Carolynn Doerr launched her Caring Transitions business in 2015 with a mantra of “failure is not an option.” Three years later, her mantra was put to the test when learned she had a rare form of cancer.

Laura Deitch, 36, opened Mechanicsburg Pure Barre more than two years ago after falling in love with the discipline in New York City, where she worked in public relations and communications. She also teaches classes in the studio, and plans to open a second location later this year.

During National Small Business Week May 5-11, we recognize the hard work, risk and resilience of the more than 25 small business tenants in Smith Land's Central Pennsylvania portfolio of plazas.

When a family business thrives under second-generation ownership, the secret to success is in the foundation laid by the first generation. Here are seven lessons my parents taught me that I carry with me as the leader of our family business:

Dauphin County wedding and specialty-cake bakery Sweet Confections Cakes has moved to a larger location in Lower Paxton Township.

The marketing director of a York County line painting and traffic control products company is organizing a new southcentral Pennsylvania chapter for the National Association of Women in Construction.

Loni Burdis Smith has been named the first CEO of Hanover Auto Team, but she is not the first woman in her family to take the helm of the company. Smith, the daughter of owner John J. Burdis, became CEO on Jan. 1, a new role designed to help manage the company, which includes six ...

There are many causes of the gap, like discrimination and a lack of family-friendly policies. But recently, mounting evidence has led economists and sociologists to converge on a major driver — one that ostensibly has nothing to do with gender.

Former McNees, Wallace & Nurick attorneys Ann Levin and Anthony Hoover have joined forces to create their own niche family law firm.

On the eve of Harrisburg Beer Week, co-founder Sara Bozich sat down with the Business Journal to discuss the growth of her marketing company, which organizes events and provides promotion and social media services to other small businesses.

Higashi Fine Jewelry owner Susan Fotos is retiring and closing her longtime West Shore business.

In the world of LinkedIn and Indeed – where people can apply for jobs with the tap of a finger – it’s challenging for recruitment firms to stay relevant.

I am a little bit embarrassed to tell you that I took six weeks off. I am embarrassed because I recognize the rarity of taking this kind of time, but I don’t believe that my experience should be rare or embarrassing.

Farrah Mittel had dreams of law school and a career as a criminal prosecutor before she took a job at Schaedler Yesco Distribution, a wholesale electrical distributor in Dauphin County.

Kristen McGuire, 28, joined Stock and Leader in 2017 as an estate planning lawyer.