A U.S. Senate panel yesterday voted to allocate $1.47 billion to passenger-railroad operator Amtrak in the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1.

Carlisle SynTec Inc. received high marks on a customer-satisfaction survey for commercial-roofing-system manufacturers compiled by J.D. Power & Associates and McGraw-Hill Construction.

KBA North America Inc. has finished a long run in York County.

Manufacturers are relying on the Internet for a larger portion of their business.

BAE Systems is a step closer to expanding its vehicle business with a $4.5 billion acquisition of Florida-based Armor Holdings Inc.

Firms ranging from advanced manufacturing and medicine to electronics and food are increasingly using nanotechnology, and that’s a good sign for local companies that specialize in developing the technology.

AAA estimates that a record 41.1 million Americans will hit the roads, skies and rails for the Fourth of July holiday week: June 29 through July 8. That’s up from 40.8 million travelers a year ago.

Passenger traffic at Harrisburg International Airport increased 12.8 percent in May when compared to the same period last year.

The U.S. International Trade Commission is investigating a patent-violation complaint filed by York-based Dentsply International Inc.

There are good things about the U.S. Department of Homeland Security: no shoe bombs on planes. And then there are frustrations: having your company’s newest electronic device broken on the way to a trade show.

A bizarre marketing mishap involving a stolen Harley-Davidson motorcycle is making headlines in Germany — and prompting calls for the Milwaukee company to step in as a white knight.

A survey by The Reason Foundation, a libertarian think tank, found that 52 percent of U.S. urban interstate highways are congested.

York-based Dentsply International Inc. yesterday agreed to acquire the assets of Sultan Healthcare Inc., a dental-products company based in New Jersey.

Winter Gardens Quality Foods, a New Oxford-based food producer, is now a certified organic manufacturer.

Midstate transit agencies are urging commuters to take the bus to work tomorrow – national Dump the Pump Day.