For nearly a year, craft brewers have railed against a plan by the state Department of Revenue that would require breweries to start charging a 6 percent sales tax on all their taproom products, including draft beers served on site and six-packs and growlers to go. The state is scheduled to begin enforcing the taproom tax in July, but a legislative fix is in the works.

Orrstown Bank has expanded its leadership team in the Harrisburg area, naming Zack Khuri to the new position of market president for the capital region.

Home prices in Central Pennsylvania continue to rise amid a dwindling supply of homes for sale.

After filing for bankruptcy in January, Maryland-based Rubber Soul Brewing has a new ownership group that plans to reopen the brewery in Dauphin County.

Harrisburg University has the top collegiate Overwatch team in the country. HU won the national championship on Sunday at the ESPN Collegiate Esports Championships in Texas.

Harristown Enterprises has started construction on a $1.2 million apartment project in downtown Harrisburg.

Carlisle Construction Materials has opened a new research and development facility in Carlisle. Stewart & Tate Construction built the $10.1 million complex.

A nearly $2.3 million state loan has been awarded to help fund a new business park plan in Paradise Township, Lancaster County.

Cumberland County contractor Weidner Construction Services is relocating its headquarters to 10 Kacey Court in Upper Allen Township. The move out of the Rossmoyne Business Center will give the construction company more office space and room to grow.

Canadian engineering giant WSP Global has acquired Leach Wallace Associates, which has an office in York Township, for an undisclosed sum.

A major mixed-use project in Mechanicsburg could see heavy building construction this year, including a craft brewery expected to open in 2020.

Central Penn Business Journal and its sister news organizations, Central Penn Parent and Lehigh Valley Business, have named a new associate publisher/editorial director.

The Commonwealth Court has affirmed a lower-court ruling to deny a demolition permit for the historic Mifflin House in Hellam Township.

Convenience-store chain Sheetz is jumping into the craft-beer scene with a coffee bean IPA. The limited-edition beer will be sold in select stores across Pennsylvania.

Three years after moving to North York, Old Republic Distillery is investing in a much larger still to boost its production volumes and expand its lineup of craft spirits. Old Republic was the first small-scale distillery to open in Central Pennsylvania after Pennsylvania created a limited distillery licensing category in 2012. Now there are nearly 20 distilleries in the midstate.