Tommy’s Express Car Wash is opening its first franchise in Lancaster County. The fast-growing Holland, Michigan-based company announced on its website that a location is “coming soon” to 798 E. Main St., Ephrata Township.
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Finance
Apprenticeship programs are on the rise and the state is investing
Apprenticeship programs are growing across the state to help students earn while they learn and provide employers with a stream of workers they need. Thursday, Gov. Tom Wolf announced awards totaling more than $11 million for 26 apprenticeship programs for occupations in agriculture, manufacturing, health care, IT, education, human services, building trades and more. “Apprenticeships ...
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M&T Bank, Harrisburg University launch Multicultural Small Business Innovation Lab
M&T Bank and Harrisburg University of Science and Technology are partnering to create the Capital Region Multicultural Small Business Innovation Lab.
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Wegmans eliminates use of plastic bags to help environment
Wegmans, which has stores in Harrisburg and Lancaster, today announced it will eliminate plastic bags companywide by the end of 2022 after a pilot program in New York proved successful.
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State Senate Finance Committee approves Corporate Net Income Tax plan
The Pennsylvania State Senate Finance Committee approved legislation (SB 771) to reduce the state's Corporate Net Income Tax (CNIT) rate, the highest non-graduated rate in the country.
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Senate approves cannabis banking bill
State-legal cannabis businesses could have better access to banking and insurance services if a bill passed by the state Senate on Wednesday receives approval from the House.
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Local food producers see an increase in demand for local food delivery
Demand for online local food delivery is growing, reaping profits for local farmers, chefs and artisans partnering with Market Wagon.
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Two local CPAs prepare for the Boston Marathon
The 2022 tax season is nearing its end, meaning that accounting firms will begin to empty as staff earn a much-needed break from extended hours and crunch time leading up to Tax Day on April 18th.
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Members 1st Federal Credit Union completes move to Hampden Township
Members 1st Federal Credit Union opened its new 185,000-square-foot headquarters in Hampden Township on Tuesday.
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Cannabis banking bill approved by Pa. Senate committee
The Pennsylvania Senate Banking and Insurance Committee has given bipartisan approval to legislation authored by its Chairmen John DiSanto, R-Dauphin/Perry and Sharif Street, D-Philadelphia, to afford state-legal cannabis businesses better access to banking and insurance services.
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Schools adding financial literacy curriculum
KCA Wealth Management, a financial planning firm with offices in Camp Hill, Hershey and Carlisle, announced a partnership with education innovator EVERFI to bring a financial literacy curriculum to central Pennsylvania students.
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Lancaster financial holding company CEO to retire
Fulton Financial Corp. Chairman and CEO, E. Philip Wenger, is set to retire from the company at the end of the year.
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Diesel price increases will cost consumers and slow delivery of goods
The trucking industry is vital to the supply chain across the nation. As diesel prices rise, and they have been rising fast, the cost of moving goods is also increasing. That increased cost is being passed along from shipper to hauler to receiver, and ultimately, to the consumer.
Read More »Where are health benefits costs headed in 2022?
Two years after the pandemic closed businesses nationwide, more employers could begin to make changes to their health insurance benefits.
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Except for Lehigh Valley, regional M&A activity on upswing
Mergers & acquisitions are rebounding following the pandemic according to a report just released by RKL LLP.
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