After winning a green light from the city planning commission earlier this month, officials at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology are hoping to get city council approval next month on construction plans for the university's second academic tower in downtown Harrisburg.
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Harrisburg University hopes to break ground in July on 17-story tower
West Manchester Township diner opens with new name, new ownership 
Sherry Figard adores the quaint aspect of a 1950s diner and the decades of collective community memories that have been forged within its walls, and she's hoping a new name and new ownership will give a York County one a second chance at life.
Read More »Cornbread West owner launches new community outreach hub in downtown York 
April Collier has been reaching out to York City's youth through her businesses for a number of years, but now she has invested in a physical location that is specifically reserved for that outreach.
Read More »SEC sues Volkswagen, ex-CEO over alleged emissions fraud on investors
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is suing Volkswagen (VW) and its former chief executive Martin Winterkorn over the German automaker’s diesel emissions scandal, alleging a “massive fraud” on U.S. investors.
Read More »Boeing pauses deliveries of the 737 Max after FAA grounds aircraft following fatal crashes
Boeing has paused delivery of 737 Max airplanes due to the temporary grounding by the Federal Aviation Administration, the company announced Thursday.
Read More »March 15, 2019 
The Anne Fund
The Lebanon-based Anne Fund gave $6,000 to the WellSpan Sechler Cancer Center in North Cornwall Township for the facility's massage therapy room, shown above, as well as to support individual patients. Above, from left, are WellSpan executive Mike Kuhn, Sechler Cancer Center Nurse Manager Lindsay Ebling, and Tom Gerhart of The Anne Fund. The nonprofit, named for Gerhart's mother, supports families battling cancer and organizations for cancer patients through the Annual Anne Fund Sports...
Read More »Bath Fitter
Fairview Township-based Bath Fitter, along with sister companies Kitchen Saver and Homespire Windows and Doors, gave $7,500 to veterans' organization Fisher House Foundation and $5,000 to research and education nonprofit Diabetes Action. The money was raised during a three-day promotional campaign held over Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend. Shown above, from left, are Pat DeVoe of Diabetes Action; Bath Fitter Marketing Communications Manager Abby Davis; and Fisher House Chief of Staff Mary...
Read More »Jonestown Bank & Trust
Jonestown-based Jonestown Bank & Trust Co. employees raised $335 for the Lebanon Division of the American Heart Association through the National Wear Red Day campaign. Above, Erin Velazquez, Heart Association Lebanon Division director, accepts the check to support women's heart health.
Read More »First Citizens Community Bank
Mansfield-based First Citizens Community Bank gave $2,500 to the Sexual Assault Resource & Counseling Center of Lebanon and Schuylkill Counties, which supports education, advocacy and prevention programs for sexual abuse issues. Shown above are Ali Mailen Perrotto, left, president and CEO of SARCC, and James Rovito of First Citizens.
Read More »A Conversation With: Rachel Finley-Bowman 
Rachel Finley-Bowman, 49, is dean of the School of Continuing and Professional Studies at Elizabethtown College.
Read More »Guest view: A fixation on resources can backfire
In these challenging times of finding good people, we often find ourselves complaining that we “don't have enough resources.” But we need to think twice before we use that expression when referring to people, especially our people. Why do I say this?
Read More »Dyeing tradition lives on in new home 
It started in the basement of a Lancaster County pharmacy in 1893 but it is still finding customers today.
Read More »Guest view: Courts should have more friends in Pennsylvania
When business groups think about advancing their policy or legal goals they often default to lobbying elected or appointed officials, neglecting the opportunities to influence law and policy through the third branch of government, the judiciary. But the third branch is worth a second look.
Read More »Widener, state bar team up for class on starting a law firm 
When Christian Johnson left his job as professor at the University of Utah Law School to become dean at Widener University Commonwealth Law School in 2015, he recognized right away the value of bringing over his class on how to start a law firm.
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