More than $7 million in funding for 13 improvement projects in Cumberland, Dauphin, and Perry Counties has been approved by the Harrisburg Area Transportation Study (HATS). Funding was approved under HATS’ 2022 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) Implementation Grant Program.

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.

Results from a recently released Harrisburg Regional Economy Baseline Analysis found professional services among the area’s “key industry” with remarkable and unexpected similarities to larger urban centers like Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.

York County is participating in the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s third annual Reinventing Our Communities Cohort Program, which is focused on strengthening regional economies by addressing race-based economic inequities in rural and small urban regions.  

The Tri-County Regional Planning Commission has launched an online “planning toolkit” with the goal of providing local governments with, and educating the public about, the techniques and policies promoting up-to-date smart growth principles.

The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a cap-and-trade program rewarding power companies that reduce carbon dioxide emissions, has been finalized by the Wolf Administration. 

A Bethesda-based real estate firm and its partner have bought a 760,000-square-foot retail center in the Greater Philadelphia region for $161.75 million, the companies announced Friday.

Harrisburg real estate developer Herr Street Investments closed on a sale of the site of a former Harsco Corporation factory for $505,000 last week.

Five new councils established by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) will be tasked with leading efforts to address social determinants of health, reduce health disparities and promote equity in health care.

Across the web, business associations and governmental organizations are offering vital information for employers as they keep employees and clients safe, manage remote working strategies and maintain their businesses during a nationwide closure.