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Three Senate committees will hold a hearing Jan. 23 to hear the facts surrounding the state's decision to close two of its prisons.

Arooga's Grille House & Sports Bar, the growing Dauphin County-based casual restaurant chain, has claimed a spot for the first time on Entrepreneur magazine's list of the top 500 franchises.

President Barack Obama waved farewell to the nation Tuesday night, with less than 10 days left in his second term, while Republican politicians made headway in their goal to send his health care law out the door with him.

The market area and membership for the Bright MLS, a new regional home listing service covering much of the Mid-Atlantic region, is now in place.

The 250,000-square foot building in Warwick Township is solid black with touches of yellow. It may look dark and mysterious from the outside, but inside, its large windows and open floor plan let natural light shine on the 16 companies housed at the live-entertainment industry campus managed by Rock Lititz LP.

The Business Journal is celebrating our upcoming Book of Lists with 17 Lists for 2017. Between now and Feb. 3, we're posting the top five companies from 17 of our most popular lists, giving you a sneak peek of what's coming in the 2017 Book of Lists.

The Big 33 Scholarship Foundation, known for the Big 33 Football Classic, an all-star game featuring top high school players from Pennsylvania and other states, is closing its doors, the foundation said today.

The state will pay roughly $1.4 million to the law firm that combed through the Pennsylvania attorney general office's email server last year after its so-called "porngate" scandal.

Consummation of a proposed merger between Walgreens and Rite Aid is expected 'any day now,' the New York Post is reporting.

The Bon-Ton Stores Inc. today said a "challenging" November contributed to a 3 percent decline in holiday sales compared with the same period a year ago.

Smith Elliott Kearns & Co., a CPA firm with offices in Central Pennsylvania and Maryland, added five people from Cumberland County-based Klingler & Associates, PC to its fold at the start of the new year.

Saying he would "create a climate where businesses can grow," York County state Sen. Scott Wagner said Wednesday morning that he's running for governor of Pennsylvania in 2018.

More than 50 state transportation projects are in line to share in $33 million worth of federal funding, including seven projects in the midstate.