Joella Gamon admits she does not have a green thumb.

The competition is fierce for seven budding entrepreneurs and small business owners from Lancaster and Lebanon counties who are participating in Ben Franklin Technology Partner's "Big Idea Contest."

Hershey Federal Credit Union is gearing up for a change at the top.

It is still seen as a bowling alley.

The York County Economic Alliance is working to engage the county's student population with the small business community.

The Top 50 Fastest Growing Companies program recognizes the region's most dynamic companies that have made significant contributions to the strength of our local economy.

Students seeking higher education still want convenience, a good program and a financial aid package. But these days, they also want a relationship with their school and assurance of a return on their investment of time and money.

It's June. I am knee-deep in gardening season, and I love it. I love the physical work of digging, planting, weeding (Ok, I don't love weeding), picking. I love growing my own food, and I love learning about plants, each species with its individual preferences and set of needs.

The other day I received a message requesting me to join a photoshoot. I replied that I would get back to her “soon,” but failed to do so. When I realized I hadn't followed up, I sent an apology to which she responded, “It's okay! I know you're busy.”

When Tyler Schultz first saw the riverfront house in Duncannon that he and his wife Samantha Bise-Schultz now own and live in, he was hiking the Appalachian Trail, which passes through the Perry County town on its way from Maine to Georgia.

Shavonnia Corbin-Johnson grew up in York, but it wasn't until recently that she became something of a local celebrity. As a Democratic candidate in the primary race for Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional district, Corbin-Johnson became a public figure.