Although these new laws are promising, navigating untested regulations also will require time and skill.

CB Richard Ellis Group Inc. intends to become carbon neutral by 2010 and has unveiled a plan to help its clients with energy-efficiency programs at the 1.7 billion square feet of space CB Richard Ellis manages around the world.

Robust commercial-construction spending has offset a drastic dip in homebuilding in the first five months of 2007, according to a report issued by the Associated General Contractors of America.

Some developers in Central Pennsylvania follow the urban school of thought.

Rather than building on open, rural tracts, these firms concentrate on the reuse of buildings and space.

Should a government agency take land from a development group to benefit another developer?

Gov. Ed Rendell signed two bills into law today, one of which will affect the rates employers pay to the Pennsylvania State Employees Retirement System and one that amends the state Uniform Construction Code.

Harrisburg-based Powers & Associates is purchasing the former Mellon Bank building at the corner of Locust and Front streets in Steelton.

The state Department of Community and Economic Development gave the Cumberland County Redevelopment Authority a $460,000 grant to renovate three downtown buildings in Newville.

PennDOT has decided to split its road-improvement project along routes 15 and 581 in Cumberland County into two contracts with the hope of receiving more competitive bids.

Smart Business Advisory and Consulting is a new second-floor tenant in downtown Harrisburg’s Strawberry Square.

Loft and townhouse-style apartments are going up across the street from York’s Sovereign Bank Stadium, home of the city’s new professional baseball team, the York Revolution.

Lancaster County-based Armstrong World Industries Inc. has turned green into platinum.

The second floor of Ceoltas Irish Pub in Harrisburg is under renovation and will open as a 3,000-square-foot banquet hall in September.

The leaders of eight rural Cumberland County municipalities have approved a joint comprehensive plan to diversify and strengthen their commercial sectors through targeted development and improved services, such as sewer and water.

Construction involves heavy-duty machinery, steel, wood, nails and grit.

It’s normally considered a man’s job. But more women in Central Pennsylvania are dispelling that myth.