Funk Construction kicked off construction yesterday at the site of a former Bethlehem Steel factory complex in Lebanon. The Lebanon-based contractor is partnering with developer common craft to renovate
Mike Walsh has been named CEO of Keystone, an insurance brokerage platform based in Mechanicsburg. The promotion formalizes a succession plan the company announced in December. He succeeds Patrick Kinney, who will join Keystone’s board. Walsh, who became Keystone’s president in January, worked previously as president of commercial property and casualty at NFP, a subsidiary of insurance […]
A state House panel has approved legislation mandating the use of special software for businesses that are behind on their sales taxes. The legislation, House Bill 2300, cleared the House Finance Committee yesterday on a bipartisan vote of 23 to 3. The bill would authorize state tax collectors to mandate use of software that enables real-time […]
Mad Bridge Plumbing LLC, operating as 1 Tom Plumber, leased flex space at 3319 Derry St. in Harrisburg. The lease marks the company’s fifth location in Pennsylvania and one of nearly 65 nationwide. Amber Corbo of NAI CIR facilitated the transaction. A Community of Blessings leased 1,200 square feet of office space at 160 S. […]
Peter Kramer has joined McNees Wallace & Nurick‘s real estate group in the law firm’s Harrisburg office. Kramer represents residential, industrial and commercial property owners, developers and business owners in transactional and land use and zoning matters. He advises clients on zoning, subdivision and land development, development approvals, permitting, purchase and sale agreements, leases and […]
Column by Richard Randall A business can’t improve if its leaders don’t want to know about its performance problems. It can’t improve if leaders don’t
Effective May 1, Andrew Archambault is leaving his role as U.S. president for The Hershey Co. to pursue an undisclosed opportunity, according to a company spokesperson and a securities filing. A search for his replacement is underway Archambault joined Hershey in February 2025 as leader of its U.S. confections unit, the company’s largest division. He had worked previously […]
Gene Draganosky, the former CEO of York-based Traditions Bank, has been named interim CEO of the York Jewish Community Center. His appointment follows the departure of the nonprofit’s previous chief executive, Terri Travers. She left in March amid reports that the JCC lost a state license for one of its daycare programs. In addition to his executive […]
The Giant Co. is building a new store at 1717 W. Main St. in Ephrata Township, Lancaster County. The site was formerly home to Martin’s County Market, which was destroyed in a February 2024 fire. Giant is leasing the site for the new store, expected to come in at 39,000 square feet, according to a company […]
Ashley and Brian Grimm, a married pair of York-area leaders, are relocating outside of the area for a new opportunity offered to Ashley Grimm. She is stepping down as of May 14 from her role as vice president of human resources at The York Water Co., which employs about 130 people. Brian Grimm, president of the United […]