Historic legacy
Three former employees of one of York County's most historic manufacturing names have their own small businesses, making products that are promoted on the county's factory tour circuit, local tourism officials said.
Read More »It’s a small world
The vast majority of business establishments in the midstate employ fewer than 50 people and, for all five counties, the average portion of the private workforce employed by them is more than 42 percent, according to state figures from 2011.
Read More »Regulations we love to hate
Here's a surprise: Small-business owners don't like regulations much.
Read More »Briefcase
In brief: Lancaster chamber honors three
The Lancaster Chamber of Commerce and Industry honored a longtime community leader with a posthumous award at its annual dinner.
Read More »In brief: Tracy Mansion restaurant expected to open late summer
Interior construction for the planned Char's at Tracy Mansion restaurant in Midtown Harrisburg is expected to get under way June 1, owner Char Magaro said.
Read More »In brief: Group conducting survey for possible shared working space in Ephrata
An Ephrata economic improvement organization is working on a study to see if a shared workspace would be feasible and supported in the community.
Read More »Cash rules everything around media: Sports Bar TV
If you go to a sports bar this Saturday night, there’s a better-than-average chance that there’s going to be a cover charge. Not because it’s Memorial Day weekend, or it’s the NBA playoffs. It’s because there’s UFC on this weekend, and that bar is (or should be) being charged thousands if they’re showing the fight.
Read More »Judge confirms Lynch as Harrisburg’s new receiver
In her ruling to appoint retired U.S. Air Force Major Gen. William B. Lynch to the post of receiver, Commonwealth Court Judge Bonnie Brigance Leadbetter said it would be ideal to have someone with significant experience in municipal finance and bond deals. However, that's not necessary, she said.
Annual Popcorn Festival 
The fourth annual Mount Joy Community Popcorn Festival will be held from 4-10 p.m. Saturday May 26, at Kunkle Field...
Read More »Small Business Week Video: From manual to modern
Krisha Martzall learned to shoot photos and develop film the old-fashioned way. Her photography business in Lancaster has benefitted from her manual shooting-based style, but she misses some parts of developing film as she works in a digital world.
Read More »Business: Europe slowdown adds more tension to Greek drama
Europe's economic slowdown has hit the engine-room of the euro zone, including Germany, gloomy new indicators have revealed, adding urgency to the region's struggle to keep Greece's debt crisis from tearing the single currency apart. Continue reading
U.S.: Man tells police he killed NY boy Etan Patz in 1979
Police on Thursday arrested a New Jersey man who they said had confessed to the 1979 killing of 6-year-old Etan Patz in a case that drew national attention to the plight of missing children and had frustrated law enforcement officials for more than three decades. Continue reading
World: Egypt to pick Islamist or military man as president
The Muslim Brotherhood said on Friday its candidate in Egypt's first free presidential vote would fight a run-off next month with ex-air force chief Ahmed Shafiq, the last prime minister of deposed leader Hosni Mubarak. Continue reading
Out of the Ordinary: Phony ‘dying bride’ ordered to repay victims
A New York bride who faked having terminal cancer to swindle well-wishers into funding her dream wedding and honeymoon to the Caribbean on Wednesday was ordered to repay more than $13,000 (8,200 pounds) to her victims, prosecutors said. Continue reading
