Brian Schlise has been named president of APR Supply Co., a newly created role for the Lebanon-based HVAC distributor. He will oversee the company’s day-to-day
Hershey has been a sweet spot for Hidden Still Spirits, which cranked up operations there in 2020.Thanks to the town’s tourist traffic, the distiller has seen steady business at its restaurant, which opened in February 2022.The company also is enjoying growing demand for its products, which include bourbon, gin, rum, vodka and tequila. And last year, Hidden […]
A Massachusetts-based partnership called Newport Ave LLC paid just over $5.7 million for the roughly 2.8-acre tract housing a Wawa convenience store at 4535 W. Market St., according to county deed records.The seller was an entity called 2023 Rte 116 W Manchester LLC. The Wawa store opened in December, one of several the Delaware County-based chain has been opening […]
Spring Grove-based papermaker Pixelle Specialty Solutions missed an interest payment on its debt due April 30, triggering a ratings downgrade from S&P Global. However, lenders are giving the company more time so it can close on the sale of a plant in Wisconsin and use the proceeds to make the interest payment and pay down debt.Pixelle […]
Kenneth Lower has been hired as CFO of Investment Real Estate Group of Companies, the York-based business that operates Moove In Self Storage facilities. The former banker succeeds Jack Fritsche, who became the company’s COO in January.Lower brings more than 20 years of experience in banking and private equity, most recently at UMB Financial. He launched a Philadelphia […]
Jeannine Cimino has been named a regional president in central and southern New Jersey for Mid Penn Bank, the chief banking subsidiary of Harrisburg-based Mid Penn Bancorp. Cimino was previously chief retail officer at Bucks County-based William Penn Bank, which Mid Penn acquired at the end of April.Cimino, who has more than 30 years of banking experience, oversaw […]
Gratz Borough will not be getting another day in court for its long-running case against a proposed solar project – at least not in Commonwealth Court.In a short note last week, the appeals court said it would not reconsider arguments in a zoning-related dispute over the project.The decision is the latest legal setback in the […]
Cleveland Brothers, a regional construction equipment dealership based in Murrysville, acquired BCI Rentals, an equipment rental business in Hollidaysburg. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.BCI is being folded into Cleveland Brothers subsidiary One Call Rentals, a network of Cat rental stores that Cleveland Brothers acquired in 2005.Cleveland Brothers and One Call have 30 branches overall, including […]
York County commissioners appointed Kevin Feil to the board of the York County Industrial Development Authority.Feil is vice president of operations at York College, where he plays a role in shaping campus operations and capital projects.“Kevin brings a thoughtful, mission-driven perspective to every initiative he leads,” college president Thomas Burns said in a statement. “His […]
Manufacturer Breeo is eyeing an expansion at its site in Salisbury Township, Lancaster County, where it assembles smokeless fire pits, products poised for a bump in sales thanks to the impact of tariffs on foreign-made competitors.“We’re still working through our plans, so it’s not set in stone yet,” said Breeo’s CEO and majority owner, Amos Stoltzfus. But the […]
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