Jose Lopez has been named to the board of Ephrata National Bank. He is a new addition to the board, according to a spokesperson for the
A York tax preparer is facing charges for allegedly falsifying applications from businesses seeking loans under an emergency federal program designed to help businesses meet payroll after the Covid-19 pandemic tanked the economy in early 2020. The U.S. Attorney’s office in Harrisburg has indicated tax preparer Dommonick T. Chatman on 20 counts of bank fraud and […]
Mark Kandrysawtz has been promoted to senior vice president and chief innovation officer at York-based health system WellSpan Health. He was previously vice president and chief innovation officer.Kandrysawtz leads innovative solutions that reimagine healthcare to allow for faster adaptation, scale and, ultimately, impact for consumers and patients. He is credited with helping WellSpan position itself […]
A change in ownership is coming to Dutch Wonderland, a theme park along Route 30 in East Lampeter Township, Lancaster County. The park’s parent, Spain-based Parques Reunidos, is selling it and other U.S. properties to family-owned amusement company Herschend, based in Atlanta. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.The sale follows a strategic review of Parques’s U.S. […]
A Harrisburg-area developer is sparring with a Lancaster County township and authority over sewer tapping fees assessed on a recent apartment project.In a lawsuit filed at the end of last year, the developer, an affiliate of Lower Paxton Township-based Triple Crown Corp., argues that the fees were excessive, and it demands a partial refund.“They were charged […]
Passenger traffic was up in 2024 at Harrisburg International Airport. More than 1.44 million people passed through the Dauphin County airport last year, up 10.8% from about 1.3 million in 2023, according to airport statistics. American Airlines and Allegiant Air drove much of the growth, according to HIA spokesperson Scott Miller.“Travel in this region has been pretty strong over the […]
The residential real estate market is poised to enter the traditionally busy spring and summer season. But buyers in Central Pennsylvania are still waiting for interest rates to slide before making the move to a new home, according to local real estate agents and lenders.The hesitation is showing up in statistics showing homes sitting on […]
Harrisburg-based insurance agency URL Insurance Group has promoted eight staff members.Matt Allina has been promoted to life markets manager. He joined URL as a life markets specialist in 2004. He was the life markets final expense manager for several years and will now use his knowledge of all life insurance products to drive growth and […]
Jeff Balestrini has been hired chief consumer lending officer for Members 1st Federal Credit Union, an Enola-based lender, effective March 10. He succeeds Jeff Ernst, who retired last year after more than three years in the role, according to a credit union spokesperson.Balestrini worked most recently as chief lending officer at Service 1st Federal Credit Union in […]
Doug Barton has been hired as the first-ever CFO for Saxton & Stump, a Lancaster-based law firm.Barton worked most recently as director of financial planning and analysis at Harrisburg-based Orrstown Bank, which merged last year with York-based Codorus Valley Bancorp. Over his nearly four-decade career, Barton also has worked for accounting firms Baker Tilly and Beard & Co., as well as Sterling […]
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