Columbia Borough Council approved the purchase of a 56-acre former airport for approximately $1.5 million.
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Columbia Borough Council to purchase former airport for $1.5 million
New state initiative mandates COVID-19 vaccine, tests for state health care workers 
Pennsylvania’s government employees in state health care facilities and high-risk congregate care facilities must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Sept. 7 according to an initiative announced by Governor Tom Wolf on Tuesday.
Read More »Taco Bell to open in Lititz this month 
A new Taco Bell is slated to open at the intersection of Trolley Run and Lititz Pike in Lititz this month.
Read More »Shippensburg multifamily sells for $2.15 million 
A 24-unit multifamily property in Shippensburg was recently sold for $2.15 million by The Kislak Company Inc., a Woodbridge, New Jersey-based commercial real estate firm.
Read More »Harrisburg police liaison joins WITF as senior VP 
Harrisburg-based media outlet WITF has hired Harrisburg’s director of community relations and engagement, Blake Lynch, to be its senior vice president and chief impact officer.
Read More »PA to launch series of virtual job training programs through PA CareerLink 
Pennsylvanians will be able to access free online job training for subjects like marketing, project management, customer service and information technology through a new state program launching this week.
Read More »Area entrepreneur opens new Best Western Plus in Hershey
A new 60 room Best Western Plus opened in Hershey this week at 1800 E. Chocolate Ave.
Read More »GlaxoSmithKline to close Carlisle plant by next year 
Global health care company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) plans to permanently close its 219 Allen Road, Carlisle facility by early 2022, impacting 308 employees.
Read More »Businesses are plugging into incentives to build Pennsylvania’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure 
Hanover-based Burkentine Builders invested in two electric vehicle chargers for its headquarters last year using state and federal incentives.
Read More »PennSpring adds former CPA and business consultant to list of partners 
Lancaster-based investment firm PennSpring Capital’s newest partner brings more than a decade of experience in financial reporting services and strong technology expertise, the company announced this week.
Read More »State College contractor pleads no contest to wage theft, ordered to pay $20 million in restitution 
A State College-based contractor embroiled in one of the largest prevailing wage criminal cases on record, plead no contest to theft and will be paying over $20 million in stolen wages to over a thousand Pennsylvania workers.
Read More »Harrisburg University launches new biotech certificate programs 
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology is introducing new graduate-level biotechnology certificate programs it says will prepare working professionals with workforce and leadership skills.
Read More »Hourglass Foundation hires Rodale exec as its executive director 
The Hourglass Foundation, a Lancaster-based nonprofit created to provide the county with information on the county’s complex, legacy issues, named its newest executive director this week.
Read More »Penn State Health to move Holy Spirit Medical Center labor and delivery to new hospital 
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center’s labor and delivery and neonatal intensive care (NICU) services are moving from the East Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County, hospital to Penn State Health’s new Hampden Medical Center later this year.
Read More »Tower Health announces strategic alliance with Penn Medicine 
Reading-based Tower Health announced today that it is forming a strategic alliance with Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine.
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