In his final budget speech before the General Assembly on Tuesday, Gov. Tom Wolf looked back at how the state has recovered from the budget deficit it was in during his first budget address in 2015 and highlighted plans for a $43.7 billion budget that he says can leverage the state’s current surplus. 

Hanover-based Utz Brands has completed its acquisition of third-party direct store delivery distributors Clem Snacks and J&D Snacks. 

Seven businesses in central Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley are receiving grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture as part of a larger, $32 million investment in rural Pennsylvania.

Hanover-based Utz Brands Inc. announced Monday that Satyaki Lodh has been appointed senior vice president, chief information officer. He will lead the information technology organization that’s enabling technology infrastructure, data and insights to support the growing national footprint of Utz, a leading U.S. manufacturer of salty snacks. Lodh will report to Ajay Kataria, Utz’s executive vice president and chief financial ...

Cumberland County’s Smilehaus Pediatric Dentistry was approved for a loan from the Department of Community and Economic Development’s Pennsylvania Minority Business Development Authority to support the growth of the practice and add jobs.

Cumberland Truck has been acquired by Souderton-based Bergey’s Truck Centers, a transaction that includes truck centers in Carlisle and Ephrata and a service, tire and parts center in Harrisburg.

Two regional credit unions will be joining forces, with the merger expected to be finalized by April 30.

At a press conference Monday, the York County Economic Alliance announced the launch of the Bloom Business Empowerment Center, a hub of technical support, capital and resources designed to accelerate startup, growth and success for York County small businesses.

UPMC has purchased a 170,000-square-foot Class A office building in Cumberland County, across the street from the West Shore Hospital campus.

The York Electrical Institute is set to receive $296,061 in funds through the state Pre-Apprentice and Apprenticeship Grant Program to help train the next generation of in-demand apprentices. 

Lancaster-based business consultancy nonprofit, Assets, is expected to receive $105,000 in funding to aid small businesses that have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The Wolf administration announced a $2.5 million grant program Friday to boost the state’s clean energy sector as it tries to rebound from COVID-19 job losses. 

A 90-room Holiday Inn Express & Suites Harrisburg S in Mechanicsburg sold for $10.2 million to Mechanicsburg HIX LLC. 

New Holland-based Garden Spot Communities and two other not-for-profit, faith-based senior living organizations in Pennsylvania are affiliating under a new parent company, Ilumin. 

C&N, the Wellsboro-based bank, has opened its first office in Lancaster County, at 2098 Spring Valley Road, East Hempfield Township.