A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit claiming Hershey Entertainment & Resorts failed to accommodate the religious beliefs of a part-time worker at one of
A nearly 15,000-square-foot industrial building in Harrisburg has changed hands. York-based ice producer Good Time Ice sold the building at 1621 N. 7th St. for $1.05 million last month to an entity called Macy Holdings LLC, according to county deed records. Macy Holdings has leased the building to a California-based last-mile delivery startup called SwiftX, […]
The Hershey Co. has named Amanda Almond president of its international business, which accounts for about 8% of company sales. Almond, who starts Oct. 12, succeeds Rohit Grover. He worked at Hershey for more than 27 years and became head of the international division in 2019. Almond worked most recently as regional managing director for […]
A large industrial property in Lancaster is on the market amid indications that its owner, an Illinois-based packaging company, is pulling out. The 243,500-square-foot warehouse and factory complex at 303 N. Plum St. is listed for sale on real estate website LoopNet, albeit without an asking price. The property is owned by J.L. Clark, a […]
Danielle Vincenti has been named executive director of the Hershey Harrisburg Sports & Events Authority, an arm of regional tourist bureau Visit Hershey & Harrisburg. Vincenti succeeds Gregg Cook, who is no longer with the organization, according to a spokesperson for Visit Hershey & Harrisburg. Vincenti joined the sports authority in 2022 as business development […]
Bell & Evans is feasting on the boom in organic food. The family-owned organic poultry processor is spending $152 million on a 50,000-square-foot addition to a processing and packaging plant in Lebanon County, according to the Shapiro administration. The administration, which disclosed the investment last week, is backing Bell & Evans with a grant of […]
Dollar Tree Stores Inc. leased 11,060 square feet of retail space at 910 W. Broadway in Red Lion from Red Lion Broadway LLC. Adam Hagerman, Cale Bruso, Brad Rohrbaugh and Chad Stine of Bennett Williams Commercial represented the landlord. First Watch Restaurants Inc. leased 6,000 square feet of retail space at 935 Northland Ave. in […]
Developers and government agencies have focused on adding to the stock of affordable housing in Central Pennsylvania. Another challenge lies in wait: maintaining what’s already affordable. Over the next 10 years, thousands of housing units around the region could lose their federally supported status as affordable, according to a report released yesterday by a state […]
Willonda McCloud has been named CEO of YWCA Lancaster effective Jan. 4. She succeeds Stacie Blake. Blake resigned in June after nearly seven years leading the Lancaster-based nonprofit but is helping coordinate a smooth transition for McCloud, according to the YWCA. McCloud brings more than 25 years of experience in nonprofit leadership, most recently as […]
Over the last few years, influencers on social media have been pitching loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration as an easy path for taking over boring but profitable businesses from owners looking to retire. It was probably never that easy. But it is going to get harder – or at least slower – thanks […]