After selling his half of a popular Lancaster commercial space, a local developer is turning his sights on a new project that he says will have a significant impact In South Central Pennsylvania.

A $14.2 million affordable senior housing project, dubbed Cherry Orchard Place, is getting underway in Susquehanna Township.

The number of available homes to buy in the Harrisburg area continues to fall, which has led to more competing offers and higher home prices. The median-sale price in May was up 12 percent from last year.

Harrisburg-based Reynolds Enterprises has seen continued growth in its energy-services work since joining a private-equity portfolio called SiteLogiQ last year. CEO David Angle expects more energy work ahead.

Scranton-based Peoples Security Bank & Trust is venturing into Central Pennsylvania for the first time with an office opening in North Cornwall Township, Lebanon County.

A new farm-to-table restaurant is expected to open in November at the edge of the Masonic Village at Elizabethtown campus.

Homes listed for sale in York County are getting gobbled up fast and for more money. At the end of May, year-to-date county home sales were up 5 percent.

Wormleysburg-based IDP expects to submit land development plans this month for 120 new apartments near Ever Grain Brewing in Hampden Township. The apartment project is part of a broader master plan at the Carlisle Pike and St. Johns Church Road.

Members 1st Federal Credit Union has proposed a three-story, 172,000-square-foot headquarters in Hampden Township. The Cumberland County credit union has hired Greenfield Architects and Mowery to design and oversee construction of the proposed project, which needs township approval.

Dauphin County will hold a news conference today to announce new federal brownfield funding to support redevelopment. The county used a portion of its last allocation for an environmental assessment of the former Hummelstown municipal complex, which is now slated to house Rubber Soul Brewing.

The new owner of the historic Accomac in Hellam Township has decided to sell the property due to some recent health issues. Rock Commercial is listing the property for $530,000, which does not include the liquor license.

Lancaster-based Community First Fund is bolstering its executive team and growing staff to prepare for greater lending growth across the communities it serves in Central Pennsylvania, the Lehigh Valley and suburban Philadelphia.

The Lower Allen Township Development Authority has conditionally awarded a demolition contract to a Steelton-based contractor to tear down the former Bon-Ton and Borders stores on Gettysburg Road. The plan is to redevelop the site with a hotel and retail tenants.

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Homesale Realty, the midstate's largest residential brokerage, is expanding its footprint in Maryland. The Lancaster County-based company has opened a new office in Bel Air, Maryland.

The Cumberland Area Economic Development Corp. has a new leader starting in June. County officials said Jamie Keener has been hired to fill the role of CEO, effective June 10.