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WITF

Asia Tabb has been named the new host of “The Spark,”a weekday public affairs program that airs on public radio stations WITF 89.5 and 93.3 FM. She succeeds Scott LaMar, who retired at the end of May.Tabb worked most recently as a freelance reporter for WGAL in Lancaster, an anchor for KTAL in Shreveport, Louisiana, […]

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Manufacturing

Spring Grove paper maker shores up finances

Pixelle Specialty Solutions, a specialty paper maker based in Spring Grove, said June 12 it landed “significant new funding” that positions it for future growth. The financing includes amended credit facilities and an infusion of new capital from the company’s private equity backer, H.I.G. Capital. “With this new support, we are well-positioned to take advantage of several […]

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Banking/Finance

House panel OKs controversial swipe-fee legislation

In a party-line vote, a House panel approved legislation on June 12 to exempt Pennsylvania sales taxes from so-called swipe fees — the fees assessed to process transactions involving credit cards.Fourteen Democrats on the committee voted for the legislation, House Bill 2394, while 11 Republicans were opposed.The exemption would mean that on a $1 purchase in […]

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Education

Messiah president sets retirement date

Kim Phipps, the president of Messiah University in Grantham, plans to retire in June 2025 after two decades leading the university, which was a college when she first became president.Indeed, converting Messiah from a college to a university is one of Phipps’s major achievements as leader of the Christian-based institution, where she worked for 27 years overall.She […]

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Banking/Finance

Banks, retailers spar over swipe-fee legislation

Pennsylvania banks and credit unions are pushing back on proposed state legislation that would exempt the sales-tax portion of retail purchases from so-called swipe or interchange fees — the fees charged by financial services companies for processing credit card payments. The fees are typically 1% to 3% of a transaction. Under the exemption, on a […]

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Technology

York fiber company co-founded by rock stars unloads assets

United Fiber & Data, a York-based fiber optics firm that once promised to bring jobs and data centers to eastern Pennsylvania, is selling “substantially all” of its assets to a New York-based company.Those assets include the signature project of United Fiber & Data, or UFD, a company founded in 2012 by former members of the […]

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Government

Panel to reconsider rules for licensing ex-convicts

State officials are taking another crack at finalizing proposed rules that would make it easier for Pennsylvania residents with criminal records to earn professional licenses in fields ranging from accounting and nursing to cosmetology and real estate. The Department of State, which oversees professional licensure, issued a revised version of the rules this month after an earlier draft was […]

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Members 1st Federal Credit Union

Karen Roland has been named senior vice president of marketing at Mechanicsburg-based Members 1st Federal Credit Union.Roland worked most recently as an associate vice president in marketing, communications and outreach at State Employees Credit Union in North Carolina. But she also worked previously at Members 1st as assistant vice president of marketing and vice president […]

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