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Colonial Park Mall in Dauphin County sold for $8.8 million
The Colonial Park Mall in Lower Paxton Township has been sold after years of turmoil. 4600 Jonestown Road LLC, a Pennsylvania liability company, purchased the mall this month from Kohan Retail Investment Group, for $8.8 million, according to Dauphin County property records. The company lists Zi Qian Zhang of Fall...
New central Pa. housing development will include 148 apartments, 33 homes
A new housing development is planned in York County. Last week, officials at Inch & Co. Development broke ground on the new development, which will be known as 15 North. The 38.6-acre property is located at 15 Ore Bank Road in Carroll Township. If you purchase a product or register...
Pennsylvania’s minimum wage likely to remain frozen for yet another year
There’s bipartisan support in Harrisburg for increasing the state’s minimum wage from $7.25 to $15, but political observers say it’s not likely to happen anytime soon. “We’re trying to find that sweet spot where we can actually get a decent product that … can go to the floor and be passed,” said state Senator Devlin Robinson, an Allegheny County Republican who chairs the committee where wage proposals have been idling.
Dauphin County mall remains closed following storm
Colonial Park Mall in Lower Paxton Township is closed for a fourth day. Signs posted at the complex at 4600 Jonestown Road and messages on the mall’s Facebook page blame recent weather for the closure. Sudden heavy rains and wind hit parts of Lower Paxton Township on Sept. 21,...
Dauphin County agency’s plan to sell failed solar farm raises questions
As a Dauphin County agency weighs the next steps for its solar energy farm, questions about the project’s past are surfacing, including its lack of profitability and connections to two longtime county officials. When it was unveiled in 2011, county leaders heralded the solar farm, which straddles West Hanover...
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