Good morning, Harrisburg.

The Pride of the Susquehanna Riverboat will honor first responders and health care workers with free 45-minute cruises on Saturday, Sept.

12 from noon to 4 p.m. at the City Island dock—participants must reserve their spot by calling 717-234-6500 between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

Owner James Cooper Jr. of Camp Curtin Bar-B-Que Station, a beloved Harrisburg restaurant known for its hospitality, died Tuesday after a long illness, leaving behind a legacy of community support built over 30 years on North Sixth Street (the restaurant closed in 2019).

Funeral arrangements have not been announced.

Pennsylvania hosts a range of events marking the 25th anniversary of 9/11, with commemorative activities at local sites including a memorial ride in Harrisburg starting at 8:30 a.m. Sept.

11 and exhibitions at Penn State’s Stuckeman Family Building (State College), as well as film screenings and services happening this week.

Communities across Central PA will mark the 25th anniversary of 9/11 with memorial events — ranging from film screenings in Gettysburg to memorial rides and ceremonies in Harrisburg, Carlisle, and Mount Joy — scheduled from Sept.

11 through Sept. 13.

On Wednesday, Harrisburg officials paused construction to guide reporters through the Broad Street Market in Midtown, noting a completed roof on the courtyard side and upcoming window installations ahead of a planned finish next summer; meanwhile, vendors voiced concerns about the adequacy of their future spaces.

Pride of the Susquehanna will honor first responders and health care workers with its first-ever Heroes on Deck free 45-minute cruises on Saturday, Sept.

12 at City Island (tickets are limited and must be reserved by calling during regular office hours).

Texas-based Corscale Data Centers pitched a $10.5B plan for two hyperscale data center complexes in Dauphin County; following a Swatara Township meeting, the development includes a Highland Street site behind WITF and a complex at the soon-to-close Dauphin Highlands Golf Course and will create 250 to 300 jobs.

Gov. Shapiro and DCED Secretary Rick Siger announced Philips invested $1.6M to expand ultrasound production at its Reedsville facility.

The investment will add 100+ new jobs over the next three years and keep 518 current positions.

On Sept. 3, the Manufacturers’ Association of Central PA opened a robotics training lab in York to provide hands-on training in automation, electrical systems, and robotics; Weldon Solutions (a local machining firm) sponsors the state-of-the-art facility intended to close the skills gap in advanced manufacturing.

Hadiya Amini, a Harrisburg University senior, has been selected for the PA House Fellowship Program this fall and will work at the state capitol to explore technology policy and expand STEM opportunities.

The Pennsylvania Game Commission is hosting a free Stone Valley Tour on Sunday, Oct.

18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. starting at the Ellendale Forge gate—covering 44,000 acres across Dauphin, Lebanon and Schuylkill counties with staff on hand to provide information.

Inspections at Cumberland County restaurants from Aug.

27 to Sept. 3 revealed several food safety violations, including one case where peppers were stored in a container that held raw chicken (some issues were corrected onsite).