The Harrisburg area’s real estate market continues to hum along, fueled by a high demand for homes that are in short supply.

The Harrisburg Regional Chamber’s economic development nonprofit closed $300,000 in financing for a Duncannon, Perry County brewery to renovate a former PNC Bank into a brewery, tasting room and restaurant.

The Perry County Historical Society, with help from a $500,000 grant, plans to convert The Clarks Ferry Tavern – the oldest standing structure in the county – into a welcome center for tourists. 

State officials have added York and Perry counties to a list of 26 Pennsylvania counties under quarantine to prevent the spread of the spotted lanternfly, an invasive pest that a recent study estimates could cost the state’s agriculture economy $99.1 million.