A federal appeals court stayed a district court’s Sept. 14 order that declared Gov. Tom Wolf’s COVID-19 gathering limits unconstitutional, allowing the Wolf administration to enforce crowd gathering restrictions while the Sept. 14 order is being appealed.
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Wolf: 5,373 more small businesses to receive COVID-19 relief funds 
Gov. Wolf said Monday 5,373 additional small businesses are set to receive $96 million in state grants to weather the economic conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic through the second round of the commonwealth’s statewide COVID-19 grant program, announced in July.
Read More »IT firm Appalachia Technologies acquires Stronghold Cyber Security 
Mechanicsburg managed IT and cybersecurity provider Appalachia Technologies has acquired Stronghold Cyber Security, a Gettysburg-based company specializing in compliance consulting services for defense contractors.
Read More »Athletic training venture Reflexion nets $1M for sales, marketing, product development 
Reflexion, an athletic training tech venture with headquarters in Lancaster, secured more than $1 million from its latest round of seed financing, which the company is using to promote itself as a leader in visual-cognitive athletic training to its target customer base: performance training centers.
Read More »Fulton Financial pays $1.5M to SEC over allegations of false performance disclosure
Lancaster-based financial services company Fulton Financial Services has agreed to pay a $1.5 million penalty to the Securities and Exchange Commission after regulators alleged it inaccurately reported financial performance from late 2016 through mid-2017.
Read More »T.J. Maxx, Big Lots, Five Below to fill former Kmart location in Hummelstown shopping center 
Developers at the New Jersey-based Heidenberg Properties say they’re confident in the long-term success of Hershey Square Shopping Center, which they have unofficially re-named “Hershey Square 2.0” after a string of successful lease agreements with big-name retailers.
Read More »In-school career program forms independent nonprofit to train students for high-demand work 
Having established itself earlier this month as an independent nonprofit organization, the Enola-based Partnership for Career Development last week appointed board members and CEO Lynda Morris.
Read More »HDC MidAtlantic helping renters purchase their home, completes first sale in Manheim Township 
Lancaster-based supportive housing developer HDC MidAtlantic has secured the first sale for its homeownership program, which provides resources to residents of modest incomes to purchase Larkspur Crossing residences at a price significantly below market value.
Read More »Wolf vetoes bill that sought to thwart Pa. RGGI participation 
Gov. Tom Wolf on Thursday followed through with his promise to veto legislation that would have stripped the state’s top environmental regulatory agency from implementing a carbon-reduction initiative without approval from the General Assembly.
Read More »Orrstown Bank to close 3 central Pa. branches by 2021’s first quarter 
Orrstown Financial Services said Thursday it plans to close six branch locations — three in Pennsylvania and three in Maryland — by the end of the first quarter of 2021 in response to shifting consumer habits that have been accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More »Limits on number of people that can congregate in-person not enforceable — for now 
In his memorandum filed on Tuesday, Stickman reaffirmed his contention that Wolf and Health Secretary Rachel Levine violated citizens’ First Amendment’s right of assembly and the due process and equal protection clauses of the 14th Amendment.
Read More »State charges 20 more with conducting a PUA fraud scheme 
The state’s top law enforcement agent charged 18 inmates and two accomplices with fraudulently obtaining $300,000 in unemployment benefits reserved for employees who lost their job as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More »State launches contact tracing app
State government officials on Tuesday launched a smartphone app that will alert users when they have come in close contact with someone carrying COVID-19.
Read More »DEP collects $736,000 from Transco for Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline violations 
State environmental regulators collected a civil penalty of $736,294.11 from the Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company (Transco) for violations associated with the construction of the Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline in Lancaster, Lebanon and seven other counties.
Read More »Mid Penn Bank to close Malvern, Pillow, Vanderbilt locations 
Mid Penn Bancorp, the parent company of Mid Penn Bank, announced it will close three branches in the bank’s retail network by the end of the year as part of a consolidation strategy.
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