Ellen Rinaldi, former Chief Security Officer and Chief Information Security Officer at the investment services firm The Vanguard Group, was elected to the board of directors of Penn National Insurance.

The county filed suit Wednesday morning over the matter, just days after Wolf's decision to not release the funding through the County Relief Block Grant program became public. 

The Northumberland-based Keystone Insurers Group, the country’s third-largest network of independent insurance agencies, launched a platform to acquire and invest in U.S. retail insurance agencies to secure its existing footprint while aiding aggressive expansion plans.

As the CPA profession adopts a technologically advanced skill set to maintain the public’s trust, professional trade groups are working with licensing bodies on a multi-year initiative to “evolve” the CPA licensure model, with a goal of unveiling a new uniform exam by Jan. 1, 2024.

Richard K. Bynum, in the newly created role of Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer, will spearhead the firm’s community affairs and corporate social responsibility efforts, community development banking and diversity and inclusion initiatives.

Lancaster County Commissioners approved the first round of grants for the Small Business Recovery & Sustainability Fund.

The move comes as Univest increases its presence in the competitive financial services industry in Berks County, Univest President Mike Keim said in an interview this week.

Lebanon city officials have partnered with a Lancaster-based community development financial institution to launch a low-interest and forgivable loan program for small businesses in the city struggling from the financial shortfalls of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Starting Tuesday Pennsylvania’s small businesses can apply for grants to offset revenue losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting shutdown order, Gov. Tom Wolf announced Monday.

The BB&T, now Truist Economic Growth Fund at the Lancaster County Community Foundation, will provide nearly $1 million to Lancaster County schools and leadership organizations.

The first round of small business grant funding through the Lancaster County Economic Recovery Plan attracted nearly 1,200 applications for seeking more than $27.3 million. This round, totaling $10 million, targeted Lancaster County businesses with 20 or fewer employees.

RKL partners Bethany Novis and Ryan Hurst sat down recently with the Central Penn Business Journal to talk about COVID-19 challenges, as well as looking ahead to what recovery looks like. The full video of their interview is below. CPBJ: What have these past three months been like? What have you seen as some of ...

The recipients included barbershops and salons (21%), retail stores (18%) and restaurants and food businesses (17%). More than 55% are located in downtown Lancaster.

Customers Bank of Wyomissing has named Jessie John Velasquez as senior vice president, chief accounting officer.

PNC Financial Services Group announced last week it would commit more than $1 billion to support internal and external social reforms for the cause of ending systemic racism and supporting economic empowerment of African Americans. The contribution builds on ongoing social justice initiatives by PNC Bank, with a strong presence in the midstate and Lehigh ...