The manufacturing sector is in a precarious position after being impacted by a “Perfect Storm” of the pandemic, labor shortages, inflation, higher interest rates and supply chain disruptions.  

Utz Brands, Inc. (Utz) is undergoing a leadership change as it continues to develop as a public company. 

The Manufacturers' Association will soon be offering electrical safety training throughout Central and Southcentral Pennsylvania. 

Voith Group is celebrating 145 years in York County with an outlook for more innovative ways of doing business thanks, in part, to the pandemic.

PennDOT will host a one-day conference, Pathways to PennDOT on Oct. 18 to connect small, minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises (DBEs) with potential contracting opportunities at the department. 

A delegation from the Republic of Ghana came to Millersville University Thursday to explore trade agreements and partnerships with local companies. 

Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Acting Secretary Neil Weaver today announced the start of the Bringing the World to PA event (BTW2PA).  

Reuters news service reported that The Hershey Co. will invest $90 million to open two more production lines in its Mexican plant in Nuevo Leon, according to a representative for the global confectioner.

Lancaster-based Ecore International, a privately held company that specializes in transforming reclaimed materials into flooring and surface products, is investing $25.5 million to open a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Ozark, Alabama.

Mountville, Lancaster County-based AHF Products, which recently acquired the former Armstrong flooring plant in Lancaster, announced it will close its Titusville, Crawford County factory and move manufacturing of select solid and engineered wood flooring products to Kentucky and Tennessee. 

New Holland Agriculture North America has introduced a new lineup of front boom sprayers it says will enhance efficiency while covering more acres per hour. 

Holla Spirits, a millennial-owned spirits company in York has expanded its Mid-Atlantic distribution agreement with Lanterna Distributors, Inc. to grow the company’s vodka brand in Virginia. 

Project SPARK, through the state’s Manufacturing PA Training-to-Career Program, has received new funding to help recruit and train 150 people to boost the skilled workforce in Lancaster County. 

York-based Downtown Inc. has awarded $20,500 grants to 13 businesses through its 2022 Downtown Bloom Grant program. 

Gardian Booth, a manufacturer of prefabricated structures, will create 33 jobs with the relocation of its headquarters to Waynesboro, Franklin County, from Orangeburg, New York.