Hanover-based snack food company Utz Brands plans to purchase all of the assets of tortilla chip, corn chip and pellet snack manufacturer, Festida Foods for $41 million.

Lebanon was voted the best city for remote workers in the country, followed closely by York-Hanover and Lancaster, in a ranking by real estate website Ownerly.

Utz’s newest edition to its portfolio of snack brands is expected to give the Hanover-based snack food company a significant increase in market share in one of the largest salty snack markets in the country.

More than two months after going live on the New York Stock Exchange, Utz Brands is reporting “strong financial results” for its first quarter as a public company.

Utz Quality Foods completed its merger with special purpose acquisition firm Collier Creek Holdings on Friday and will make its debut on the New York Stock Exchange Monday morning.

The historic theater will boost the appeal of downtown Hanover, which already has a reputation for brew pubs, Godfrey said. Once renovated, the theater could be a venue for musical acts, fundraisers, weddings, conferences, proms and other events, he said. Currently, people who want to hold large events must go to Gettysburg or Maryland.

Plant-based foods manufacturer Curation Foods will be closing its Penn Township, York County-based manufacturing facility and consolidating operations to facilities in California and Ohio.

UPMC Pinnacle opened its second outpatient endocrinology practice in York County this month. The new UPMC Pinnacle Endocrinology Associates office, at 510 Greenbriar Road, Manchester Township, is the system’s third.

Hanover, York County-based Utz Quality Foods LLC plans on changing its name to Utz Brands, Inc. and becoming a publicly listed company at an anticipated initial enterprise value of $1.56 billion upon closing a merger with special purpose acquisition company Collier Creek.

A York-based automotive dealer acquired a Hanover dealership that will expand the company’s reach in the Hanover market.

Officials from the Hanover-based snack foods corporation stated in a press release the acquisition includes Kitchen Cooked’s snack food brand, manufacturing operations and direct store delivery operations, granting the Utz the ability to expand its consumer base into the midwest.  

UPMC Pinnacle’s gastroenterology practice now offers its services in Hanover.

The owners of the York-based The Handsome Cab Restaurant and Wine Bar expect to open a restaurant at the site of the former Richard McAllister Hotel in Hanover, next year.

Are “collaborative robots” or cobots the next team trend in manufacturing automation? How about more widespread use of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and 3D printing?

Crown Cork & Seal USA Inc., a manufacturer of metal food, beverage and aerosol containers, is spending $24.6 million to expand its manufacturing operation at 1650 Broadway just outside Hanover borough, adding 41 jobs.