The route along Interstate 81 from the Maryland line in Franklin County north through Cumberland and Dauphin counties continues to attract economic activity that makes those counties some of the fastest growing in Pennsylvania.

Members 1st Federal Credit Union opened a new Lancaster County branch office in East Cocalico Township this week.

Robin Wiessmann, who recently served as secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities, is the new executive director and CEO of the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency.

The creation of a state-administered Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program that would allow Pennsylvania workers to receive compensation while caring for their families during medical emergencies has industry leaders split on its viability in the private sector.

“There will be no industry — it’s that simple,” said Todd Mostoller, president of the Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association (HBPA). Mostoller’s organization advocates for member race tracks like Penn National Race Course in Grantville, Dauphin County.

York County businessman and philanthropist Robert W. Pullo has been presented with the Keystone Spirit of United Way Award, the highest annual award given out by the United Way of Pennsylvania.

Lititz- based business advisory and CPA firm, Simon Lever, promoted two employees who have worked at the firm since graduating college.

The acquisition marks Harsco’s sixth major strategic transaction since 2018 to advance a corporate strategy of transformation into a global, market lending and single-thesis environmental platform, Harsco officials said on a Friday morning conference call.

The public-private compromises reflected by the proposed spending plan left industry leaders hot and cold about the budget and the overall economic climate it speaks to in the coming fiscal years.

The possibility of an upcoming recession has been a hotly debated topic as economists try to pinpoint when the country’s robust economy could take a downturn, but consumer confidence in the market could point to another year in the green.

Investment Real Estate LLC of York recruited Rick Hansberry as its director of acquisitions, a position in which the intellectual and business law expert will work with the firm’s leadership team to craft strategic planning and organizational goals.

Executives at a Harrisburg insurance carrier anticipate a competitive edge and reduced costs from a newly implemented electronic payment portal, which policyholders can access from any device with internet capabilities.

Fulton Financial Corporation’s mortgage division was honored by the Affordable Housing Centers of Pennsylvania (AHCOPA) for its financial support of first-time homebuyers in low and moderate-income communities.

Financial companies across the country and in the central Pennsylvania region are looking ahead to a year defined by greater certainty in 2020, now that phase one of a trade agreement has been signed by the Trump administration and China. 

Clients of PeoplesBank can expect a new brand identity this year as the York-based financial services company seeks to highlight coming innovations in community banking across its 26-branch footprint.