The former head of UPMC‘s heart institute in Harrisburg is suing the health system, claiming he was fired last year after raising concerns about an alleged
After more than seven years on the job, Roxanna Gapstur is planning to retire from her role as president and CEO of WellSpan Health, a regional health system operating a dozen hospitals. Gapstur has not set a date but plans to step down once a leadership transition is complete. WellSpan has hired executive search firm Korn Ferry to […]
State officials failed to provide a rational explanation for how they scored insurers aiming to land contracts with a publicly funded health insurance program covering mostly older state residents, a state court ruled last week. Based on that finding, the court canceled awards made under the roughly $17.5 billion program in 2024 but not yet […]
News publisher LNP Lancaster Online is changing printers in a bid to cut costs under its new nonprofit owner, Always Lancaster. The new printer is Advance Local Media in Mechanicsburg. While the change lowers costs, it also changes the timing of production, according to an announcement earlier this week by LNP executive editor Tom Murse. As a result, […]
Three businesses in Central Pennsylvania are installing solar systems thanks to grants from a state program designed to cut carbon emissions from factories and other industrial concerns. The grants are some of the first authorized under the program, dubbed Reducing Industrial Sector Emissions in Pennsylvania, or RISE PA. Engle Printing & Publishing Co. Inc. is receiving $493,114 […]
After nearly a year as interim president of Messiah University, Jon Stuckey has been named permanently to the leadership post, effective May 1. Stuckey was named interim last spring following the retirement of Kim Phipps, who led Messiah for two decades. Stuckey has worked at Messiah since 2000, including as the Cumberland County college’s vice president for advancement. As […]
After months of research and community engagement, the York County Economic Alliance is narrowing the list of options for reusing the campus of Penn State York after its scheduled closure in May 2027. The three leading contenders include a healthcare/higher education hub, a conference/hospitality hub and a vo-tech/workforce development hub, YCEA chief strategy officer Silas […]
McNees Wallace & Nurick is adding 24 attorneys and professionals, as well as a new Philadelphia-area office, in what’s being described as the largest number of people to join the law firm at once during its 91-year history. The new recruits come from the education law group at Fox Rothschild, one of the 100 largest law firms […]
Former Iron Hill Brewery and Restaurant locations in Hershey and Lancaster are among five former Iron Hill restaurants slated to reopen by summertime under a new ownership group backing a management team that includes one of Iron Hill’s founders, Mark Edelson, and several former executives. The other locations opening under the new group are in Philadelphia, Huntingdon Valley, […]
A medical office in suburban Harrisburg has changed hands. An affiliate of Seattle-based real estate investment firm Elliott Bay Capital Trust paid $8.5 million for the nearly 23,000-square-foot office at 820 Sir Thomas Court in Lower Paxton Township, according to county deed records. The 11-year-old building is fully leased by Arlington Orthopedics-UPMC, according to Zuestra Healthcare Real Estate. Zuestra […]