Central Penn Business Journal

1. Lebanon to vote on hotel room tax
Lebanon County Commissioners will vote later this month on whether to impose a 2 percent tax on the 542 hotel and motel rooms available in ...
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2. York loan broker lures bank rejects
When banks stamp "no" on a business loan request, York native Todd Biltz is ready to say "yes." Two years ago, Biltz founded Rapid Funding ...
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3. Mining rebounds in Pennsylvania economy
The highest-flying industry in Pennsylvania during the highflying boom of the 1990s? Mining. Mining in the state expanded at a 12 percent annual rate between ...
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4. Leadership change at iCepts baffles business community
A telephone call to Ron McClellan was on the to-do list for Tom DeAngelis. Until June 8. That day, McClellan announced he was resigning as ...
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5. Japan warms up to Lancaster oil recycler
Years ago, Clean Burn Inc. began selling a machine that takes used oil and burns it to heat buildings. Now the Upper Leacock Township company ...
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6. Menzer: Different job, same mission
Eric Menzer, York Mayor Charlie Robertson's economic development director for the past seven-plus years, is leaving his post to join York-based Wagman Construction Inc.'s real ...
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7. Plan draws fire
The United Way of the Capital Region is hiring only union labor to build its new headquarters, a decision that has angered nonunion contractors who ...
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8. Malpractice rates soar
Lancaster General Hospital's malpractice insurance costs have more than doubled to $6.5 million. The $3.5 million price hike means less for health services because more ...
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9. Pfaltzgraff eyes warehouse
York-based Susquehanna Pfaltzgraff Co. has offered $325,000 for a downtown York warehouse that it plans to convert into loft apartments and retail/office space. The current ...
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