In one of the biggest bank acquisitions since the recession, BB&T Corp. of North Carolina has purchased Lititz-based Susquehanna Bancshares Inc. for $2.5 billion.
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Finance
Business bankruptcy filings up in Pa.’s Middle District
Business bankruptcy filings went up more than 18 percent in the third quarter for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, which comprises most of the midstate.
Read More »Hersha execs sell 1.1M shares valued at $8.2M
A continued surge in the stock price, including 52-week highs last week, prompted top insiders at Hersha Hospitality Trust to dispose of more than 1.1 million shares totaling nearly $8.2 million.
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Foreign banks closing American branches too
Foreign banks with U.S. operations are following the trend of fewer banking branches in the country, according to recent data from SNL Financial, with all of the top eight foreign-owned banks by deposits closing American branches.
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Marketing gimmicks could be moving to charitable acts
It's sometimes easy to forget that banks aren't that much different from any other business. They are a virtual necessity in life for just about everyone, but they're all looking for new customers.
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Midstate stock report: Who’s been up, down in recent weeks?
Fueled by its merger with S&T Bancorp Inc. late last month, Camp Hill-based Integrity Bancshares Inc.'s stock has nearly doubled in recent trading.
Read More »In brief: Belco replaces Hanover-area branch
Swatara Township-based Belco Community Credit Union has opened a replacement branch in Penn Township at 221 Wilson Ave.
Read More »Newsmakers: Banking and Finance
Businesses featured this week: Integrity Bank, Metro Bancorp Inc., Roof Advisory Group Inc.
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Industries featured this week: Banking and finance, education, health care, manufacturing, real estate
Read More »Be vigilant with your personal information to cut risk of theft
Have you heard the call? A voice message reportedly from the IRS has been informing residents that there is an outstanding balance in their name that must be paid immediately or a sheriff or the FBI will be dispatched to arrest the recipient and haul them off to jail.
Read More »Codorus Valley acquisition has blessing of regulators
Federal and state regulators have approved the acquisition of Madison Bancorp Inc. of Maryland by York Township-based Codorus Valley Bancorp Inc., setting up an early 2015 closing.
Read More »Census: York County posts highest median income drop in Central Pa.
The median income for a York County household, according to the recent 2011-13 American Community Survey release from the U.S. Census Bureau, was $57,090.
Read More »American Water, CenturyLink up; Windstream down in Q3
The New Jersey-based parent company of a Dauphin County-based water and wastewater utility, a Louisiana-based Internet and phone provider with Cumberland County operations and an Arkansas-based telecommunications company with Lancaster County operations have reported third-quarter earnings.
Read More »PPL, FirstEnergy post Q3 income increases
Two energy and utility holding companies with midstate operations have reported third-quarter earnings.
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Cedar Haven sale delayed again
The official sale of Cedar Haven, the Lebanon County-owned nursing home, has been put off for at least another month.
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