Lancaster-based Fulton Bank named Joel Barnett to the new position of senior vice president, director of commercial affinity banking, where he will build relationships with businesses owned by people of color, women and veterans.

Heather Valudes, the first female president chosen to lead the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce said she wants to focus her energy on how best to utilize the business community for success. She will take on her new role June 27, after the retirement of Tom Baldridge June 24. 

The Capitol Complex in Harrisburg is getting an energy makeover that will save taxpayers money once completed. 

Chambers from across the commonwealth joined together today to call for a material reduction in Pennsylvania’s Corporate Net Income Tax. 

York-based Kinsley Properties reports it leased nine properties in the first quarter this year totaling more than 270,000 square feet.  

Three Central Pennsylvania programs designed to prepare students for the workforce are among 12 programs chosen to receive Schools-to-Work grants. 

The tourism industry in Dauphin County got a boost of more than $2.3 million from the Dauphin County Tourism Grant Program. 

Millersburg-based Mid Penn Bank has named Justin Manning as senior vice president and regional president of its Lancaster region. 

Fulton Financial Corp. Is a step closer to acquiring Philadelphia-based Prudential Bank with application approval from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities. 

The new GIANT Bleacher Garden at the former Bishop McDevitt High School is being revitalized and will create 225 new jobs. 

A new campaign aimed at the younger generations hopes to promote philanthropy in a new way. 

Plans for two housing projects and a retirement community were presented to the Lancaster City Planning Commission Wednesday night, potentially adding more than 500 housing options for residents. 

After filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this month, Lancaster-based Armstrong Flooring is looking to auction its assets in a competitive bidding period next month. 

Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts, together with PNC Bank, today announced the grand opening of the new 7,000-square-foot PNC Innovation Zone at Whitaker Center in Harrisburg.  

Lancaster-based RKL LLP named one of its partners to lead the firm’s Small Business Services Group.