For many midstate businesses in the sports industry, 2019 was a standout year and leaders were looking to capitalize on that success as they prepared for the 2020 season.

The program is the brainchild of state representative and former Harrisburg City Councilwoman, Patty Kim. Kim said she remembers being a young mother looking for child care and realizing it would cost most of her yearly salary.

“Underlying this pandemic, I think there is a very hot economy,” Black said. “It’s not like what we saw in the big recession. This is kind of an artificial recession.”

Business owners thinking of defying the Wolf administration’s stay-at-home order must weigh the legal liabilities and other risks before hanging that “Open For Business” sign in the window.

Former Harrisburg Mayor Stephen Reed is well known as the city's longest running mayor and in that time, he helped grow the city to where it is today. City officials say Harrisburg received a vision for the future that it wouldn't have had without him.

An international children’s gym franchise will open its newest franchise in Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County, early next month.

Four businesses in Dauphin and Cumberland counties were awarded more than $300,000 through the state’s Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ) tax credit program this month.

More than $5 million in state funding will go to dozens of community revitalization projects across Pennsylvania to upgrade business facades, build accessible housing and make infrastructure improvements, the Wolf administration announced.

Mark Butler, the man who rang up the first sale at the discount chain he help create in 1982 – Ollie’s Bargain Outlet – before going on to become its CEO, was remembered this week as a master businessman and philanthropist.

A former Penn State Health clinical psychologist opened a new practice in Derry Township focused on pediatric mental health.

Seven new projects have received state funding through the Industrial Sites Reuse Program (ISRP), including two in Central Pennsylvania.

It’s easy to underestimate the “Power of One,” and yet history is replete with stories of individuals who have made a long-lasting impact on society. Such is the case with Donald McCormick, Dauphin County resident and president of Dauphin Deposit Bank, who established The Greater Harrisburg Foundation in 1920 to support community members intent on making a meaningful impact.

Dauphin County residential building permits soared to 804 last year, the highest total since 2012. Most of that housing growth was concentrated in the suburban municipalities near Harrisburg.

The Gratz Bank will pick up a branch office from Riverview Bank in Northumberland County to extend its footprint.

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.