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Pioneering tiny home development 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

PA budget a billion-dollar miss for business
After more than four months of gridlock, state lawmakers and Gov. Josh Shapiro sealed the deal yesterday on a state

The power of purpose and people
Column by Richard Randall “If you need financial incentives to motivate, then you have the wrong people.”I came across this

Inch & Co. wins preliminary nod for York-area housing plan
York County developer Inch & Co. cleared an early hurdle in its new plan for a tract in suburban York

Lanco fabricator changing hands
Structural fabricator Dutchland Inc. is undergoing a change in ownership three years after the Lancaster County company landed in the

Fulton, PNC maintain top spots for market share
For the second year in a row, Lancaster-based Fulton Bank wears the crown as home to the most bank deposits

Airport cuts could ripple through Central PA
Air travel in the U.S. will require vigilance in the days ahead as the federal government orders airlines to impose

Hospital-to-apartment conversion blessed by Harrisburg planners
At a meeting last night, Harrisburg’s planning commission unanimously approved a proposal to put 130 apartments in a former hospital

Judges retained, mayors elected
The ayes have it. By a margin of roughly three to two, Pennsylvania voters retained three state Supreme Court justices

Efforts to bolster food aid gather steam during federal lapse
Businesses and charities in Central Pennsylvania are scrambling to blunt the effects of a lapse in federal food benefits that

PA judges at center of high-profile retention race
Pennsylvania voters will decide tomorrow whether to retain three Supreme Court justices in what has become one of the state’s

Uncertainty surrounds shopping for health plans
Projections suggest that rising costs will dissuade Pennsylvania residents from buying health insurance through the state’s Obamacare exchange, known as