Hersha Hospitality Trust announced Friday a cash dividend of 50 cents per "Series A" preferred share, payable Jan. 15 to shareholders of record Jan. 1.

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Harrisburg's clergy have watched politicians and bureaucrats deal with the city's incinerator debacle throughout the past several years, and they are not impressed, some said.

The Harrisburg Authority recently fired its longtime financial adviser Bruce Barnes of Harrisburg-based financial consultant group Milt Lopus Associates.

York's new baseball stadium entertained thousands of fans in its inaugural season, and now it has inspired a work of art.

The Harrisburg Authority this week faced a question of whose interests it is concerned about: its own or the taxpayers' interests.

A local accounting and consulting firm has expanded its Harrisburg office to provide a broader range of services to senior-living facilities.

Bankruptcies

Springettsbury Township-based The Bon-Ton Stores Inc. today reported a net loss of $19.4 million, or $1.17 per diluted share, for the third quarter of fiscal 2007.

Would you and/or your business get involved in trying to help government officials make Harrisburg's incinerator prosperous? Why or why not?

Dauphin County Commissioners this morning approved a new agreement to back the Harrisburg Authority's borrowing of $30 million to finish the retrofit of the city's incinerator.

The Harrisburg Authority will make a $3.1 million bond payment today on the city's troubled incinerator, said authority Executive Director Michele Torres.

The authority and Dauphin County Commissioners reached an agreement this afternoon after starting negotiations yesterday.

Harrisburg Mayor Stephen R. Reed will present the city's preliminary 2008 budget to City Council at 6 p.m. today during the council’s legislative meeting.

Harrisburg Authority Chairman and Chief Executive Officer James E. Ellison will meet with city officials this afternoon to see if the authority can come up with $3.1 million it needs to make a bond payment on the incinerator, he said.

The York Water Co. increased its quarterly dividend from 11.8 cents to 12.1 cents per share.