A need for more bedside nurses, qualified health care educators, and improved nurse-to-patient ratios rank among the issues central to the nursing shortage in Pennsylvania. 

Eight members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives participated recently in the annual Legislator’s Forum, hosted by the Harrisburg Regional Chamber and CREDC.

Seeking to strengthen career development education, the Harrisburg Regional Chamber & CREDC and Partnership for Career Development (PCD) have forged an alliance. 

An ordinance to offer a county real estate tax relief check for volunteer emergency responders who own property in Dauphin County was approved. 

Career Technical Centers in Central Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley are among the 33 CTCs and two school districts to receive competitive grants to purchase new equipment aligned to training students in high-demand occupations. 

Programs in Adams, Berks, Dauphin, Lancaster, and York counties are among the 21 recipients receiving a total of $2 million in awards supporting successful reentry for women.

A $4.1 million project aimed at offering high-speed internet options to nearly 500 homes and businesses in northern Dauphin County was announced Monday by Dauphin County Commissioners and Comcast.

Businesses in Adams and Dauphin counties received low interest loans through the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA). 

The Hershey Company continues its efforts to act on climate change with the launch of solar, water and land use projects. 

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.

Three grants totaling $9.25 million from the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) have been awarded to fund projects that will serve Dauphin County. 

Dauphin County is one of 11 Pennsylvania school districts to receive funding for new, clean school buses aimed at reducing schoolchildren’s exposure to air pollutants, Gov. Tom Wolf announced. 

Catherine Hershey Schools for Early Learning will break ground Oct. 23 in Harrisburg on its second early childhood education center, scheduled to open in 2024.

The state Department of Agriculture Thursday said nearly $7.5 million was invested in protecting 24 farms from future development. 

Hershey-based Pennsylvania American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, has signed an agreement with the Butler Area Sewer Authority to purchase its wastewater system for $231.5 million.