After surveying Harrisburg residents and businesses for more than a month, entrepreneur Dave Schankweiler, announced his candidacy to be the capital city’s next mayor.

Dave Schankweiler, founder and former publisher of the Central Penn Business Journal, plans to announce a run for Mayor of Harrisburg next year.

A decade ago, properties for sale were abundant in Lebanon, but buyers looking to develop residential or commercial spaces in the city were not.

Former Harrisburg Mayor Stephen Reed, who died on Saturday following a 14 year fight with prostate cancer, was remembered as a driving force of economic development in Harrisburg and a friend of the city’s business community.