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Consumer advocates want do-over for price-spiking power auction
Consumer advocates in Illinois, Maryland and New Jersey are asking federal regulators to rerun an auction that is sparking a
AG settles claims against Lancaster-based property manager
Home365, a property management company with offices in Lancaster and Las Vegas, has agreed to pay $45,000 to settle allegations
Flooring firm levels new charges in loan dispute
A regional bank allegedly relied on false premises to seize $1.6 million in inventory from a Harrisburg-area flooring company, according
Effort underway to boost downtown Harrisburg
State lawmakers, city officials and the Capital Region Economic Development Corp. are launching a joint effort to revive downtown Harrisburg,
What’s next for Penn State York?
Leaders in York County are focused on helping students, faculty and staff bracing for the closure of Penn State York.But
Authority mulls offers for Harrisburg-area golf course
A Dauphin County authority is reviewing six proposals to buy the Dauphin Highlands Golf Course in suburban Harrisburg but is
Deal bolsters arm of Harrisburg engineering firm
Seeing a need among its clients, engineering services firm The Lexis Group LLC launched a construction inspection division in February
Lanco contractor acquiring neighboring firms
Brubacher, a specialty construction contractor based in Brecknock Township, Lancaster County, is acquiring Abel Construction and Abel Recon, sister companies
Weis wants part of Rite Aid pharmacy biz
Weis Markets, whose pharmacy business has been growing by double digits, is making a play for pieces of Rite Aid.Legal
House OKs bill stiffening penalties for misclassifying workers
The Pennsylvania House last week approved legislation to beef up penalties for companies that misclassify employees as independent contractors. The
Elizabethtown beverage brand, distributor sold
T.J. Foltz founded Humankind Beverage in 2011 with a goal of funneling profits from sales of bottled water into a
For-profit healthcare deals under fire
Gov. Josh Shapiro and allied lawmakers are taking aim at the role of private equity in healthcare, arguing there is
Food biz unveils $19.1M plant in Lancaster
As sales of its signature bone broth boomed over the last several years, Kettle & Fire struggled to keep its
Penn State recommends closing York, Mont Alto branches
The suspense is over.Penn State yesterday unveiled a long-awaited report laying out a plan to close branch campuses in York
School district to buy vacant office
A Dauphin County school district has agreed to buy a vacant office building at 4401 Deer Path Road in Susquehanna
Spirits biz brewing up growth in Hershey
Hershey has been a sweet spot for Hidden Still Spirits, which cranked up operations there in 2020.Thanks to the town’s
Spring Grove papermaker gets more time on loan payment
Spring Grove-based papermaker Pixelle Specialty Solutions missed an interest payment on its debt due April 30, triggering a ratings downgrade
Court declines to reconsider solar case
Gratz Borough will not be getting another day in court for its long-running case against a proposed solar project –
Lanco firm drawing up new digs
Manufacturer Breeo is eyeing an expansion at its site in Salisbury Township, Lancaster County, where it assembles smokeless fire pits,
State House moving bill for government-run retirement savings
State lawmakers are taking another run at creating a state-backed retirement program for private-sector workers.Similar legislation cleared the Democratic-controlled House
Carlisle factory rehab snares state funds
Officials in Cumberland County cleared a major hurdle yesterday in their efforts to redevelop a former factory at the edge
Rite Aid files bankruptcy, preps for sale
Rite Aid said yesterday it is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for the second time in two years. While the
Chamber plan ‘a starting point for collective action’
Pennsylvania’s economy has been shaken by the rise of manufacturing in China and a shift in the U.S. population to
Steelton plant to close indefinitely, idling hundreds of workers
One of the capital region’s oldest and largest factories will be closing indefinitely this summer due to weak demand for
WellSpan, Inch settle sports center lawsuit
WellSpan Health and Inch & Co. reached a settlement in a lawsuit filed last week by WellSpan over a proposed
Shapiro reboots state efforts to fight financial fraud amid federal cuts
Citing federal pullbacks in the area of consumer protection, the Shapiro administation yesterday unveiled a new hotline, website and email
Electric utilities tee up rate hikes for June
Utilities serving large swaths of Central Pennsylvania are putting a price tag on the impact of rising costs for electricity.PPL
York-area industrial property goes for $7M, gets new tenant
A York County industrial property is changing hands and changing occupants.West Shore developer Drew Bobincheck paid $7 million for a
State authority backs fund focused on life sciences
A state authority is awarding $2 million to a new venture capital fund that aims to sink the money into
Authority eyes purchase of former Lancaster factory
The Lancaster City Revitalization & Improvement Zone Authority is putting together an offer to buy a former meat processing plant