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Regional nonprofit in ‘startup mode’ to tackle employer health costs
It may be more than 30 years old, but the Central Penn Business Group on Health is in startup mode.The

Guv, fiscal office diverge on revenue projections
How much money will Pennsyvania collect if it switches to combined reporting, a form of taxation designed to bring in

Work advancing on $22M hotel in Columbia
It was a groundbreaking six years in the making, and developer Don Murphy wasn’t going to let steady rain or

Utility plans $33M substation upgrades in York County
FirstEnergy plans to spend $33 million to expand and reconfigure electrical substations in Windsor and Lower Windsor townships to improve

Feds open investigation into hospital shooting
Federal workplace safety regulators are probing the shooting that took place inside the intensive care unit at UPMC Memorial in

Harrisburg-area mall up for sale again
The Colonial Park Mall, a suburban Harrisburg retail destination being eyed for redevelopment, is back on the market.The 31-acre mall

PE firm takes bite of Lancaster honey biz
A Florida-based private equity firm has landed what it hopes will be a sweet deal in Lancaster County.The firm, New

Central PA bank-fraud ring busted
State police broke up a bank-fraud ring that drained more than $3 million from accounts of customers at Members 1st

University taps consultant to review finances
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology has hired a financial consultant to review its finances, a move triggered by a

Hospital attacks tests trauma response
The heartbreaking accounts began populating social media feeds early last week: harrowing posts from nurses and other healthcare workers who

Investors sue bank for alleged faulty oversight of Lancaster ATM operator
The flurry of litigation around defunct ATM operator Paramount Management Group and its former principal, Daryl Heller is thickening.Investors in

West Shore office building changes hands
A local firm paid $10 million for a renovated office building on the West Shore.The building at 275 Grandview Ave.

EV chargers completed amid funding uncertainty
State officials yesterday celebrated the opening of three new stations for charging electric vehicles amid uncertainty over the federal funding

Penn State mulling branch campus closures
Penn State is planning to cut some of its 19 branches around the state, known as Commonwealth Campuses. Citing declining

Gannett Fleming to relocate to smaller HQ
One of the region’s largest engineering firms is on the move. Gannett Fleming TranSystems is planning to relocate from its

Heller-linked IT firm sells unit to California company
A California tech firm has acquired portions of a Lancaster-based IT company co-founded by Daryl Heller, the business owner at

Spring Grove firm tees up software for national sales
After nearly a decade of fine tuning, a Spring Grove software company believes its main product is ready for prime

Owner plans farmers’ market at former Harrisburg school
Jeremy Hunter, owner of the former Bishop McDevitt High School in Harrisburg, is pivoting. Hunter had been trying to sell

Board rejects tax abatement for North York sports complex
Local school officials declined to award a tax abatement for a recreational sports center slated for construction in North York.

Auditor general urges cyber school funding reform
Revenue spiked nearly 90% for five statewide cyber charter schools as they attracted students during and after the Covid-19 pandemic.While

Bank closing Red Lion office
Wells Fargo is closing its branch in the heart of Red Lion. The San Francisco-based bank plans to close the

Screen manufacturer buys Pittsburgh-area firm
The RiteScreen Co., an Elizabethville-based manufacturer of window and patio door screens, has acquired FlexScreen, a western Pennsylvania company that

ATM investors seek access to company office
Investors in Paramount Management Group, the financially insolvent ATM network operator, are seeking access to the company’s former Lancaster city

Beverage distributor pouring millions into new center
A regional beverage distributor is planning a $100 million-plus sales and distribution center in Lebanon County that will replace a

Utility execs float tweaks to rules on power plant ownership
Nearly three decades ago, Pennsylvania leaders disconnected the generation of electricity from its distribution.Now, with demand for power on the

Lebanon supplier relocates HQ
The corporate headquarters of APR Supply, a distributor of HVAC and plumbing supplies, is moving from Lebanon to an office

Regional bank resets succession plan
After an early retirement scuttled its CEO succession plans last year, Orrstown Financial Services is back on track.The regional bank

Bank tax on the chopping block
In a budget proposal for the fiscal year that starts July 1, Gov. Josh Shapiro is proposing to eliminate the

‘Why not give it a shot’: Franklin County manufacturer changes hands
Jim McCleaf was ready to pounce after talking to Wiliam Bowers, the owner of Waynesboro-based manufacturer Pro Tube.Bowers wanted to

York winemaker partners with Harrisburg-area distiller
The expanded opportunity to sell canned cocktails in Pennsylvania has lured another player into the market.Carl Helrich, owner of York