Column by Richard Randall I wasn’t planning to write about values, but sometimes events cause a course change. The event in this case is the
Shane Brackup has joined Barley Snyder as a member of its litigation and healthcare groups. He will be based in the law firm’s Lancaster office, focusing primarily on medical malpractice defense and health care matters.Brackup worked most recently as assistant district attorney for Lancaster County. Before that, he worked at a law firm in Philadelphia. He has […]
Jeff Coté has been named president and COO of Ecore International.Coté will oversee day-to-day operations and lead strategic initiatives, including efforts to expand markets for the company, which employs more than 800 people. Ecore’s main business is making flooring out of recycled rubber tires.Coté joins the Lancaster-based company after working in a variety of C-suite […]
New developers are embracing the challenge of bringing life to one of York city’s most prominent buildings.John and Denise Gilliland paid $650,000 for the stately bank branch at 1 N. George St., and they aim to convert it into a boutique hotel and high-end restaurant in the heart of the White Rose city, John Gilliland […]
Natera Inc., a clinical genetic testing company, leased 2,448 square feet at 850 Walnut Bottom Road in Carlisle. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Natera specializes in non-invasive, cell-free DNA testing, with a focus on women’s health, oncology and organ health. The lease marks Natera’s first location in Pennsylvania. Pamela Fisher of NAI CIR handled the transaction.Magnesita […]
A titan of Pennsylvania banking is passing the baton.Jay Sidhu said Friday he plans to retire on Jan. 1 as chairman and CEO of Customers Bancorp, a Berks County lender that he transformed over a period of nearly two decades.The 73-year-old executive plans to remain the bank’s executive chairman. But he is handing the CEO role […]
R&M Variety Shop, a Harrisburg-area retailer offering an array of products and services, from pet food to phone repair, is adding a third location.An affiliate of the company paid $1.9 million for a building at 7500 Derry St. in Swatara Township, Dauphin County, according to county deed records. The 22,500-square-foot property was formerly owned by 717 […]
A Chester County lawmaker is seeking support for legislation that would pave the way for Pennsylvania to withdraw from the PJM, the regional power grid that serves Pennsylvania and about a dozen other states. In a memo seeking sponsors for the legislation, Democratic state Rep. Danielle Friel Otten joins a chorus of critics who argue PJM has […]
Kevin Gremer has been named chief operations and technology officer at Fulton Financial effective Aug. 25. He succeeds Karthik Sridharan, who left the Lancaster-based bank at the end of January after what a securities filing described as a “termination without ‘Cause.‘”Fulton created the executive role and hired Sridharan in 2023 to oversee the bank’s IT and […]
Developers have another step toward erecting a roughly $15 billion data center campus on farmland near Carlisle. An affiliate of PowerHouse Data Centers shelled out $44 million earlier this month for parcels comprising roughly 700 acres where the data centers are planned, according to county deed records. The site is in Middlesex Township along Country […]
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