From now until Jan. 21, state officials are accepting comments for Gov. Tom Wolf’s federally mandated four-year workforce development plan, which seeks to coordinate the efforts of the state's educational institutions, economic development programs and employers of the region’s major industries to create a pathway to optimal employment.

Merit shop advocates are calling on Pennsylvania state lawmakers to pass laws against alleged discrimination in apprenticeship programs that will help advance workforce development in construction.

The nationwide shortage of construction workers is posing challenges for the industry, including making it harder to meet deadlines, raising costs to complete projects, and forcing firms to ask their skilled laborers to do more work. There's no easy solutions in sight, but those in the field are making efforts to tackle the problem.

Glenn “Chip” Deardorff Jr., 67, is vice president and treasurer of Franklin County-based Fayetteville Contractors Inc.

WellSpan Health broke ground on Tuesday on its $45 million expansion to the WellSpan York Cancer Center in York Township.

A bill introduced earlier this year by state Rep. John Galloway (D-Bucks) with support from four other state legislators, proposes increased costs for homebuilders by adding fees in an effort to boost protections for buyers of new homes.

Harrisburg-based Reynolds Restoration Services, which specializes in disaster restoration and reconstruction, has launched a new free program designed to help businesses prepare for emergency situations before they arise.

Commercial-building construction debris is a significant challenge. But this challenge also presents opportunities to achieve benefits when using a strategic and sustainable management approach.

Interest in renewable energy is growing, particularly among nonprofits such as universities and colleges that are looking to reduce or even eliminate carbon emissions. That interest could fuel more construction of net zero buildings, so called because they produce as much energy as they consume over the course of a year.

A 26,541-square-foot-office property in Camp Hill has changed hands at a price of $3.9 million, said commercial real estate firm Marcus & Millichap.

Early next year, investors in the Northwest Triangle near downtown York expect to see construction start on the next stages of an ambitious project designed to steer the city of about 44,100 people into the “fourth industrial revolution.”

After securing land development approval, Members 1st Federal Credit Union hopes to begin construction on a new headquarters in Hampden Township in early 2020.

Berks Homes is building a luxury townhouse community in Wormleysburg, with early units expected this fall.

Developers are building a 352,000-square-foot warehouse on North Hills Road, just off Route 30 in Springettsbury Township.

Legislation is moving in the state House that could modernize the Pennsylvania Separations Act. The current law requires public entities to solicit separate bids and award four prime contracts in the areas of general construction, electrical, plumbing and heating and air conditioning.