BB&T Corp. is closing its branch located at 4136 Lincoln Way West near Chambersburg.

As part of a nationwide competition, students from 12 Pennsylvania colleges will be assessing the use of new technology in financial services by some of the state's banks, including two in Central Pennsylvania.

Bob Thomas, president of Lancaster-based nonprofit Tabor Community Services, is retiring at the end of September after more than a decade in the role.

Just before 1 p.m. Friday, BB&T Corp. in a series of tweets announced that its systems are being restored and that its automated phone service and ATMs are now available.

BB&T Corp. is reporting an outage of its ATMs, online banking, mobile banking app and automated phone service.

Over the past few months, a task force led by state Treasurer Joe Torsella has been holding hearings that explore ways to help more Pennsylvania workers save for retirement — and potentially save the state money.

York Township-based PeoplesBank has promoted a longtime executive to a new role.

Danielle Hoffer was hired to run the internal human resources group at RKL. Five years later, she is leading the firm's new HR consulting practice.

York Township-based PeoplesBank Friday announced the formation of a charitable foundation, saying it was prompted by the recent cut in the corporate tax rate.

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission said last week it is requesting data from certain regulated utilities as it tries to figure out how recent federal tax reforms will affect what homeowners and businesses pay for electricity, natural gas, water and other utility services.

Accounting firm Rotz & Stonesifer PC said Friday it has merged with Butler Gingerich & Co. Inc., a firm based in York.

Recent federal tax reforms will provide added fuel to a steadily growing economy, but a tight labor market could limit long-term economic expansion, according to the chief economist for the American Bankers Association.

S&T Bank last month announced the appointments of three new Central Pennsylvania advisory board members, all business leaders from the midstate.

Looking to gain a foothold in Central Pennsylvania, a community bank from western Pennsylvania has hired a midstate native to open a Cumberland County lending office.