When Jill Castilla's stepfather asked her to return to Oklahoma to save his family's bank in 2009, the offer the bank gave her was less than enticing.

Max Reiss was able to sit back and watch, for the most part, as his daughter made a few changes to the downtown York jewelry store he had run for nearly 50 years.

They tried to tell Susan Byrnes that it couldn't be done.

Every downtown needs a champion. For some midstate communities, that person has been Kelly Withum.

Jennifer and Andrew Greenawalt wanted a major makeover of their outdated Lower Paxton Township hair salon, but they couldn't afford to shut down and lose four weeks of business during renovations.

Atomic Design has added a new leadership position, the Warwick Township-based company said this week.

The company that runs much of Chocolate Town has a new marketing leader.

Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller remembers one of the first times she realized how hard she would have to work to gain respect.

Karen Deklinski is executive director of the Pennsylvania Association of Public Employee Retirement Systems, or PAPERS.

Jennifer Smith landed a career in public-sector leadership by accident, but it has put her at the forefront of what some believe is the state's worst-ever public health epidemic.

Sheri Collins comes to work every day at the state Department of Community and Economic Development knowing that it could be her last.

Dickinson College has chosen as its next president a veteran educator who has served in leadership positions in both U.S. and international institutions.

As she prepares to take the top spot at The Hershey Co., Michele Buck has gathered an executive team charged with helping her boost growth and innovation at the candy maker.

Allison Bates, 35, was promoted to president of Behavioral Health Consultants PC effective Jan. 1. She joined as a post-doctoral psychology resident in 2011 and became a shareholder in 2015.

Andrea Glass was named executive director of the Ephrata Area Chamber of Commerce nearly a year-and-a-half ago, but her path to the position began well in advance.