Jennifer Krieg has been named superintendent operations manager for Northern Central Railway of York, a nonprofit tourist organization in southern York County.Krieg will be responsible
Josh Grove has been promoted to finance manager for Investment Real Estate Group of Companies.Grove joined the York-based company in March as a senior staff accountant. In his new role, Grove will expand his support across various departments with a primary focus on debt placement and investor relations. His responsibilities will include negotiating terms and […]
Lancaster-based law firm Barley Snyder has hired five new associates.Anthony Austin returns to Barley Snyder after participating in the firm’s summer associate program in 2023. A graduate of Penn State Dickinson Law, he also interned for the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General’s consumer protection bureau and for the Pennsylvania Treasury Board of Finance and Revenue. […]
Community Services Group, a Lancaster-based provider of mental health and intellectual disability services, has promoted several executives.Melissa Jones has been named vice president of mental health services. Aimee Tsikitas has been named vice president of mental health treatment Services. Jim Martin has been promoted to the newly created role of chief of clinical innovation within […]
The Hershey Co. is among the lead investors in a $20 million series B round for Blue Stripes, a New York-based startup that makes a range of products from cacao. Other lead investors in the round include Amazon-owned grocery chain Whole Foods Market and food-focused venture capital fund Zintinus. Founded in 2018, Blue Stripes makes water, chocolate bars, trail mix and […]
The bankrupt property owner trying to sell Governor’s Square apartments in Harrisburg has complained in the past that the city of Harrisburg is thwarting its sales effort, and it’s now asking a bankruptcy judge to intervene.In a court filing last week, Maryland-based Uptown Partners LP asked a judge to order the city to “cease and desist from interfering” […]
Like many entrepreneurs ready to take their startups to the next level, Josh Dominguez knew he needed more capital.He found a source in PennSpring Capital, a Lancaster-based investment firm.PennSpring said yesterday it has acquired a majority stake in Dominguez’s company, Refresh LED. Based in Hampden Township, Cumberland County, the company designs, installs and services LED video walls.“This is […]
Amid a projected slowdown in apartment construction, a Michigan-based cabinetry company plans to shutter a plant in Juniata County.Cabinetworks Group is closing the factory near Thompsontown and laying off 420 employees, a tally that includes 110 who were already laid off, according to a notice sent to state and local officials.The notice did not cite a […]
Mary Beth Jenkins has been named president and CEO of UPMC Health Plan, the insurance arm of the Pittsburgh-based health system, effective Jan. 1. She succeeds Diane Holder, who is retiring at the end of this year after 40 years with UPMC.Jenkins, who has worked at UPMC since 1998, was most recently named COO of the health […]
With less than three weeks before their contract expires, WellSpan Health and UnitedHealthcare remain embroiled in a war of words.UnitedHealthcare has been focused on what WellSpan charges for health care. For the York-based health system, the issue is the administrative hassles posed by working with the insurer.What’s the latest: In an online notice, UnitedHealthcare claimed WellSpan declined to extend the […]
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