Lebanon County has a history of electing women to high-profile positions, including the state House (Rose Marie Swanger and Mauree Gingrich), District Attorney (Deidre Eshelman and current DA Pier Hess Graf), and several times as mayor.

HVAC careers increasingly are attractive to women, especially as the pay, benefits and job security offer a stable, family-supporting income, several observers of the industry said recently. L

Women are more likely than men to view charitable giving as the most satisfying aspect of wealth, and are more likely to value their wealth as a way to create positive change, according to recent reports.

Less than one month into the Biden administration, actions taken by the president have indicated a much more progressive approach to governing than in the conservative Trump administration.

As the owner of Konhaus Print & Marketing in Camp Hill, Barr leans into lessons she learned in Girl Scouts to this day, and she uses her business skills to help the next generation of leaders.

You can plan your day, but your day is not always going to be what you planned. The adage holds especially true for Barbara Kovacs in her role as director of the City of York’s Bureau of Health. She just marked 11 years in the position.

NRF panel discusses how mentorship is changing for women in 2021 and beyond

The U.S. Small Business Administration has launched a free e-learning platform for female entrepreneurs.

Fresh out of work as a result of the pandemic, Kristen Pucci took what she had learned from her career in business development and marketing and founded her own consulting business; a risk that the 27-year-old entrepreneur says has paid off.

When Jenny Englerth was a preteen, she showed horses. She had excellent trainers and coaches, but Englerth especially admired the grooms, the people who cared for the horses. “They were horse whisperers,” she said.

Optimism and resiliency are just two attributes required to survive this COVID rollercoaster and Alicia Miller and Corrie Leister have proven to be masters of both. The entrepreneurs opened their respective businesses this year in the ever-evolving Mechanicsburg area and each used their down time wisely as they prepared to re-open to the public.

Gail Faulkner, the recently retired CEO of the Faulkner Auto Group of Mechanicsburg, has been honored as one of the 100 most influential women in the North American Auto Industry.

The former CFO of Penn Medicine’s Chester County Hospital will be taking the role of CFO of the Philadelphia system’s Lancaster General Health hospital at the end of the month.

A local human resources professional is set to be the new executive director of the Lancaster-based Central Penn Business Group on Health.

Material Matters, an Elizabethtown environmental consulting firm, has rearranged its leadership team, with founder and former CEO Trudy Johnston moving to the role of managing director and Michelle McCall taking over as CEO.