Spring Grove-based Pixelle Specialty Solutions Holding LLC announced Monday that it has signed an agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, a leading global alternative investment firm with $48 billion of equity capital under management. 

Lancaster County home sales fell 11.2% in January from the year before, while the listings that were available tended to go under contract quickly.

Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central & Northern PA is once again hosting its Techcelerator event, a 10-week long series of sessions meant to give prospective entrepreneurs the tools to start their own business.