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,
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 […]
Jim Spencer doesn’t blame business owners if they haven’t heard of the myriad programs offered by the U.S. Small Business Administration, where he serves as administrator for the Mid-Atlantic region. He puts the onus on the federal agency, which turned 73 years old yesterday. “We can do better than that,” said Spencer, who worked in […]
Dr. Jaewon Ryu is stepping down as CEO of Risant Health, the parent organization of Danville-based health system Geisinger. Ryu, who led Geisinger before taking the helm at Risant, is moving on in order to focus on his family, according to Risant. Dale Maxwell, former CEO of Presbyterian Health Services, is filling in as interim CEO while Risant […]
Jennifer Kozak has been named chief human resources officer of Armstrong World Industries Inc. effective Sept. 9. The c-suite role has been vacant for about 18 months, according to an Armstrong spokesperson. In the interim, the job’s responsibilities have been split between Salena Coachman, vice president of talent sustainability and acquisition, and Kelly Strunk, vice […]
Mason Kasprack has joined McNees Government Relations as a member of the Harrisburg-based government affairs firm. Kasprack will support McNees GR clients through legislative monitoring, policy research and tracking committee activity at the Pennsylvania State Capitol. He worked previously in public affairs, supporting clients in the oil and gas industry and leading grassroots engagement initiatives. […]
Jim Eichelberger has joined Pennian Bank as senior vice president and commercial loan officer for the capital region, based at the bank’s loan production office in Camp Hill. Eichelberger brings more than 20 years of commercial banking and lending experience to the role. He worked most recently at Members 1st Federal Credit Union, where he […]
Lancaster County-based agricultural company The Wenger Group has acquired an Adams County turkey processing plant in a deal supported by $6 million in state funding. The deal is described by state officials as preventing a shutdown of the plant, one of the largest providers of organic turkey products east of the Mississippi River. It was previously owned […]