Members of the AEC (Architectural, Engineering & Construction) industry are looking ahead to 2021 and realize the year ahead looks challenging. However, 2021 will present opportunities for leaders who are anticipatory and think strategically. Those leaders will look for the hard trends and soft trends, identify the disruptors in the industry and subsequently define the opportunities that will exist for them.

Riverview Financial Corporation, the parent company of Harrisburg-based Riverview Bank, will close two branches by the close of 2021’s first quarter.

Equus Capital Partners, a Newtown Square commercial real estate agency, has entered into a 10-year lease agreement with Lowe’s Home Centers for more than 1.1 million square feet of warehouse distribution space in the Shippensburg 81 Logistics Center.

Residential real estate activity in York and Adams counties remains brisk, with home sales in September up 11.4% over the previous year.

Before COVID-19, the economy was in incredible shape, backed by high consumer spending, said Mike Rohm, of SVN Latus. Basically, the risk of recession seemed remote and the commercial market was riding the wave, too, said Rohm, who covers primarily Cumberland and Dauphin counties. Property values were climbing, and local investors were competing for the best assets against out-of-town investors, he said. 

While no one can predict how justices will ultimately rule once they have a seat on the nation's highest court, their past records offer a meaningful window into how they interpret the law. And in cases ranging from harassment on the job to debt collection, Barrett's opinions have often tilted toward bosses and business.

Milton Hershey School and the Hershey Trust Co. will be moving forward with plans to build and operate six early childhood resource centers across the state after receiving court approval on Friday.

An international food bank is set to launch its first Pennsylvania location next month. It’s a move the nonprofit says will help it provide free food to any Pennsylvania nonprofits willing to make the drive to Middletown.

Persistent layoffs are slowing momentum in the labor market, which bodes poorly for the broader U.S. recovery as millions of out-of-work Americans delay their mortgage and rent payments. 

A York County borough is set to get its first apartment complex when an 11.5-acre community breaks ground in June.

The Virtual Parade of Homes on Oct. 24 will use 3D technology to provide a room-by-room, detailed view of 18 single-family houses, townhomes/duplexes and remodeling projects in Lancaster and Lebanon counties.

Home sales in the Harrisburg region rose almost 25% in September from the year before, as the industry continues its robust recovery from the COVID-19 shutdown.

Kinsley Construction on Sept. 17 obtained a more than $13.94 million judgment against 120 York LLC, which owns the building at 210 York St. and contains the offices of Think Loud Development LLC and United Fiber & Data.

To keep up with burgeoning demand, Kinsley Properties is developing a new, 175,000-square foot industrial flex facility in Orchard Business Park’s Phase II, off Interstate 83 in York County.

“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.