For Jumper's Shoe Repair, a family-owned and operated business since 1933, in Mechanicsburg, business is steady despite market research reports showing a reduction in annual growth.
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Hospitality & Retail
Calming coffee as Floyd Landis’ CBD cafe opens in Lancaster
One of professional cyclist Jake Sitler's ideas led to the January opening of Floyd’s Cafe of Lancaster, at 237 N. Prince Street in the city. The space features a bicycle showroom and a coffee shop with CBD products from Floyd’s of Leadville.
Read More »PA Sports names first executive director
A statewide agency aimed at promoting sporting venues and sports tourism in Pennsylvania has named its first executive director.
Read More »Stoudts Brewery to close by spring
Lancaster County’s Stoudts Brewing Co., which served as one of the early pioneers in the microbrewery renaissance in the U.S., will cease operations in a few months.
Read More »Customer info from Wawa’s security breach appears on dark web, cyber security experts say
Revelations from Wawa’s data breach in December that compromised millions of customers’ payment information indicate the convenience store was targeted for its unsecured transaction technology at gas pumps, according to the cybersecurity experts, a cautionary tale for businesses still using obsolete card readers.
Read More »Pa. workers encouraged to use time off on National Plan for Vacation Day
In conjunction with National Plan for Vacation Day, the Pennsylvania Tourism Office Tuesday released its annual “Happy Traveler” guide designed as a resource for people looking for vacation ideas in the state.
Read More »Staffing service opens in Mechanicsburg
A national staffing service has opened an office in Cumberland County.
Read More »PLCB restaurant auction open to bidders
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board is currently conducting a license auction for 25 expired restaurant licenses across the state.
Read More »GIANT tackles growth, quality of life and food deserts
Nicholas Bertram, the president of GIANT Food Stores, oversaw a year of significant changes for the Middlesex Township-based grocer in 2019. and even more is planned for 2020.
Read More »Hershey Country Club golf director receives PGA award
The head of golf at the Hershey Country Club was honored on Saturday by the PGA of America with a national award for her work at the course.
Read More »Cicero named executive director of PLAN
Attorney Patrick M. Cicero has been appointed as the new executive director for the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network (PLAN), taking the helm as the organization’s seventh leader.
Read More »New year, new brand: Sara Bozich
Sara Bozich is entering the new decade with a fresh look and clearer vision of her service lines.
Read More »Conway Social Club’s social experiment in Lancaster
Conway Social Club is the the seventh food and drink venture Joshua Funk and TFB Hospitality has launched in just six years.
Read More »Has the demand in liquor licenses peaked?
The cost of a restaurant liquor license in York and Lancaster counties may fall from the heights they reached in recent years, partially because fewer grocers stores are looking to buy them.
Read More »Guidelines for ‘ghost guns’ vendors issued by state police
State Police told firearms dealers to expect an automated system to process background checks for the lawful transfer or sale of so-called “ghost guns,” partially manufactured firearm kits that can be assembled by a purchaser with no traceability.
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