Despite rising interest rates, stubborn inflation and recessionary fears, U.S. consumers grew more confident for a second straight month, posting the highest reading since April as gas prices continued to fall.

Lancaster based LMS Commercial Real Estate, which is owned by Paramount Realty services has rebranded under the “Paramount Realty” name to combine marketing efforts.  

For the first time, nine companies in the Rock Lititz community are joining forces to hold a Fabrication Job Fair.

The Building Industry Association of Lancaster County (BIA) is hosting BIA Building Futures: Construction Career Day Oct. 5. 

To level the playing field for the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC)-owned small businesses, a Lancaster County cohort has teamed up with more than four dozen BIPOC owners to develop a strategic plan to improve access to capital and bring cultural understanding to the community. 

Seed investor Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central & Northern Pennsylvania approved funding at its September board meeting for 12 startups, five of which are in Lancaster, York and Harrisburg.

Bank of Bird-in-Hand surpassed $1 billion in assets as of Sept. 1, its board of directors announced Tuesday.

Lancaster-based PennSpring Capital bought The James Street Elevator Works for $1.55 million with plans to move its recently acquired Wilkes-Barre company to Lancaster. 

Recent hires and promotions include Eckert Seamans, Investment Real Estate and the Junior League of Lancaster

Lancaster-based Saxton & Stump announced that the Hon. Margaret Seymour has joined the firm in its Charleston office.  

Lancaster-based Ecore International, a privately held company that specializes in transforming reclaimed materials into flooring and surface products, is investing $25.5 million to open a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Ozark, Alabama.

A pair of entrepreneurs recently signed a franchise agreement with Dallas, Texas-based Urban Air Adventure Park to bring four parks to Pennsylvania, one of which has already opened in Lancaster.

On the heels of opening its first Lancaster County store last month, Ocean State Job Lot has signed an agreement to purchase the former Kmart at 1605 S. Market St., Elizabethtown.

The site of the former York Valley Inn, land which can trace its provenance to William Penn, is being reborn as Fallbrook Flats, a 7-acre rental community.

The average price of a used vehicle in the Harrisburg-Lancaster-York metro area in July jumped $3,245 – or 10.8% - from a year ago, as the industry continues to grapple with the microchip shortage.