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.

Dauphin County has received $300,000 in new federal brownfields funding, which will benefit environmental assessment work needed to redevelop the former Harrisburg State Hospital campus.

Dauphin County will hold a news conference today to announce new federal brownfield funding to support redevelopment. The county used a portion of its last allocation for an environmental assessment of the former Hummelstown municipal complex, which is now slated to house Rubber Soul Brewing.

After finding success in Central Pennsylvania, commercial real estate agent Craig Dunkle is looking to grow his team and open a larger midstate satellite office for national real estate company Marcus & Millichap.

After filing for bankruptcy in January, Maryland-based Rubber Soul Brewing has a new ownership group that plans to reopen the brewery in Dauphin County.

Longtime Harrisburg environmental lawyer Joel Burcat is authoring more than legal papers – he is becoming a bona fide novelist.

Dauphin County wedding and specialty-cake bakery Sweet Confections Cakes has moved to a larger location in Lower Paxton Township.

Dollar Tree has opened a new store in Dauphin County. Metro Commercial brokered the deal, its 11th lease for the discount retailer in the last 15 months.

The Dauphin County Redevelopment Authority is wrapping up a deal to take control of the former Harrisburg State Hospital grounds near Interstate 81. The authority will oversee the sale of parcels to developers for commercial construction projects.

Steve Voskuil has been named the new CFO for The Hershey Co. Last year, Patricia Little announced plans to retire from the post in 2019.

A New York investment company has purchased the Shoppes at Susquehanna Marketplace in Susquehanna Township for $33.5 million.

State Sen. John DiSanto (R-Dauphin) wants to help communities impacted by power plant closures through a short-term state grant program.

Faulkner Honda has agreed to pay restitution to consumers that were impacted by a deceptive dealership warranty practice.