Rob Hartzell 
Nationally known storyteller Ed Stivender returned to the Lititz Storytelling Festival at Warwick Middle School in September 2015, promising humor, folk tales and sets tailored to each audience.
Nineteen-year-old Nikki Long of San Antonio got a Fourth of July call to play in the 2015 U.S. Women’s Open at Lancaster Country Club, with her father carrying her bag.
In August 2015, Fitch Ratings assigned a ‘BBB-‘ rating with a stable outlook to $50.7 million in bonds issued for Landis Homes Retirement Community in Lititz, citing strong occupancy and a major campus plan.
In July 2015, BB&T received federal and state approval to acquire Lititz-headquartered Susquehanna Bancshares, a top-50 U.S. bank with more than 240 branches and $18.7 billion in assets.
A rare radar-nosed MiG-17PF, saved from a Polish scrap yard and restored over 17 years, was the highlight of Lancaster Airport’s Community Days air show in Lititz in October 2015.
In March 2016, PennDOT began a $3.36 million project to repair and resurface 4.29 miles of Route 501 from north of Lititz to Route 722, a corridor carrying nearly 22,000 vehicles a day.
In October 2015, Cargill confirmed 130 job cuts in Lititz, mostly at its Broad Street chocolate plant, and said some West Lincoln Avenue employees could also be affected even though that plant’s job count would hold steady.
In August 2016, Lititz-headquartered Woodstream Corp., maker of Victor traps and Havahart products, named Miguel A. Nistal president and CEO, succeeding 27-year leader Harry E. Whaley.
In July 2015, Pennsylvania Community and Economic Development Secretary Dennis Davin brought his “Jobs That Pay” tour to Versatek Enterprises in Lititz to promote the governor’s plans for manufacturers.
The Heller family’s Shady Creek Wreaths at Creekside Farm Market along Route 772 drew loyal holiday shoppers in 2014 for hand-made Fraser fir wreaths, Victorian kissing balls and fresh trees.
With live events halted by COVID-19 in spring 2020, Lititz stage-technology firm TAIT made more than 2,000 face shields and thousands of protective barriers for health workers, stores and polling places.
In July 2015, Lititz entrepreneur Steve Palmer proposed a shared co-working space on North Water Street, recruiting freelancers and small business owners to test demand before signing a lease.