Harrisburg-based HB Global has created a fourth operating division after acquiring Massachusetts-based North Shore Mechanical Contractors. The deal pushes HB Global to more than 1,100 employees.

After securing land development approval, Members 1st Federal Credit Union hopes to begin construction on a new headquarters in Hampden Township in early 2020.

Berks Homes is building a luxury townhouse community in Wormleysburg, with early units expected this fall.

West Shore Home has acquired Kentucky-based America's Window LLC, pushing it to more than 600 employees and $185 million in revenue.

More than 300 business and community leaders helped Central Penn Business Journal celebrate Reader Rankings' inaugural party June 19 in Harrisburg.

CAEDC recently hired Jamie Keener as its new CEO. The Business Journal caught up this week with Keener to discuss his early goals.

Online grocery sales are expected to fuel more cold storage growth in the U.S., but food service distributors also are seeing a need to expand their facilities.

State unemployment held steady in May at 3.8 percent as nonfarm jobs rose for the sixth straight month.

A new meeting and events venue has opened in downtown Carlisle. The facility, Frederick House, occupies the former Hoffman Funeral Home.

Legislation is moving in the state House that could modernize the Pennsylvania Separations Act. The current law requires public entities to solicit separate bids and award four prime contracts in the areas of general construction, electrical, plumbing and heating and air conditioning.

Citing the loss of a customer, XPO Logistics has announced 75 layoffs from a warehouse facility it operates in Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County.

Pennsylvania's senior citizen population continues to grow, which could help senior-living providers target a larger group of potential residents. Many senior-living communities have been expanding in recent years to meet growing demands from an aging population.

Camp Hill developer Smith Land & Improvement Corp. is wrapping up the first phase of its Market Street redevelopment, dubbed Neighbors & Smith, as plans develop for the second phase of the retail and office project.

The Almost Like Home self-storage facility in New Freedom was sold recently for $2.9 million, according to Lemoyne-based RSR Realtors, who brokered the deal.

New Cumberland continues to see new businesses crop up in its downtown. Borough officials and businesses are hoping the momentum of revitalization continues and that bigger tenants will soon move into the Cumberland County borough.