The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) today issued an invitation for bids to award 21 expired restaurant licenses in the 11th license auction since Act 39 became effective in August 2016 – and the first such auction since the COVID-19 pandemic paused the practice in June 2020. 

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board today approved Willow Valley Communities’ application for a new economic development – restaurant liquor license, referred to as an EDR, at its board meeting in Harrisburg.

The Central Penn Business Journal recently sat down with John Longstreet, president of the PRLA, to talk about how its members are coping with the pandemic and what the organization is doing to help. 

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board is currently conducting a license auction for 25 expired restaurant licenses across the state.

Royal Square Development and Construction is hoping to not only revive the former York Blue Moon in the 300 block of West Market Street, but also keep restaurant liquor licenses in the city. Liquor licenses are generating interest beyond restaurateurs in the wake of changes to state liquor laws, which has made them more valuable.

After failing to crack $200,000 in the last state liquor license auction, buyer interest and winning bid prices picked back up in the latest round.