Online grocery sales are expected to fuel more cold storage growth in the U.S., but food service distributors also are seeing a need to expand their facilities.
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Manufacturing
York couple builds up healthy food line
Unwillingness to sacrifice healthy food for fast food after the birth of her daughter, Julie Ndjee was inspired to begin experimenting with making vegetable-based sauces in the early 2000s, an experiment that has grown into her York-based business Neilly’s Foods, which sells its products up and down the East Coast and into Texas.
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State grant to expand training program at Thaddeus Stevens
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is receiving a state grant of $195,000 to expand its short-term training programs for adults.
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Craft-beer boom spurs local hops farmers
Two Cumberland County hop farms have cropped up recently hoping to tap ongoing craft-beer growth in Pennsylvania.
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Hopes run high for trade-war resolution
As the trade war continues with China, observers in Central Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley hope the latest stalemate might budge if and when President Donald Trump meets with Chinese leaders at the international G-20 conference in late June and agree that both countries can resolve their disputes sooner rather than later.
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Lancaster distributor brings ‘fourth chocolate’ to U.S.
A new variety of chocolate called ruby chocolate is making its way to the U.S., and a Lancaster distributor will be among the first to sell it to chocolatiers.
Read More »The Whiteboard: A formula for profit – or for missing out?
If yours is like many of the small businesses I’ve studied, the price you quote for your products or services is determined by a simple formula, based on your estimated costs. Feed in your costs and your desired gross margin and presto, out comes the price. There’s just one problem: price has nothing to do with cost.
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Workforce initiatives balance present, future needs
The strong economy has been making it difficult for businesses that need qualified and skilled technical workers. And while some established workforce initiatives with a long-range focus are paying off, other efforts are underway to match workers’ skills with specific jobs in the shorter term, several observers said in recent interviews.
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Rand-Whitney Container buying Red Lion manufacturer, resulting in 220 layoffs
Massachusetts-based Rand-Whitney Container is buying corrugated products maker Specialty Finance and Consulting Corp. in Windsor Township, York County, for an undisclosed sum. The sale will result in 220 layoffs, according to a notice sent to the state.
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Lancaster County meat producer installs solar grid
Stoltzfus Meats in Leacock Township, Lancaster County finished installing a solar grid on the roof of its production facility this month.
Read More »Local companies make this year’s Fortune 500
The Fortune 500 is out and a number of companies in Central Pennsylvania and the Greater Lehigh Valley have made the cut.
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AHF Products acquires Texas wood-flooring manufacturer
Wood flooring manufacturer AHF Products expects to close on a deal next month with a Texas-based competitor.
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Swing Kingdom, Atlas Molding acquired by Lancaster firm
After a series of deals in other states, a Lancaster County investment firm has bought a pair of businesses on its home turf.
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A Conversation With: Jon Crothers
Jon Crothers, 33, is the operations improvement coordinator at Quarryville-based Stoner Inc., a producer of products used in the household, automotive and thermoforming industries.
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Food manufacturers develop organic and healthy products
Consumers are more conscious than ever about what they put into their bodies, and meat and dairy manufacturers are adapting with new products.
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