A northeastern Pennsylvania bank is swooping into Central Pennsylvania.Norwood Financial Corp., the Honesdale-based parent of Wayne Bank, has agreed to pay roughly $54.9 million for Coatesville-based PB
Two executives have been promoted to new roles at Lancaster City Alliance, a nonprofit focused on economic and community development.Colleen Wagner has been named vice president of administration and relations. She was previously director of administration and relations, a role she has held since 2007. She will oversee and lead employee relations, communications, volunteer engagement […]
A 20,000-square-foot industrial building in Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County, is under new ownership.A Mechanicsburg-based real estate partnership called SLP1280 LLC paid $3.185 million in June for the property at 700 Independence Ave., according to county deed records. SLP1280 was represented in the deal by Garrett Rothman of Lemoyne-based RSR Realtors. Bill Rothman, also with RSR, represented the seller, Independence […]
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Investors have spent nearly a year blaming Daryl Heller for the crackup of an ATM network that allegedly cost them hundreds of millions of dollars.In a court filing last month, Heller dished out some blame of his own.He alleged that people managing the ATM investments misappropriated funds that should have gone to investors, took actions […]
A York-area candy company has more than doubled its factory footprint after taking over a peer based in Lower Allen Township, Cumberland County.After six decades of family ownership, The Warrell Corp. and its 230,000-square-foot plant have been sold to Wolfgang Confectioners, which operates out of a150,000 square-foot facility in Loganville.Terms of the transaction, which closed last month, […]
Flavor 76 Catering leased 2,100 square feet of retail space at 311 2nd St. in Highspire. The local, full-service catering and private chef company is making the strategic move into its first brick-and-mortar location, offering customers a new dine-in experience. Owner Stephen Colston plans to maintain the company’s strong catering focus while using the new […]
Lauralee Baker has been named chair of the healthcare industry group at Barley Snyder.A partner at the Lancaster-based law firm, she brings more than 35 years of experience to her new role. Baker focuses her practice on representing healthcare providers – including hospitals, physicians and nurses – in medical malpractice defense litigation and in proceedings […]
A state appeals court has halted the bidding process for work on a $325 million state laboratory near Harrisburg after a builders group challenged a labor requirement attached to the project.The requirement, known as a project labor agreement, would require contractors to use mostly union workers. But the Lancaster County-based Keystone chapter of the Associated Builders and […]
Brian Mahon, who has nearly a decade of experience in the insurance and risk management industry, has launched Igloo Insurance, an independent insurance agency in Middletown.The firm, which opened on June 1, specializes in commercial, life, and personal lines insurance with a focus on industries such as manufacturing, healthcare, professional services, contracting and others.Mahon, who lives […]
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