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Hershey-area startup acquired by Pittsburgh firm
A Pittsburgh-based life sciences company has acquired Fathom Pharma, a Hershey-area startup focused on developing safer pain medications. As a
Lancaster entrepreneurs aim to tackle school-based mental health challenges
Barbara Grimm, above left, worked with David Cooper to create the School Responder app (photos/submitted). During more than a decade
Fledgling venture fund makes first investments
After raising roughly $10 million, a startup venture fund in York has disclosed an inaugural round of investments. White Rose
New venture aims to streamline project subcontracting
Shortages of labor and materials are giving companies headaches. Michael Bistline is hoping to bring some targeted relief through a
Youth-soccer franchisor adds outside investor
The founders of Middletown-based Soccer Shots are hoping an outside investor can help kick their company into new territory What’s the future:
Giant, Harrisburg U team up on new ag research center
Seeded by a $1 million donation from grocery chain The Giant Co., Harrisburg University is hoping to plant a new
Regional grocer grabs supply chain by the horns
For centuries, farmers planted seeds and fed animals – and then hoped they would find a market when their produce
WellSpan seeks to make inroads with virtual primary care
In fall 2019, a pair of doctors from WellSpan Health set up a table at an insurance enrollment fair for
Law firm program gives Black entrepreneurs a legal leg up
Jabron Taylor wanted to tempt local taste buds with something new. Inspired by the 2019 chicken war between Popeyes and
Legal
Court backs heftier fines for defrauding consumers
In a case that drew national attention, Pennsylvania’s highest court backed a married couple seeking a bigger award after winning
Regulators tweak penalties over PPL billing issues
Following a flurry of comments from customers and consumer advocates, state utility regulators altered the penalties imposed on electric utility PPL
Feds target hiring practices at Sheetz
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing Sheetz, arguing that the company’s use of criminal background checks in hiring is
PA health systems sue insurer over value-based contract
A network of healthcare providers in western Pennsylvania is suing Aetna over what the providers allege is unfair treatment under the terms
Law firm, lobbying firm team up in capital
A Harrisburg lobbying firm has formed a business affiliation with a Philadelphia-area law firm. The background: Founded in 1971, Lamb
Insurers sue local contractors over recycling-plant fire
On March 8, 2022, a fire ripped through a Penn Waste recycling facility in Manchester Township, York County, knocking it
Another delay in sale of Harrisburg apartments
It could be another four weeks before a bankruptcy court decides the fate of the beleaguered Governor’s Square apartment complex
House panel OKs bills on wage, workplace discrimination
A state House panel has passed bills on party-line votes that would strengthen protections against workplace discrimination. One bill would
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Pallet company buying Chambersburg-area facility for relocation
J&J Pallet and Recycling LLC is planning to purchase, upgrade and move into a 16,400 square-foot industrial building at 1690
York developer names CEO as founder moves to CFO
After 15 years of leading York-based Royal Square Development and Construction, Josh Hankey is stepping into a new role at the
Former school for sale amid dispute between owner, tenant with redevelopment plans
The former Bishop McDevitt High School in Harrisburg is on the market amid a dispute between its owner and its
Oregon Dairy property sold in leaseback deal
After a bruising legal battle to develop their land in Manheim Township, Lancaster County, the Hurst family has sold it
Harrisburg building eyed for makeover fetches $14.5M
Adam Maust poured millions of dollars over the last four years into the Atlas Building, an edifice in Uptown Harrisburg
Inch & Co. launches $20M real estate fund
The founders of Inch & Co. are looking to raise $20 million from investors interested in backing the York-area company’s forays
Bankrupty of Harrisburg apartment owner takes new turn
A new twist is complicating the bankruptcy case of Uptown Partners LP, the Maryland-based owner of Governor’s Square apartment complex in
Shippensburg-area plaza sells for $6.6M
A buyer with a growing portfolio of Pennsylvania shopping centers has added another one. A partnership led by Leo Ullman
Former cabinet plant sold for $3.3M
A growing metal fabrication company in York County has purchased the former Wayneco Cabinetry plant, which has been idle since the cabinetry
Firms partner on $18.6M apartment project in Lebanon
Lebanon-based construction company Arthur Funk & Sons Inc. is teaming up with a Wisconsin-based developer to build a 48-unit affordable apartment
Carlisle apartment complexes change hands
A Philadelphia-area apartment owner has scooped up a pair of Carlisle-area complexes alongside nine other properties around the state. The
Revamp of Harrisburg’s former federal office building snags affordable-housing funds
A state agency is showering about $7.4 million on Central Pennsylvania developers and nonprofits aiming to alleviate the shortage of
Accenture, a major state contractor, opens Harrisburg office
Accenture, which has landed some big-ticket state contracts, has opened an office in downtown Harrisburg at 20 N. Second St.
Developer eyes mixed-use project for 26-acre Lanco tgract
Apartments and a hotel could be coming to the former Shawnee Resort property along Oregon Pike in Manheim Township, Lancaster