The state Department of Agriculture is looking for applicants for $500,000 in PA Farm Bill Agriculture & Youth Grants for programs aimed at preparing youth for agricultural jobs. 

Erie Insurance, with offices throughout Central Pennsylvania and Lehigh Valley, has named Lance Hyde vice president of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), effective August 22.  

Project SPARK, through the state’s Manufacturing PA Training-to-Career Program, has received new funding to help recruit and train 150 people to boost the skilled workforce in Lancaster County. 

York-based Downtown Inc. has awarded $20,500 grants to 13 businesses through its 2022 Downtown Bloom Grant program. 

Northwest Bancshares, Inc. and Northwest Bank, with branches throughout Central Pennsylvania, have appointed Louis J. Torchio president and CEO of both companies.  

Gardian Booth, a manufacturer of prefabricated structures, will create 33 jobs with the relocation of its headquarters to Waynesboro, Franklin County, from Orangeburg, New York. 

ISI Financial Group, a Lancaster-based Registered Investment Advisor that manages more than $700 million in client assets, has merged with Towson, Maryland-based Greenspring Advisors. 

Harsco has sold its Wormleysburg headquarters for $4.3 million as part of its plans to move its operations to Philadelphia. 

The percentage of residents under the age of 65 without health insurance increased across the board in central Pennsylvania from 2019 to 2020, although some counties’ rates were less than the national median.

FieldForce Equipment Sales & Rental, a division of Keystone Clearwater Solutions of Hershey, has partnered with Atlas Copco Power Technique to provide rentals, sales, and service for Atlas Copco products. 

The Lebanon VA Medical Center has expanded and remodeled its Outpatient Behavioral Health Clinic to provide care to veterans of Southcentral Pennsylvania. 

Lincoln Intermediate Unit (LIU) 12 has chosen Proactive MD, a primary care provider, to serve more than 2,800 educators in South Central Pennsylvania.  

The state’s recently enacted state tax reform package was lauded by the Pennsylvania Chamber and state and local officials in Lancaster today. 

PennDOT has opened the application period for grants under the Rail Transportation Assistance Program (RTAP) and the Rail Freight Assistance Program (RFAP).  

Lancaster-based HDC MidAtlantic has expanded its footprint into Northeastern Pennsylvania with the acquisition of five affordable housing communities.