Electric bike shop set to cruise into Strawberry Square
You lose a bike, you get a bike. Recently, Harrisburg lost its three-year-old bicycle-sharing program, but it’s now poised to… Read More
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The New Developers: In Harrisburg, African American builders are revitalizing neighborhoods, cultivating community
Ask Corey Dupree what African Americans can bring to city development, and he says, “I love this question.” African-American developers… Read More
Blooming in Midtown: Hershey’s go-to florist opens shop in Harrisburg
Shawn Durborow-Bowersox sat at a Starbucks table across from his boss, Cherylann Wagner, over a pair of coffees in 2014.… Read More
Flea Forward: HBG Flea vendors switch to online sales, but miss their community
The COVID-19 crisis switched strolling through stores to scrolling online. Not that people hadn’t been doing that already—I mean, they’re… Read More
Harrisburg Regional Chamber talks systemic racism, changes needed in business
Every so often, the Harrisburg Regional Chamber & CREDC hosts a seminar, but this one was different. It was one… Read More
Home sales down, prices up for Harrisburg area in May
The residential real estate market showed mix results in May amidst the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in Pennsylvania, according… Read More
Chain Reaction: Fractures in the global supply chain may spark new links, locally.
Fractures and breakdowns in the global supply chain—a pandemic-laced crisis—may actually present opportunities for south central Pennsylvania’s manufacturing sector. That… Read More
Small Businesses, Big Problems: The pandemic forces owners to adapt, get creative to survive
About eight months ago, Andrea Grove, the owner of Elementary Coffee Co., was sitting in her newly opened storefront in… Read More
Sweetly Italian: La Bella Sicilia bakes the world a better place.
They say that “stressed” is “desserts” spelled backwards. This familiar quote can be spotted in gift shops across America. I… Read More
Chapter Two: After a job loss, Karla Trout booked a new career.
Are libraries still relevant in the computer age? To Karla Trout, the answer is an emphatic yes. People continue to… Read More