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.

Small businesses in Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin, and Lebanon counties are eligible to apply for low interest loans through the Chester County Economic Development Council (CCEDC) as part of the state’s American Rescue Plan funding. 

Pittsburgh Steelers fans in Central Pennsylvania have hope to see games televised. 

Ohio-based Marketplace Events (MPE) recently acquired and will manage the Pennsylvania Christmas + Gift Show and the PA Home + Garden Show, both of which take place at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg. 

Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Acting Secretary Neil Weaver today announced the start of the Bringing the World to PA event (BTW2PA).  

East Stroudsburg University and Widener Law Commonwealth finalized a partnership Thursday to offer students the opportunity to complete their undergraduate and law degrees in six years. 

Nurses who work with patients with traumatic injuries often are so overwhelmed by caring for them, they sometimes overlook family, especially children at the bedside who are trying to cope. 

A Schuylkill County company recently bought Lykens Valley Grain in Millersburg, Dauphin County, saving jobs and growing market opportunities, state Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding said today. 

Kona Ice has arrived in central Pennsylvania, just in time for its shaved ice truck to cool off sweltering customers.

The Lebanon VA Medical Center has expanded and remodeled its Outpatient Behavioral Health Clinic to provide care to veterans of Southcentral Pennsylvania.