Nearly $800 million in state contracts were granted to small, diverse businesses in Pennsylvania last year, according to the governor’s office.

A long-running dental office in Hampden Township, Cumberland County moved to a new location last month for more visibility and expanded space.

State officials have added York and Perry counties to a list of 26 Pennsylvania counties under quarantine to prevent the spread of the spotted lanternfly, an invasive pest that a recent study estimates could cost the state’s agriculture economy $99.1 million.

Accountability was once a personal virtue, “The buck stops here.” Now it’s no longer personal virtue, it’s the result of actions by your boss, your constituents or your coach.

Thanks to new and emerging software and digital tools, 3-D construction designs can plan the finest of details and offer realistic representations of how buildings will look and integrate into an existing landscape. This tech also aids companies specializing in construction renovation, component and assembly projects.

Pennsylvania is in the process of updating its science education standards for the first time since 2002 to keep up with rapid innovations in industry and technology.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health has begun testing potential samples of coronavirus from its Exton-based laboratory, but has yet to see an active case in the state.

Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc, a Plymouth Meeting-based pharmaceutical company, plans to begin trials of the vaccine on humans in April, with one million doses of the vaccine produced for emergency use by years’ end.

Since its founding in 2011, industrial automation firm K2 Kinetics has worked with the likes of The Hershey Company, Starbucks, PepsiCo and Unilever, but for its ninth year in operation, K2 wants to grow its next partnerships closer to home.

More than 200 members of the state higher education workforce will retire this year in exchange for payouts from a one-time incentive program, that the Pennsylvania System of Higher Education offered employees to reduce payroll expenses while avoiding layoffs.

So called “no-poach contracts,” can no longer be used to prevent fast-food workers in Pennsylvania and the country from accepting a job at another franchise in the same restaurant chain.

A spokesperson from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) confirmed to the Central Penn Business Journal that the company’s application for a liquor license is currently under review, although he declined to provide a timeline for the board’s final decision.

Joseph T. “JT” Hand has been promoted from COO to CEO of York Water Co., taking over for 12-year president and CEO Jeffrey Hines, who recently announced his retirement, according to company officials.

Harrisburg-based Zeroday Brewing Co. is undergoing a major expansion over the next year, increasing its brewing capabilities and adding new retail locations.

Lebanon County-based L2P Research LLC completed an acquisition with a New York-based competitor on Friday.