Glenn “Chip” Deardorff Jr., 67, is vice president and treasurer of Franklin County-based Fayetteville Contractors Inc.

A recent report released by the Brookings Institution points out that government and business leaders in Pennsylvania need to take a more proactive role in promoting and cultivating its innovation sector to stay competitive with other states.

A piece of land in West Manchester Township could see a large industrial facility by next year, according to officials.

Wolfgang Confectioners is wrapping up the final stages of a massive expansion in the York County borough of Loganville, but it already is looking for more opportunities.

National building-products dealer Cameron Ashley Building Products Inc. is expanding into the Central Pennsylvania market with the opening of a distribution center in Lebanon.

More than two dozen projects in Central Pennsylvania were awarded millions of dollars in matching grants from the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP), supporting both public and private construction and renovation projects across the state. The local grants are part of a broader package of grant awards $275 million for 214 projects statewide.

Applicants for the 2019 Rail Transportation Assistance Program (RTAP) and the Rail Freight Assistance Program (RFAP) have until the end of August to apply. Eligible organizations and businesses include freight railroads, freight railroad served shippers and economic development entities.

Vijay Varadarajan, 41, is a senior project manager at the infrastructure firm HNTB, working in its Harrisburg office and focusing on emerging mobility technologies. He is also part of the team planning the Pennsylvania Safety Transportation and Research Track (PennSTART).

The Spotted Lanternfly, the dreaded invasive species spreading through Eastern and Central Pennsylvania, is causing permitting issues for businesses operating and transporting goods within a 14-county quarantine zone, so the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture is offering 31 in-person permitting classes.

It’s evident the cannabis industry is growing, thriving and impacting the economy in ways we have only just begun to comprehend. Last month, the York County Economic Alliance hosted our Economics Club breakfast series on the economics of the cannabis industry, featuring two industry leaders, Green Thumb Industries and Groff North America.

Tim Hopkins, former CEO of ice cream novelties business PLM Operations, takes over for current CEO Jim Cox, who will serve as new chairman of the board of directors.

AHF Products' new single floor, 43,000 square-foot headquarters will be designed to increase in-person communication and is already doing just that, according to leadership.

Turkey Hill Dairy’s new owners plan to make “tens of millions” of dollars in capital improvements to increase the company’s production.

After Armstrong Flooring Inc. sold its hardwood flooring business to a private equity firm, a wood product scientist with 16 years of experience with the company left to form his own business.

As Volkswagen ceases production of its iconic Beetle, here's a look back at how the car disrupted the automotive industry and evolved through the years.