Citing federal pullbacks in the area of consumer protection, the Shapiro administation yesterday unveiled a new hotline, website and email address for complaining about banks,
Utilities serving large swaths of Central Pennsylvania are putting a price tag on the impact of rising costs for electricity.PPL Electric Utilities announced yesterday that its residential and small-business customers will see a nearly 16% increase in the cost of electricity starting June 1.For FirstEnergy subsidiary Met Ed, the price is slated to climb 8%, according to company spokesperson […]
Brian Palmer has been named a tax manager in the Lancaster office of accountig and professional services firm Brown Plus.Brian was previouysly associate vice president of hinance at a higher education technology consulting firm. He was also a tax manager at a national accounting firm, where he advised clients across various industries on federal and […]
An entity affiliated with developer Joe Deerin of Deerin Cos. in Manheim Township paid $4.9 million for Stumpf Field, a longtime baseball field at 1350 Fruitville Pike near the city, according to county deed records. The seller, Jeff Sweigart, was represented in the transaction by Daniel Berger and Daniel Berger Jr., associate brokers with Lancaster-based U.S. Commercial […]
A York County industrial property is changing hands and changing occupants.West Shore developer Drew Bobincheck paid $7 million for a tract at 3490-3510 Board Road in Manchester Township that includes a roughly 143,700-square foot building, according to county deed records. It also includes two small rental homes.The seller was an entity affiliated with Cardinal Systems, a […]
Rick Long is retiring effective June 1 as chief information officer at Harrisburg-based PSECU, where he started as a computer operator in 1984. Four decades later, the credit union is known for its digital-first approach to financial services.“Rick’s legacy at PSECU is defined not only by his decades of service, but by the culture of growth […]
Sunita Gupta Kramer has been named provost and dean of the faculty at Franklin & Marshall College effective July 1. A 1992 graduate of the Lancaster college, Kramer succeeds Mary Osirim, interim provost since January 2023. Osirim replaced Cameron Wesson, who left for a job at La Salle University.Kramer is currently dean of the science […]
A state authority is awarding $2 million to a new venture capital fund that aims to sink the money into Pennsylvania’s life sciences sector, an area that state officials have targeted for growth.The fund is Neovate Life Sciences GP 1 LLC, launched by Neovate Capital Partners, which has offices in Pittsburgh, London, Boulder, Colorado, and New Haven, […]
The Lancaster City Revitalization & Improvement Zone Authority is putting together an offer to buy a former meat processing plant at 652 Manor St. and related office building at 655 Manor, according to Jeremy Young, the authority’s acting managing director. The properties were home to Kunzler & Company but closed last year after the company was acquired by […]
A federal agency restored funding for organizations that assist small and midsized manufacturers in 10 states.The Trump administration ended contracts with the organizations at the end of March but decided to restore their funding for the remainder of the current fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30, according to a spokesperson for the National Institute of […]
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