More than 10,300 businesses were sold in the U.S. in 2018 — an increase of 31.5% over the number of businesses sold in 2016, according to the BizBuySell Annual 2018 Insight Report. A stronger economy has resulted in more financially strong businesses, more financing options and more willing buyers and sellers. The silver tsunami of retiring baby boomers also fuels this trend.

Despite gains in median earnings and decreases in poverty rates, the wage gap between men and women remained static in 2018 compared to the previous year, according to a recent report from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Rider Musser Development LLC, along with government officials and representatives of the college, were on hand for a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of the first phase of Oakwood Hills, a multi-phase mixed-use development located in Upper Allen Township.

WellSpan Health has tripled the size of its pediatric rehabilitation practice after moving it from the WellSpan York Hospital to a York Township shopping center.

A new bill that would not only legalize recreational use of cannabis in Pennsylvania, but also ensure small business owners aren’t crowded out of the market by larger players, has been introduced in the state Senate. Senators Daylin Leach, D-Montgomery/Delaware, and Sharif Street, D-Philadelphia, co-sponsored Senate Bill 350 to end what they described as the state’s prohibition ...

Walmart has unveiled a plan to assist college-bound teens who come to work in its stores.

York-based Stewart & Tate Construction has been chosen to build a new high-end auto dealership in Cumberland County for the Faulkner Automotive Group.

The Lebanon County Counselor’s Association is hosting a career fair at the end of the month and is inviting both schools and employers to attend.

One of the first of three medical marijuana research organizations approved by the state broke ground Wednesday on a 65,000-square-foot facility in Penn Township, Perry County where cannabis will be grown, processed, manufactured and researched.

The Hershey Co. has elected current president and CEO Michele Buck as chairman of the board of directors, according to the company.

D&H Distributing, a major provider of small-to-medium-sized business, education and consumer technologies in North America, and one of the largest privately-owned companies in the nation, formally opened its new headquarters in Lower Paxton Township Wednesday. The 101-year-old business, founded in Williamsport and headquartered on Seventh Street in Harrisburg for the past 67 years, is now ...

York-based public relations and marketing agency Gavin announced on Wednesday the acquisition of Holberg Design, based in Spring Garden Township.

Having a bright red, one-story, playground-quality corkscrew slide in your office doesn’t automatically qualify you as a progressive, forward-thinking workplace, but let’s be honest, it doesn’t hurt. That is one of the first things you’ll see if you walk into the building at 100 Tech Drive in Lower Paxton Township. Formerly home to Amp Inc., ...

Organic Remedies Inc., based in the Harrisburg region, is officially opening a new medical marijuana dispensary on Oct. 24 in Springettsbury Township.

It’s easy to underestimate the “Power of One,” and yet history is replete with stories of individuals who have made a long-lasting impact on society. Such is the case with Donald McCormick, Dauphin County resident and president of Dauphin Deposit Bank, who established The Greater Harrisburg Foundation in 1920 to support community members intent on making a meaningful impact.