Harrisburg University of Science and Technology recently eliminated three faculty positions and is making other changes to its teaching staff as it seeks to bolster
Barring any last-minute legal complications, employers may be paying overtime to more workers starting Monday.July 1 is the date a federal rule lifting the salary threshold for overtime eligibility is scheduled to take effect.Issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, the rule bumps the threshold to $43,888 per year, up from the current level of […]
McNees, a regional law firm based in Harrisburg, has named Sara Reohr as its CFO, a new leadership role for the firm. A CPA by training, Reohr was previously a vice president and division controller for Select Medical, a Mechanicsburg-based rehab chain.At McNees, Reohr will oversee strategic financial initiatives.“As a growing and evolving firm, McNees offers […]
Robert Pontz has joined Lancaster-based law firm Saxton & Stump as chair of the bankruptcy and financial restructuring group. Pontz also is now a shareholder of the firm and a member of its business/corporate and banking/financial services groups.Pontz, who has more than three decades of legal experience, was most recently a partner at Lancaster-based Brubaker Connaughton […]
Danville-based Geisinger health system this week disclosed a data breach that could affect more than a million of its patients.In its disclosure, Geisinger said it learned on Nov. 29 that a vendor’s former employee had accessed patient information two days after being fired.The vendor, Microsoft subsidiary Nuance Communications, cut off the ex-employee’s access to Geisinger records, notified law enforcement […]
A controversial effort to tweak Pennsylvania’s prevailing-wage law has cleared a key hurdle.The Democratic-controlled state House this week passed a bill containing the tweaks on a vote of 125 to 77, sending it to an uncertain future in the GOP-controlled Senate.What are the tweaks: The legislation, House Bill 2153, would apply prevailing wages for the […]
An affiliate of the nonprofit developer Harristown Enterprises is carving up a pair of vacant rowhomes at 104 and 106 Walnut St. in Harrisburg into four apartment units, ranging in size from 910 square feet to 1,690 square feet. The Harristown affiliate, Charming on Walnut LLC, bought the two Depression-era buildings in December 2023 in a […]
Federal funds are boosting plans to transform the banks of the Codorus Creek in York.The York County Economic Alliance has landed a $15 million infrastructure grant to help pay for the transformation plan, known as the Codorus Greenway project.“It’s certainly a big chunk, and it definitely helps propel the project,” said Kevin Schreiber, CEO of the YCEA.The […]
Spring Grove-based paper maker Pixelle Specialty Solutions recently unveiled steps to bolster its finances. But they do not appear to be enough to satisfy a ratings agency concerned about the company’s liquidity.S&P Global initially downgraded the company following the refinancing.The agency then restored the original rating but added a negative outlook, warning that “continued operational weakness could pressure Pixelle’s cash […]
Insurers could soon be facing a new requirement if they want to sell policies through Pennsylvania’s subsidized health insurance marketplace, known as Pennie.The operator of the marketplace is proposing a regulation that would require insurers to become accredited in health equity.The Pennsylvania Health Insurance Exchange Authority argues that health equity is a “well-recognized accreditation standard” […]
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