The recipients included barbershops and salons (21%), retail stores (18%) and restaurants and food businesses (17%). More than 55% are located in downtown Lancaster.

The York County Economic Alliance launched a new page on its PreparedYork.com website with resources to support businesses and the community as the county moves to the “yellow” phase of reopening on May 22.

Business owners thinking of defying the Wolf administration’s stay-at-home order must weigh the legal liabilities and other risks before hanging that “Open For Business” sign in the window.

An unnamed Virginia-based private investment group purchased 26 Dollar General stores throughout Pennsylvania for $36 million earlier this month.

Rite Aid’s newest executive vice president of retail joined the Camp Hill-based pharmacy chain this week.

Walmart has unveiled a plan to assist college-bound teens who come to work in its stores.

A pair of chainwide cash register crashes at Target Corp. in June, right around the heavy-sales Father’s Day weekend, may have cost the national retailer $50 million to $100 million in lost sales, according to some analysts. The problems — one of which the company blamed on a “technology glitch,” while another was traced to a tech center run by NCR Corp. — were quickly corrected, but they also point to a deeper issue, said some local experts: Technology has helped to boost business productivity, but it’s also exposed companies to a host of challenges.

A recent U.S. Supreme Court Decision regarding residency requirements for liquor sales in Tennessee is giving hope to some Pennsylvania distillers, who see direct shipping of vodka, rum and gin as the future of their industry. Others, however, are more circumspect. Robert Cassell, president of the Pennsylvania Distillers Guild, said shipping spirits directly to consumers ...

With additions such as online games, the Pennsylvania Lottery is reporting a record year for sales and profits.

As purveyors of Bitcoin seek out mainstream acceptance, the cryptocurrency – arguably the best-known in a diverse field – may have just gotten a boost in Pennsylvania.

As Volkswagen ceases production of its iconic Beetle, here's a look back at how the car disrupted the automotive industry and evolved through the years.

Harry Mahler has always been passionate about the environment and seeking eco-friendly solutions to existing problems. To help address the problem of discarded mattresses being thrown into landfills, he and his wife Sarah recently opened No Badger Mattress in York, which sells eco-friendly mattresses and accepts old ones for recycling.

Camp Hill developer Smith Land & Improvement Corp. is wrapping up the first phase of its Market Street redevelopment, dubbed Neighbors & Smith, as plans develop for the second phase of the retail and office project.

New Cumberland continues to see new businesses crop up in its downtown. Borough officials and businesses are hoping the momentum of revitalization continues and that bigger tenants will soon move into the Cumberland County borough.

Cannabidiol Oil – or CBD oil as it is commonly called – is hot right now. People are buying it, selling it and investing in it. CBD oil is made from oil in the seeds of hemp plants – whose cultivation was legalized under the 2018 federal farm bill, making the development of CBD-based products easier ...