop health and pick the finished product from the field — or greenhouse.But technology alone won’t save farmers. They also need to rethink and reinvent their business models.This edition of the YCEA podcast, produced […]
Companies that test, grow and process medical cannabis in Pennsylvania are suing to block a rule they say could cost them millions of dollars and ultimately raise prices for patients.The rule, which had been slated to take effect this week, alters the requirements for testing cannabis before and after it is processed into medication But […]
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