A thriving business that emerged out of personal heartache. A successful personal training studio that began as a dream for a boy in Zimbabwe. An expanding unisex barbershop that can trace its roots to a teen’s goal. These are three of the enterprises that received money for COVID-19 relief from the Lancaster City Small Business Emergency Fund.

State Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding announced a $10 million contract with Feeding Pennsylvania to funnel surplus agriculture products from state producers to nonprofit hunger relief agencies to provide fresh, local foods to Pennsylvanians in need.

Eric Holmquist was recruited in July to work as Customers Bank’s new Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer, bringing more than 35 years of experience in the financial services sector to the job.

Allentown-based engineering firm Barry Isett & Associates is expanding service offerings with four additional disciplines for capital region clients.

David Geibel was recently appointed president of Girard Advisory Services, the investment management division of Univest Financial Corporation, taking over for retired former president Kevin Norris, who has run Girard for the last 25 years.

The theft of more than $44 million in federal funds meant for unemployed Pennsylvanians was thwarted by government agencies and banking institutions, the U.S. Attorney’s office of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced on Tuesday.

York County Commissioners on Wednesday allocated $14 million of the county’s $40.5 million CARES Act funds to a grant program for York County small businesses and nonprofit organizations.

State Attorney General Josh Shapiro’s lawsuit against student loan service provider Navient for allegedly engaging in deceptive lending practices may proceed to trial, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled. The Delaware-based corporation sought to have the case dismissed arguing that the state lacked the authority to sue on behalf of ...

Ellen Rinaldi, former Chief Security Officer and Chief Information Security Officer at the investment services firm The Vanguard Group, was elected to the board of directors of Penn National Insurance.

The county filed suit Wednesday morning over the matter, just days after Wolf's decision to not release the funding through the County Relief Block Grant program became public. 

The Northumberland-based Keystone Insurers Group, the country’s third-largest network of independent insurance agencies, launched a platform to acquire and invest in U.S. retail insurance agencies to secure its existing footprint while aiding aggressive expansion plans.

As the CPA profession adopts a technologically advanced skill set to maintain the public’s trust, professional trade groups are working with licensing bodies on a multi-year initiative to “evolve” the CPA licensure model, with a goal of unveiling a new uniform exam by Jan. 1, 2024.

Richard K. Bynum, in the newly created role of Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer, will spearhead the firm’s community affairs and corporate social responsibility efforts, community development banking and diversity and inclusion initiatives.

Lancaster County Commissioners approved the first round of grants for the Small Business Recovery & Sustainability Fund.

The move comes as Univest increases its presence in the competitive financial services industry in Berks County, Univest President Mike Keim said in an interview this week.