Despite new ways to crack down on drivers who dodge tolls, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission still struggles to collect what it’s owed, according to a
Mid Penn Bank is planning a new branch in the Ephrata area near where The Giant Co. is building a supermarket. The Millersburg-based lender is seeking regulatory permission to open a branch at 35 Hackman Road, a street address along the border between Clay and Ephrata townships off Route 322 northwest of Ephrata borough, according to state regulatory […]
J&K Salvage, the embattled York-area scrapyard, told a federal court this week that it’s permanently closing. The filing was made in the context of an environmental group’s lawsuit against the scrapyard, and it follows a sale of J&K’s property in June to an affiliate of York-area developer Inch & Co. After the sale, it wasn’t clear if the […]
Patricia “Patti” Husic has joined Customers Bank as a business development officer for middle market banking in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, according to a bank spokesperson. Husic is a veteran Central Pennsylvania banker who led Harrisburg-based Centric Financial for more than 15 years and oversaw growth into southeastern Pennsylvania. Her tenure ended in 2023 when Centric was […]
The legal saga surrounding Moon Dancer Vineyards & Winery in York County is entering a new phase. The winery and its owner, Jim Miller, are suing two law firms that represented them as they fought unsuccessfully against efforts to shut down the business. Miller initiated the first lawsuit in 2024 against CGA Law Firm. The York-based firm defended the […]
At a court hearing yesterday in Philadelphia, Daryl Heller entered a guilty plea for his role in defrauding roughly 2,700 investors in an ATM network that he founded and operated through a Lancaster-based business. According to documents filed by the federal government, Heller admitted sole responsibility for the fraud, which used proceeds from new investors to […]
Phillip Michael has joined McNees Wallace & Nurick‘s litigation group in the Harrisburg-based law firm’s Lancaster office. Michael will focus on commercial and civil litigation, representing businesses and individuals in contract and business ownership disputes, real estate and employment matters, municipal and civil rights claims, and higher education matters. He joins McNees from a Lancaster-based […]
Gwen Conley has joined Herculite Products as an innovation engineer at the company. She worked most recently as a junior materials research engineer at Greenleaf Corp., where she contributed to research and development projects aimed at improving existing products and processes in the metal-cutting industry. Conley has a bachelor’s degree in physics with a minor […]
An unusual coalition of financial institutions, law enforcement agencies and prosecutors in Pennsylvania is urging state lawmakers to pass legislation this fall to stop a growing problem: scammers who target and financially exploit senior citizens. In a letter last month, the Pennsylvania Bankers Association, the Pennsylvania Association of Community Bankers, the CrossState Credit Union Association, the Pennsylvania Chiefs of […]
Copper Crust, a popular bakery and eatery adjacent to York College of Pennsylvania, has closed, at least temporarily. The college has been the landlord for the business since 2022 and had filed a lawsuit in May seeking back rent and other costs. Efforts to reach the owners, Sean and Nicole Austin, were not successful on […]