Brittney Baker Shurr has been hired as a government affairs and business development consultant for McNees Government Relations. Based in Reading, she will work with
In a ruling Friday, a Texas judge scuttled an expansion of overtime pay that took effect in July.The decision sinks a Biden administration regulation that lifted the salary threshold for determining who is eligible for overtime pay.Another increase was slated to take effect in January, but that is now off the table, pending any potential […]
Turning Point Restaurant has leased a former Friendly’s location at 3125 Market St. in Camp Hill. The roughly 4,400 square-foot building will be the first Turning Point location in Cumberland County with an anticipated opening in the summer of 2025. Larry Kostelac of Campbell Commercial Partners facilitated the lease.Bling Box is relocating from the Harrisburg […]
Harrisburg Paxton St Investment LLC purchased an investment property at 2741-2771 Paxton St. from Murphy Rentals for $1.95 million, according to county deed records. The new owners are occupying one of the 6,000 square foot suites as a tobacco distributor alongside existing tenants: Hertz, New Life Church, Hose Help LLC, CBN Enterprise and Horizon America […]
Adrienne Vicari has been promoted to vice president of growth at Herbert Rowland & Grubic, a new position designed to drive new client development across the Harrisburg-based engineering firm.Vicari has more than 20 years of experience at HRG, serving clients across every industry and geographic region served by the company. She previously worked as practice […]
State-backed retirement plans, which have been proliferating around the U.S., appear to boost savings among workers, according to a study released yesterday.Workers are 20% more likely to contribute to a retirement savings account if they work at a business in a state that has an auto IRA program, according to the study, undertaken by payroll […]
Thomas T. Platts has joined the York office of law firm Barley Snyder as part of its business and real estate practice groups.Platts has a bachelor’s degree from Temple University and a law degree from Penn State Law, where he worked as an associate in the Penn State Law Entrepreneurship clinic.Platts is a member of […]
Kathleen O’Neill joined the Investment Real Estate Group of Companies as director of marketing.She will lead the strategic direction and marketing vision for the York-based company and its chief brand, Moove In Storage. O’Neill has over 13 years of experience with digital marketing, e-commerce, content creation and branding, including in consumer packaged goods, direct to […]
Spring Gate Winery in Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County changed hands on Oct. 29 at a price of $2.35 million, according to county deed records. The buyer, a partnership called JNN LLC, plans to operate the winery as is, according to Nik Sgagias of Lemoyne-based real estate firm NAI CIR. Sgagias represented the seller, Martin Schoffstall. JNN LLC is […]
A Harrisburg-area environmental consulting firm is under new ownership.Groundwater Sciences Corp. in Susquehanna Township has been acquired by Verdantas, a Tampa-based consulting firm active in the environmental, water and energy sectorsVerdantas was attracted by Groundwater Sciences’ expertise in environmental site assessment and remediation, as well as its location.“Together, we look forward to building on GSC’s established […]
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