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Bankrupt senior living provider eyes $41M asset sale
The assets of SpiriTrust Lutheran are heading to the auction block after the regional senior housing provider filed for bankruptcy

Leadership resolutions for the New Year
Column by Richard Randall As 2025 comes to an end, leaders will naturally be thinking about how to position their

Acquisition expands regional CPA firm in Lancaster
Rregional accounting firm Brown Plus is acquiring Ross Buehler Falk & Company LLP, an accounting firm based in Manheim Township,

Data center boom could squeeze labor, raise costs
Data centers need a lot of electricity. But they also need electricians — and pipefitters and steelworkers and HVAC specialists

Keystone innovation insights: From regional momentum to statewide acceleration
Column by Martin Fedorko Central Pennsylvania has shown what happens when capital, talent and support move in sync. The region

Local law firm hit by data breach
A data breach struck a Lancaster law firm this fall, exposing personal information on about 2,200 people, according to a

PA Senate OKs bill to delay cuts in jobless benefits, ease access for domestic violence victims
State lawmakers from both parties are backing legislation that would make it easier for victims of domestic violence to qualify

Board of WITF parent OKs payment for Lancaster newspaper transfer
WITF parent organization Pennon will spend $2.3 million during its current fiscal year to unwind its ownership of a Lancaster

Apparel distributor shuttering York County warehouse
A specialty clothing distributor is shuttering a warehouse and laying off 128 workers in northern York County just over a

Regional beer distributor buys York company
Wilsbach Distributors Inc., a beverage distributor based in Lower Swatara Township, Dauphin County, has acquired Brewery Products Co. a distributor

Court halts college’s bidding process amid legal challenge
A state appeals court has barred a Philadelphia-area community college from putting a project out to bid after a regional

Pioneering tiny home development in Lancaster County sold
Entrepreneur Abby Shank began developing a tiny home community near Elizabethtown in 2017 at the dawn of what became one

Local hatmakers struggle to survive despite decades of adaptation
One of the region’s oldest hat factories is closing, and a second could follow. The family owners of F&M Hat

York construction company names CEO, co-COOs
For the first time in six decades, the Kinsleys are turning to a non-family member to lead their flagship construction

WITF parent giving Lancaster newspaper to journalist-led nonprofit
After more than two years operating under a shared nonprofit umbrella, WITF and LNP Media Group are poised to go

Lawsuit chills investor interest in energy project
A federal lawsuit is scaring away potential investors in a controversial hydropower project proposed along the Susquehanna River in southern

Co-founder pitches deal to take rehab chain private
Robert Ortenzio is looking to put the rehab company he cofounded with his late father back into private hands. Ortenzio

$243M deal would boost Fulton in North Jersey
Lancaster-based Fulton Financial Corp. has agreed to buy a New Jersey bank in a deal poised to expand Fulton’s business

West Shore trucking firm cutting jobs
Trucking company Keen Transport is laying off at least 50 workers from its terminal at 1951 Harrisburg Pike in Middlesex

Lawsuits follow CEO’s exit from Lanco flooring maker
When Brian Carson moved on this year from Lancaster County-based flooring manufacturer AHF Products, a press release described his six-year

Feds take aim at PA highway funds over CDL claims
The U.S. Department of Transportation is threatening to withhold $75 million in federal highway funding earmarked for Pennsylvania after accusing

Camp Hill fund buys York-area warehouse
A York-area warehouse with several tenants changed hands this week at a price of $13.2 million. The seller was an

How a local pretzel made Oprah’s gift list
The team at The Pretzel Co. almost missed the email sent in June by a producer with Oprah Winfrey. But

Lancaster, developer forge deal over data center standards, community benefits
At a press conference yesterday, Lancaster Mayor Danene Sorace unveiled an agreement between the city and Chirisa Technology Parks, the

Food processor settling water pollution claims
Hanover-based food processor Hanover Foods Corp. has agreed to pay a civil penalty and take other measures to settle water

Court rejects winery’s last-ditch appeal over closure order
The lengthy legal battle over a York County winery may have come to an end. The state Supreme Court declined

Utility seeks higher water, sewer rates
Within two years of its last rate increase, Pennsylvania American Water is seeking regulatory permission to boost what it charges

York apartments getting updates
Philadelphia-based Mission First Housing is pouring about $9 million into the renovation of an affordable apartment building in York, the

Investing in Dauphin County’s most vulnerable foster children
Builds an Educated, Strong and Vibrant Community Just as businesses thrive in healthy, stable communities, so do our children. It

Chicago restaurateur taking former Iron Hill spots
Life could be returning to Iron Hill Brewery and Restaurant locations in Hershey and Lancaster following the regional chain’s sudden