State lawmakers are proposing legislation that would cap fees for customers who overdraw their accounts at banks and credit unions.The goal is to protect lower-income
Health insurers covering tens of thousands of people in Central Pennsylvania have joined a national effort to reform practices that critics blame for blocking access to medical care.That would be the need for prior authorization, which involves securing approval from a health insurer before getting treatment.Insurers have been working over the years to streamline the […]
Column by Richard Randall One of the things I often ask clients to do is to examine their values and beliefs in order to begin
Art Dodge, president and CEO of Lancaster-based flooring manufacturer Ecore International, is among the business leaders picked by professional services firm EY as entrepreneurs of the year in the greater Philadelphia region. Dodge, whose company makes floors out of recycled tires, is now in the running for a national entrepreneur of the year award.The annual competition, which has been […]
Shila Ulrich has been named CEO of the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank effective July 1, completing a leadership transition announced last fall. Ulrich, who became the nonprofit’s president in January, is succeeding Joe Arthur. He led the food bank for more than a dozen years and is staying on in a fundraising role.Before joining the food bank, Ulrich […]
A Scranton-area bank is seeking permission to open what would be its first branch in Lancaster County, according to a regulatory update from the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities.Dunmore-based Peoples Security Bank & Trust Co. is looking to open the branch at 2343 Oregon Pike in Manheim Township, on the site of a retail plaza at […]
M&T Bank has relocated its regional office in York to the third floor of the Susquehanna Commerce Center at 221 W. Philadelphia St. The Buffalo-based lender had been using a complex of three connected buildings at the corner of West Market and North Beaver streets, including one on the site of what was a military […]
A firm sponsored by private equity has purchased JMF Underground, a West Shore contractor that specializes in repair and maintenance of underground utility infrastructure.The Mechanicsburg-based contractor is now a part of Ohio-based Delphi Infrastructure Group, which is backed by MPE Partners, a private equity firm with offices in Boston and Cleveland.Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. But […]
Dauphin County CASA is leasing 2,000 square feet of office space at 4309 Linglestown Road in Harrisburg. The nonprofit is relocating. Jessica Gasper of Campbell Commercial Partners represented the landlord.Lifetime Quality Roofing is leasing 1,880 square feet of office space in a condo at 5010 E. Trindle Road in Mechanicsburg. The office is a new […]
Gina Suydam is joining the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry as member executive starting at the end of July. She will be responsible for managing and growing the chamber’s membership with a focus on northeast Pennsylvania.Suydam currently is resident of the Wyoming County Chamber of Commerce and is the immediate past president of the […]
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