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Stoner Bunting Advertising

Cheryl Shinton has been named president of Stoner Bunting Advertising in Lancaster. Shinton had been COO of the agency, which was founded in 1984 and serves many

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Entrepreneurship

Spring Grove firm tees up software for national sales

After nearly a decade of fine tuning, a Spring Grove software company believes its main product is ready for prime time. CFA Solutions debuted an early version of the software — designed to root out errors in the manufacturing process — in 2017.The company spent the last few years testing it with local manufacturers. But this year, […]

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Real Estate

Owner plans farmers’ market at former Harrisburg school

Jeremy Hunter, owner of the former Bishop McDevitt High School in Harrisburg, is pivoting. Hunter had been trying to sell the building in order to satisfy an agreement with creditors, who moved to foreclose on the property. Under the agreement, he must pay off about $2 million in debt attached to the building or face […]

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Construction

Board rejects tax abatement for North York sports complex

Local school officials declined to award a tax abatement for a recreational sports center slated for construction in North York. York-area developer Inch & Co. has been asking the Central York school board for local tax relief for the $34.5 million project, which is backed by WellSpan Health. But at a meeting Wednesday evening, the board’s three-member business […]

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Education

Auditor general urges cyber school funding reform

Revenue spiked nearly 90% for five statewide cyber charter schools as they attracted students during and after the Covid-19 pandemic.While the schools spent some of the money on gift cards, employee bonuses, lobbying and real estate, they were operating within the bounds of the law, according to an audit of the schools unveiled yesterday by Pennsylvania […]

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Banking/Finance

Bank closing Red Lion office

Wells Fargo is closing its branch in the heart of Red Lion. The San Francisco-based bank plans to close the branch at 1 N. Main St. at 11 a.m. on May 7, according to a bank spokesperson. Once it closes, customers can use a Wells Fargo branch at 2099 S. Queen St. in York Township.Like other […]

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Manufacturing

Screen manufacturer buys Pittsburgh-area firm

The RiteScreen Co., an Elizabethville-based manufacturer of window and patio door screens, has acquired FlexScreen, a western Pennsylvania company that developed a flexible window screen. A RiteScreen spokesperson declined to disclose the terms of the transaction.FlexScreen’s flexible screens are designed to simplify installation and removal. But it is a relatively small player in the building products market: […]

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Legal

ATM investors seek access to company office

Investors in Paramount Management Group, the financially insolvent ATM network operator, are seeking access to the company’s former Lancaster city offices in order to inspect paper and computer files on the premises, according to a legal filing last week in Lancaster County Court.The filing follows a story in LNP describing the condition of the abandoned office at 415 N. […]

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Construction

Beverage distributor pouring millions into new center

A regional beverage distributor is planning a $100 million-plus sales and distribution center in Lebanon County that will replace a smaller facility on the West Shore.ACCB Harrisburg RE LLC, a local subsidiary of Pittsburgh-based ABARTA Coca-Cola Beverages, is building the 240,000 square-foot center on a roughly 52-acre lot in South Lebanon Township.It would be the largest in […]

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Lancaster food biz forges leaseback deal

The home of Dutch Gold Honey, a food manufacturer in East Hempfield Township, Lancaster County, has changed hands in a sale-leaseback deal. A partnership linked to the family that owns the business sold its roughly 22-acre property off Rohrerstown Road for $31 million, according to county deed records. The buyer was FIP Pennsylvania II LLC, a subsidiary […]

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