More than two months after going live on the New York Stock Exchange, Utz Brands is reporting “strong financial results” for its first quarter as a public company.

Two Lancaster County businesses have been approved for a total of $3.4 million in low-interest financing for expansion projects by the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority.

The formula for Bismoline is essentially the same as when it was developed by a Lancaster pharmacist at the turn of the 19th century. And that formula, which includes talc, bismuth subnitrate and other ingredients, has created a loyal following of satisfied customers in the mid-Atlantic states and beyond.

The co-owner and president of York County-based Datum Storage Solutions said he will step down from his position as president, effective this Sunday, after more than 30 years as president of the family-owned manufacturing firm.

“As employers, educators and building owners seek to reopen their facilities, they are looking for ways to meet the heightened expectations of their co-workers and occupants,” Vic Grizzle, president and CEO of Armstrong World Industries

A Steelton, Dauphin County steelmaking facility has become part of North America’s largest flat-rolled steel producer now that Ohio-based Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. has entered into an agreement to buy ArcelorMittle USA LLC for $1.4 billion.

Some central Pennsylvania manufacturers are diversifying or localizing their supply chains in the wake of pandemic disruptions. Others face minimal challenges in that area but are dealing with another problem: lack of employees.

“By partnering with the team at Sustainable Composites, this fall we were able to introduce our first boots and shoes made using 100% recycled leather,” Gass said in an email statement to Central Penn Business Journal.

The process used by the Wolf administration to exempt some businesses from the March 19 pandemic closure mandates was “inconsistent” and “subjective,” according to state Auditor General Eugene DePasquale.

“The pandemic has caused manufacturers to think about different aspects of their businesses as they have tried to accommodate many personnel issues, supply chain disruptions and uncertainty in general,”

"We thought we dodged a bullet. We didn’t see the challenge ahead of us until we realized that the state was locking down everything and elective surgeries were put on hold,” said Chris Tarsa, president at C.L. Sturkey. “We got caught flat-footed when everything started to shut down.”

Hanover-based Utz Quality foods is set to join the growing filled pretzel market with the acquisition of assets from a Nebraska-based snack company.

Now as the Yuengling, America's oldest brewery, prepares to expand from its current 22-state East Coast footprint and become a national brand, the company is ready to become a national favorite and residents of Pottsville are excited to share their hometown beer.

People are starting to see that the risk in some sectors is diminishing. Manufacturing is returning, demand is coming back. Some industries, like the ecommerce space is really taking off,”

Morehouse Instrument Company, a York-based risk-management solutions provider, has added a 30,000-pound-force automatic deadweight load cell calibrator to its laboratory that the company says will improve force calibration accuracy.