The only banking trend in 2019 that seems certain is a focus on uncertainty.

A Lancaster insurance business is under new ownership, effective late last month.

Fulton Financial Corp. is trimming three Central Pennsylvania bank branches in early 2019 as customers are turn to digital banking services and use branches less often.

Northwest Bancshares Inc. has secured the regulatory approvals it needs to purchase Union Community Bank, with the deal expected to close in March 2019.

Chambersburg-based 1st Ed Credit Union is planning to expand its customer base to include students, employees and their immediate families in the York County school districts, according to the state banking department.

As part of a consolidation plan announced in June, Pittsburgh-based FNB Corp. has closed 20 branches of its retail banking subsidiary, First National Bank of Pennsylvania.

The bankrupt parent company of Jack's Hard Cider and Hauser Estate Winery has a new owner.

Lancaster-based Community First Fund has hired two new vice presidents, including one with extensive economic-development experience in Lancaster County.

Companies from all over Pennsylvania were recognized Thursday night at the 2018 Best Places to Work in PA event.

Bank of Bird-in-Hand plans to expand its Paradise Township office and will begin accepting deposits as early as April.

Smith Elliot Kearns & Co. LLC has changed its name to SEK, a rebranding that it says will give the Adams County CPA firm a “bolder presence.”

A group of 12 midstate organizations has launched monthly meetings designed to help aspiring entrepreneurs around the region connect with insiders who can help support their fledgling businesses.

A bank started by executives with midstate ties is planning to open its first branch in Pennsylvania.

The Central Penn Business Journal's annual Best Places to Work program is arguably one of our favorite nights of the year.