It’s getting a little more expensive to buy a house in Pennsylvania, depending on what you compare it to. 

Rising interest rates have applied the brakes on the local housing market, but a shortage of inventory is keeping prices up even as sales drop precipitously.

The Rudy Art Glass Building in York has been sold to Grotto Commons for a co-workspace. 

The Hershey Co. announced that work will begin on its new, 250,000-square-foot chocolate facility in Derry Township after demolition of the former Friendly’s restaurant at Route 422 and University Drive, near Hershey’s Technical Center.

The Lancaster County economy is healthy overall, though there are signs of weakness as rising interest rates may dampen business activity, according to the latest report from the Center for Regional Analysis.

Along with being chosen the best metro area in which to retire by U.S. News & World Report, Lancaster can now add “best small city in America” to its impressive resume.

A 125,000-square-foot North York building that was the former headquarters and factory of Perform Group LLC, a manufacturer of performance apparel, sold for $6.3 million last month. 

Schreiber Center for Pediatric Development (Schreiber) broke ground recently on a $10 million expansion of its Lancaster County facility in order to serve more children with special needs. 

Affordable housing is at such a premium in Lancaster County, the waiting list is extensive. The Lancaster County Housing and Redevelopment Authority and the Lancaster City Housing Authority along with other county representatives, recently attended a Housing Solutions Workshop at the New York University Furman Center’s Housing Solutions Lab to find a solution. 

Lancaster-based Keystone Custom Homes and Charlotte, North Carolina-based Evans Coghill Homes announced that they have joined under the Keystone brand, effective Oct. 1.

Continuing its expansion in the region, UPMC in Central Pa. is opening a new outpatient center at 121 Towne Square Drive, Hershey.

A 10,000-square-foot retail building at North Cornwall Commons in North Cornwall Township is now fully leased, Campbell Commercial Real Estate Inc. announced.

Real estate brokerage firm Marcus & Millichap announced Thursday that it negotiated the sale of a 27,983-square-foot single-tenant office building in Harrisburg for $2.8 million.

Ross Productions, a boutique wedding and event DJ entertainment company, has opened a studio in Lancaster. 

Target will celebrate the grand opening of its store at 1745 Quentin Road, North Cornwall Township, on Nov. 6.