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Legal

Court backs denial of Hershey-area development

A state appeals court last week upheld a decision by local officials to deny a mixed-use development that included a proposed Sheetz store in Derry Township, Dauphin County. Dubbed Governor’s Crossing, the project was proposed for the southwest corner of West Governor and Fishburn roads south of downtown Hershey. But in November 2023, supervisors in Derry Township […]

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Food

Iconic York donut business sold to private equity

Private equity is bingeing one of York County’s most iconic retail brands.A consortium of three firms, led by Swander Pace Capital, has acquired Maple Donuts Inc., a family-owned donut and pastry maker based in Springettsbury Township, York County.The deal comes just over a year after the death of the company’s longtime leader, Charlie Burnside.Terms of the transaction […]

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Economy

Higher water, sewer rates sought

The York Water Co., which serves more than 212,000 people in Adams, Franklin, Lancaster and York counties, is asking state regulators for permission to raise rates for water and sewer service. Under the proposal, residential water customers would pay an additional $14.16 per month, while sewer service would go up by an average of $35.85 […]

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AHF Flooring

After a period as interim CEO, Brent Emore has been named CEO of AHF Products, a flooring manufacturer based in West Hempfield Township, Lancaster County. He succeeds Brian Carson, who left the company in February to become CEO of Pittsburgh-based The Pittsburgh Paints Co. Emore joined AHF in 2024 as CFO.He worked previously at flooring giant Mohawk Industries, including […]

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Construction

Zoning change accommodates data center plans

A $15 billion data center project proposed for rural Cumberland County cleared a crucial hurdle.At a meeting Friday morning, supervisors in Middlesex Township approved an ordinance creating a special zone where data centers are allowed — an agricultural tract of roughly 700 acres along Country Club Road and the Conodoguinet Creek.The ordinance incorporates best practices […]

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Real Estate

Developer closes on former factory sale

The former Frog, Switch & Manufacturing plant in Carlisle has officially changed hands. The Real Estate Collaborative, an arm of the Cumberland Area Economic Development Corp., closed May 29 on its acquisition of the roughly 26.7-acre site at 600 E. High St. The sale price has not yet been recorded in county deed records, and Real Estate Collaborative chair […]

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Construction

Regional contractors clash over hospital project

A York contractor claims it has not been paid in full for work it performed earlier this year on a multimillion-dollar project to expand a local hospital.In a lawsuit filed Tuesday in York County court, Kinsley Construction LLC says it was hired by other contractors in 2024 to provide concrete for the foundation of a new surgical […]

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Penn State Health

Dr. Michael Kupferman has been named CEO of Penn State Health effective June 23. He succeeds Steve Massini, who retired last fall after five years in the top post at the regional health system. Deborah Addo, Penn State Health’s president and COO, has been serving as interim CEO.Kupferman has worked most recently as president of the […]

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Real Estate

Carlisle Country Club sold, renovations planned

It wasn’t long after he joined the board of Carlisle Country Club in late 2023 that business owner Mark Toigo grasped the venue’s financial challenges.“It was just burning cash,” Toigo said in an interview with biznewsPA.Rather than see the club and its golf course close, Toigo assembled a group of investors who bought the club in Middlesex […]

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