GIANT Food Stores LLC will invest $114 million over the next year in projects in Pennsylvania, company officials announced during a Thursday morning press conference at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg.

More than $5 million to help provide technical assistance to manufacturers with changes to markets, new technologies and competition, was awarded Thursday to Pennsylvania’s Industrial Resource Centers (IRCs), according to officials.

Pennsylvania is fast approaching a population milestone among its expanding Hispanic community that experts say will have a profound impact on the future economic power of the state and its businesses.

The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) announced this week that several applications through the Pipeline Investment Program (PIPE) were approved by the Commonwealth Financing Authority to install natural gas lines to construction projects, including in Lancaster and Lebanon counties.

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.

The Department of Community and Economic Development for the City of York is planning to host a town-hall meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday to discuss the five qualified opportunity zones within city limits.

The York Country Day School will host a networking luncheon beginning at noon on Aug. 20. School representatives are partnering with Springettsbury Township-based accounting firm Stambaugh Ness to feature tax credit expert Thomas J. Moul, CPA, leading a presentation on two different programs offered to businesses through the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.