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Dave Hulays has been promoted to CFO of The Hershey Co. Hulays, who has been with the company for more than a decade, was most recently senior vice president of finance. Hulays joined Hershey in 2012 as vice president of finance, Canada, and has moved through leadership roles across the company. Before coming to Hershey, he […]
Gregory Braca, a former TD Bank executive, is joining the board of Harrisburg-based Mid Penn Bancorp as of Sept. 16, according to a regulatory filing. Braca brings more than four decades of financial experience, including a four-year stint as CEO of TD, a subsidiary of Toronto-based TD Bank Group and one of the largest banks in the U.S. He also worked […]
Patrick Hart has joined Quandel Enterprises as corporate director of safety. Hart will lead Quandel’s safety and risk management program across the Quandel family of companies, providing strategic direction for safety culture, policies, training and risk management. He will work alongside safety representatives and project teams on jobsite audits, preconstruction safety planning and incident investigations. […]
Gary Herman has been named director of consumer engagement at NRA Group, a Harrisburg-based collections company also known as National Recovery Agency. In what is a newly created role for the company, Herman will focus on the evolution of NRA Group’s omnichannel digital messaging efforts, analyzing and enhancing the company’s messaging platforms and strategies including […]
A developer is proposing to transform a pair of empty Harrisburg office buildings into apartments, continuing a string of office-to-residential conversions in the capital city’s downtown area. The roughly $6 million conversion plan, submitted by developer Adam Breneman and Breneman Commercial Properties LLC, would put 38 apartments into buildings in the 100 block of North Second […]
The territory served by PPL Electric Utilities is ground zero for a projected surge in power demand from data centers over the next five years, according to an annual forecast published yesterday by state utility regulators. The forecast projects electricity demand in PPL’s territory will rise at an annual rate of 20.51% per year between 2026 and […]
The legal battle over a shuttered York County winery still has some juice. In late August, Moon Dancer Vineyards & Winery launched another legal effort to reopen, arguing that a majority of its neighbors are now on board with its operations. A York County judge rejected a similar claim earlier this year after two conflicting votes by […]
A state authority has raised the lending cap for borrowers tapping a low-interest loan program to cover real estate and construction costs. The statewide cap for the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority‘s Small Business First lending program is now $1 million or 50% of a project’s cost, whichever is less. The limit had been $400,000, in place […]
F&M Trust, a Chambersburg-based community bank and subsidiary of Franklin Financial Services Corp., has announced five officer promotions and appointments. Dave Long was promoted from chief technology officer to chief information and technology officer, adding responsibility for guiding the bank’s technology and data strategy and operational infrastructure. Matt Berger was promoted to senior vice president […]