Shortly after disclosing the retirement plans of its chief executive, Michele Buck, The Hershey Co. unveiled new leaders for its U.S. candy and salty snack
Franklin Financial Services, the Chambersburg-based parent of F&M Trust, is rolling out a succession plan for its retiring chief executive.The bank has tapped Craig Best, the former CEO of a Scranton bank, as its next leader effective Jan. 14, according to a regulatory filing.Best, 64, is succeeding Tim Henry, who announced in November that he would retire on April […]
Amy Blackmore has been named an equity shareholder at Saxton & Stump, a Lancaster-based law firm, effective Jan. 1. She was previously a senior counsel.Blackmore represents healthcare providers in medical malpractice cases and is a member of the law firm’s healthcare litigation, commercial litigation, and appellate and post-trial advocacy groups.Blackmore joined Saxton & Stump in […]
Matt Bilson has joined the Investment Real Estate Group of Companies as a financial analyst.In his new role, Bilson will underwrite potential self-storage acquisitions, including analyzing financial statements, market conditions, rents and expenses. Additionally, he will support financing and equity-raising initiatives, as well as analyze the performance of the company’s existing self-storage portfolio. He will […]
Asahel Church has joined Barley Snyder as a member of the law firm’s litigation and real estate practice groups. He is based in the Lebanon office.Church is a graduate of Northwestern University and Penn State Dickinson School of Law. Before coming to Barley Snyder, he worked at a regional law firm where he concentrated his […]
Gary Sutton, a popular regional radio host, is bringing his morning show to SportsRadio 98.9 FM and 1350 WOYK. Sutton’s show will run every weekday from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and focus on local and national news, as well as local sports.“We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Gary to WOYK,” station general manager Darrell Henry […]
U & ME Chambersburg LLC paid nearly $40.6 million for Chambersburg Crossing, a roughly 265,000 square-foot shopping center in Franklin County, according to county deed records.The property at 901 Norland Ave. is anchored by a Giant supermarket. The seller was an affiliate of KPR Centers, a New York-based real estate investment firm.KPR was represented by Chris Munley, […]
Ripples from the data-center revolution are continuing to wash over Central Pennsylvania.The latest ripple is a $131 million project from PPL Corp. designed to upgrade power lines and build a new switchyard in southern York County.The project is designed to improve reliability of the electric system in light of growing demand, including from data centers, in […]
Green Image Lawn Care, a regional lawn-care company with offices in York and Lancaster counties, has been acquired by LawnPRO Partners, a platform backed by HCI Equity Partners, a private equity firm based in Washington, D.C. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Green Image is led by Luke Zimmerman and Ryan Freed, who are continuing to run […]
The Hershey Co. said Friday that Michele Buck plans to retire on June 30, 2026 as chair, president and CEO of the Dauphin County-based company. Buck, who grew up in the Carlisle area and graduated from Shippensburg University, started working at Hershey in 2005 and became CEO in 2017.Under her leadership, Hershey surpassed $10 billion […]
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