Two York County construction companies plan to build a luxury apartment complex at the site of the former Spring Garden Township Memorial Hospital.

Seven York County nonprofits were awarded part of $146,000 in grants through the York County COVID-19 Response Fund.

Run by York Habitat for Humanity, the store will sell donated furniture, hardware items, tools, and other products for home renovations and maintenance. In keeping with Habitat’s “hand up, not a handout” mantra, the items will be sold for a lower cost than a standard department store.

The White Rose Restaurant Group includes several notable downtown York destinations including White Rose Bar & Grill, Rockfish Public House, Valencia Ballroom and the White Rose at Bridgewater in York Township. 

The Parliament Arts Organization named artist and performer Calvin Weary president of the nonprofit's board of directors.

The historic theater will boost the appeal of downtown Hanover, which already has a reputation for brew pubs, Godfrey said. Once renovated, the theater could be a venue for musical acts, fundraisers, weddings, conferences, proms and other events, he said. Currently, people who want to hold large events must go to Gettysburg or Maryland.

Data from the first half of 2020 shows a tale of two real estate markets, according to the Realtors Association of York & Adams Counties; one of a major drop in six-month home sales figures because of the COVID-19 shutdown, and the other of a level of recent activity that should mean strong numbers for July and August – and maybe beyond.

Plant-based foods manufacturer Curation Foods will be closing its Penn Township, York County-based manufacturing facility and consolidating operations to facilities in California and Ohio.

UPMC Pinnacle opened its second outpatient endocrinology practice in York County this month. The new UPMC Pinnacle Endocrinology Associates office, at 510 Greenbriar Road, Manchester Township, is the system’s third.

Robert Kinsley, founder of Kinsley Construction, died Wednesday morning surrounded by his family, the York-based construction company announced in a statement this week.

An executive with five years of experience at WellSpan Health will be taking over as the York-based hospital system’s senior vice president for the central region and the president of WellSpan York Hospital.

During the eight weeks of the pandemic prior to May 19, an average 79 homes per week sold in York Count.. From May 25-31, the total skyrocketed to 254 - an increase of 322%.

Over $300 million in federal, state and local funding is being allocated to transportation improvement projects in York county for the next four years and the county agency in charge of approving the funding is asking for the public’s help on what projects to target first.

West Manchester Township, York County-based machining manufacturer Weldon Solutions reopened this week following the county’s transition to the yellow phase in Pennsylvania’s three-phase reopening plan.

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.