Harrisburg University has hired an executive director for its new Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship.

For nearly a year, craft brewers have railed against a plan by the state Department of Revenue that would require breweries to start charging a 6 percent sales tax on all their taproom products, including draft beers served on site and six-packs and growlers to go. The state is scheduled to begin enforcing the taproom tax in July, but a legislative fix is in the works.

Orrstown Bank has expanded its leadership team in the Harrisburg area, naming Zack Khuri to the new position of market president for the capital region.

Harristown Enterprises has started construction on a $1.2 million apartment project in downtown Harrisburg.

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

Central Penn Business Journal and its sister news organizations, Central Penn Parent and Lehigh Valley Business, have named a new associate publisher/editorial director.

Harrisburg ad agency Quench has added two regional baking brands to its growing roster of clients in the food and beverage industry.

The state auditor general is arguing that money that should be earmarked for fixing highways and bridges is instead being diverted to the state police.

If businesses want to make a push into solar, 2019 may be optimal. Absent any legislative action, this year is the last year that the federal government is expected to offer a 30 percent tax credit to homeowners and businesses for installing a solar system.

Personal trainer Ivan Black opened his fitness studio, Next Step Performance, in Midtown Harrisburg in 2015. Black is planning to move into a larger space at the 1500 Condominium at Sixth and Reily streets this spring.

On the eve of Harrisburg Beer Week, co-founder Sara Bozich sat down with the Business Journal to discuss the growth of her marketing company, which organizes events and provides promotion and social media services to other small businesses.

Six of Harrisburg’s 14 census tracts are designated as qualified opportunity zones, opening up large swaths of real estate across the capital city for new investment.

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.

Anthony Foschi left Tucker Arensberg to lead the hospitality group at Saxton & Stump. He was replaced as managing shareholder by Jerry Russo.

Martin Law Firm, a well-known firm across Pennsylvania that advocates for injured workers, has advanced into the midstate with the opening of a new office in East Pennsboro Township.