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PA revenue chief, state senator clash over tax-records request
A Pennsylvania state senator is escalating his dispute with the state revenue department over tax records related to an economic
Prominent York restaurant to see new life
Restaurateur Victor Claffey is gearing up to open a restaurant called Bloom in the former Left Bank Restaurant and Bar in downtown York.Claffey, an
Houck exec aims to bring down suicide risk in construction
After her older brother died by suicide nearly 20 years ago, Kara McCaffrey felt drawn toward efforts to prevent others
Fed rate cut seen locally as positive signal
Yesterday’s half-point cut to interest rates will make businesses more comfortable with borrowing, particularly if they have an immediate need
Study shows benefits from short-term medical cannabis use
Pennsylvania residents using medical cannabis to treat anxiety, chronic pain and other conditions saw improvements in their general health, emotional
State residents leery of driverless vehicles
The adoption of driverless vehicles in Pennsylvania depends on resolving a host of legal, regulatory and technical challenges. But it also
State opens portal for reporting data breaches
Pennsylvania’s attorney general has set up an online portal where companies in Pennsylvania will be required to report data breaches
FirstEnergy agrees to curb rate hikes in deal with customer groups
A tentative deal unveiled yesterday would slash the rate increases that were floated earlier this year for customers of Met Ed in
Lansdale firm buys Harrisburg insurance agency
Maple Insurance Group. a Harrisburg-based agency has been acquired by Union Bay Acquisition LLC, a Lansdale-based insurance-agency aggregator. Terms of the
Lancaster specialty medical practice sold
An equity-backed management company and one of its affiliated medical practices have acquired Keystone Urology Specialists, a medical practice with
Inch & Co., WellSpan break ground on $35M sports complex in North York
After about two years of planning, Inch & Co. held a ceremonial groundbreaking for a $35 million sports complex in North
Agency in deal to buy former Carlisle factory
A Cumberland County agency has taken another step toward the purchase of a Carlisle factory that shut down last year.The Real
Regional real estate player buys Shippensburg firm
Regional real estate firm Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Homesale Realty has scooped up Sailhamer Realty, an eight-person firm in Shippensburg. Terms of
Virtual-assistant biz makes third acquisition this year
The virtual-assistant business has been a source of real-world growth for Zirtual, a portfolio company of Lancaster-based investment firm PennSpring Capital.Zirtual closed
Harrisburg venue kicking off 25th anniversary party
Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts in Harrisburg is planning a birthday celebration this week designed to reintroduce the
Deal broadens reach of equipment dealer
A Harrisburg-area construction equipment dealership is extending its footprint southward through the acquisition of a company with offices in Maryland
Lancaster cleaning firm sweeps up opportunities in M&A
Alan Chachapoya, the managing director of DSC Solutions, a Lancaster County-based commercial cleaning company, is seeing opportunities where others do not. Chachapoya
Harrisburg seeks dismissal of apartment owner’s bankruptcy case
The city of Harrisburg is asking a federal court to dismiss the bankruptcy case of Uptown Partners LP, the Maryland-based owner
Bethlehem snack factory to close in wake of sale
Following its sale to a Texas company, a Lehigh Valley factory making stuffed marshmallows is slated to close, idling 106
Lancaster manufacturer stakes growth on acquisitions, innovations in outdoor gear
When Tom “Dutch” Ressler strung up his first hammock during a through-hike on the Appalachian Trail in 2003, the equipment
Amid childcare shortage, Hanover nonprofit plans to boost capacity with new building
Amid widespread concerns about a shortage of childcare for working parents in Pennsylvania, the Hanover YWCA is aiming to expand its capacity
Rail stoppage to ripple through PA, though end is in sight
Supply chain troubles are back in the news, thanks to the shutdown this week of two major Canadian freight railroads
$450M project taking shape on former state hospital grounds
The grounds of the former Harrisburg State Hospital are heading for a makeover.The Pennsylvania Department of General Services yesterday unveiled
Deal boosts insurance arm for regional bank
Mid Penn Bancorp has snapped up a Dillsburg-area employee benefits firm as it seeks growth for its insurance unit.The Mid Penn
Lancaster software startup merges with industry peer
In a union billed as a merger of complementary technologies, Lancaster-based software startup AutoOps has joined with Boston-based Steer, which develops and sells
Middletown-area warehouse sells for $170.5M
In one of the largest commercial deals in the region this year, a real estate investment trust paid $170.5 million
In York speech, Trump pledges ‘pro-American overhaul’ to boost manufacturing
In a roughly 50-minute speech yesterday afternoon at a York factory, former President Donald Trump argued that, if elected for
Employment provision under scrutiny in PA
Noncompete clauses were the focus when federal regulators moved to outlaw most of them earlier this year.But there are other
Neighbors claim York County winery is violating order allowing it to reopen
The land-use dispute between Moon Dancer Vineyards & Winery and neighboring homeowners is taking a new twist.In a legal filing last
Family-owned container manufacturer bought by industry giant
Klinge Corp., a York-area company making specialized shipping containers, has been sold.The buyer is Trane Technologies, an Ireland-based company that makes