The merger between two of the largest banks in the country, one with a significant Pennsylvania presence, has been finalized and is now taking shape with a new headquarters and new regional presidents.

The volatility of the value of a company is not uncommon around the unexpected exit of an organization’s leader, experts said, but what the management of a company does before and, in the short term after, sudden disruption in its leadership succession and ownership protocols, can determine its long-term success and survivability.

Plouse Precision Manufacturing refinanced its Highspire, Dauphin County-based headquarters with the help of a $1.9 million Small Business Administration loan.

Christopher Cassel, 37, has spent more than 15 years in wealth management and public accounting, with experience in financial planning, investment management, corporate retirement plan consulting and business succession planning. He joined Harrisburg-based Sevenbridge Financial Group earlier this year as a senior wealth adviser.

The decision to leave the family business in the hands of a relative can seem like an obvious solution, but experts warn that it can be complicated, emotional mess if you’re not careful.

Domani Wealth of Lancaster, formerly ParenteBeard Wealth Management, has acquired EHD Advisory Services, an East Lampeter Township–based wealth management and financial planning firm. Domani Wealth, which has offices in Wyomissing, Hanover, Mechanicsburg and York, said with the acquisition, its assets under management and advisement now total more than $1.5 billion. As a part of the ...

Do you remember when banks used to pay a reasonable sum for cash deposits? It may seem like quite a while ago, but money market investments used to yield between 3% and 4% while a 13 month CD could earn you a whopping 4.5% or even 5%.

Mark Butler, the man who rang up the first sale at the discount chain he help create in 1982 – Ollie’s Bargain Outlet – before going on to become its CEO, was remembered this week as a master businessman and philanthropist.

Millers Mutual Insurance named Jonah Mull as executive vice president/Chief Operating Officer, according to a statement released Tuesday.

How can individuals proactively guard against volatility to preserve their retirement dreams? Here are a few tips “to keep calm and carry on” to retirement.

An October report released by the American Investment Council and EY, a global business advisory organization, showed the private equity industry -- private equity firms or companies backed by private equity -- supports 26 million jobs nationwide. That includes 1.1 million jobs in Pennsylvania, according to the report.

Lancaster County insurance company Donegal Group Inc. announced last week its plan to consolidate two of its subsidiaries to simplify organizational structures and reduce administrative costs in the next month.

Lancaster’s Woodstream Corp. on Monday acquired a Wisconsin-based insect trap company, adding to the list of its own pest traps.

Bitsy McCann is full of life. Laughing, smiling – making others smile. McCann, founder and owner of Bitsy Plus Design was recently honored as one of our Forty Under 40 honorees in October.

Successful investing is only one percent intellectual and 99 percent behavioral. Even if you think you know what you’re doing as an investor—the intellectual part—you still face a huge challenge in the area that matters the most: the behavioral department.