A state appeals court has halted the bidding process for work on a $325 million state laboratory near Harrisburg after a builders group challenged a
Brian Mahon, who has nearly a decade of experience in the insurance and risk management industry, has launched Igloo Insurance, an independent insurance agency in Middletown. The firm, which opened on June 1, specializes in commercial, life, and personal lines insurance with a focus on industries such as manufacturing, healthcare, professional services, contracting and others. Mahon, […]
Developers recently cut the ribbon on Normandy Lofts, a 48-unit affordable apartment complex in Shippensburg. The nearly $16 million project was undertaken by Ohio-based Woda Cooper Companies in partnership with Tri-County Housing, a regional nonprofit based in Harrisburg. The three-story complex at 23 Airport Road includes nine one-bedroom apartments, 27 two-bedrooms and 12 three-bedrooms. Over 5% of the […]
In a class-action lawsuit filed in late June, a Penn State Health employee alleges the health system mismanaged employee retirement plans, diminishing their returns and overpaying vendors. The suit argues that the plans included investment choices with subpar returns and that they paid too much for certain administrative vendors in breach of the health system’s fiduciary responsibility […]
MITER Brands, a Harrisburg-based manufacturer of doors, windows and other products, has divested a Florida-based unit that makes porch enclosures. Known as Eze-Breeze Porch Enclosures, the unit was acquired by its president, Bob Keller, in partnership with investment firm Jewell Hollow LLC and its managing partner, Zach Coopersmith. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. MITER acquired Eze-Breeze […]
A Lebanon-area lumber company is closing an affiliate in northeastern Pennsylvania due to sluggish demand for its products. Between Aug. 25 and Sept. 8, South Annville Township-based Weaber Inc. is shuttering a facility in Titusville doing business as ChoiceWood and laying off its 46 workers, according to a notice filed with state and local officials. […]
State utility regulators have lodged complaints against two companies over their alleged roles in a Harrisburg-area home explosion attributed to a ruptured gas line. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission filed the complaints yesterday against natural gas provider UGI Utilities and Pronto Plumbing Heating Air Drains, a regional contractor based in Camp Hill. The complaints allege UGI failed to […]
Cargas has promoted two staff members to lead its newly formed enterprise solutions business unit, which combines teams responsible for servicing clients with cloud-based accounting, ERP, CRM, custom-developed and data solutions. Lauren Dissinger has been named senior director of sales and customer experience for enterprise solutions. Dissinger, who has worked at Cargas for 10 years, […]
Wells Fargo is shuttering a branch at 305 Rohrerstown Drive in East Hempfield Township, Lancaster County. The San Francisco-based bank plans to close the office on Sept. 24 and transfer deposits to a branch at 574 Centerville Road, also in East Hempfield. Wells Fargo has been closing offices in some areas and opening them in others, including […]
Negotiators from WellSpan Health and a union representing workers at a Chambersburg hospital are set to meet today ahead of a deadline for reaching a new labor agreement. If the talks conclude with no deal, the union said Friday it will hold a vote tomorrow that could pave the way for a strike by roughly 1,450 workers […]