Over the last few years, Mechanicsburg-based West Shore Home has been striving to build a national brand in the historically fractured home improvement business.The company took a
When tariffs took effect last week, leaders at JLS Automation decided to hold off a few days on importing a piece of equipment due in from Canada.It was not the threat of the tariffs as much as it was the potential for congestion at the border as shippers tried to avoid the extra charges, said Craig Souser, […]
Crystal Brown has been hired as vice president of equity initiatives for The Foundation for Enhancing Communities, a philanthropy based in Harrisburg.Brown will focus on deepening the foundation’s commitment to equity both within the organization and throughout the communities it serves. Drawing on her background in social work, she aims to evaluate grantmaking and scholarship […]
Jody Shaffer is retiring after 12 years as CEO of YWCA Hanover, effective in June. The nonprofit’s board has created a CEO transition team to oversee the recruitment of a new leader.Shaffer, a Hanover native who spent much of her career in various roles at the YWCA, is credited with helping to diversify its funding sources […]
It may be more than 30 years old, but the Central Penn Business Group on Health is in startup mode.The Lancaster-based nonprofit has hired a new CEO, and it is mulling new approaches to help area employers contend with rising healthcare costs, perhaps by applying analytics and other technologies.“The employers are looking for more,” said Dr. Jaan […]
How much money will Pennsyvania collect if it switches to combined reporting, a form of taxation designed to bring in more taxes on corporate profits?It depends on who’s counting.The Independent Fiscal Office, a state budget watchdog, would bring in an additional $58 million in taxes during the fiscal year starting in July.In a budget plan […]
Jeff Oldham has been named CEO of Groff Tractor & Equipment, a Mechanicsburg-based construction equipment dealer. He succeeds Michael Savastio, who retired, according to a Groff spokesperson.Oldham worked most recently as CEO of GreenMark Equipment, a dealership covering western Michigan and northern Indiana.He began his career at a John Deere parts depot in Kansas City and moved into […]
It was a groundbreaking six years in the making, and developer Don Murphy wasn’t going to let steady rain or thunderstorm warnings stand in the way.Murphy and about 100 other people huddled in and around a tent yesterday to mark the start of construction on a new hotel at the intersection of Walnut and North […]
McNees Wallace & Nurick has hired two attorneys.Sean Campbell has joined the law firm’s litigation group, while Matthew Garber joined the firm’s energy and environmental law group. Both are based in McNees’ downtown Harrisburg office.Campbell worked previously as an associate at a regional law firm where he focused on business torts and contract disputes. He […]
FirstEnergy plans to spend $33 million to expand and reconfigure electrical substations in Windsor and Lower Windsor townships to improve reliability, according to Will Boye, a spokesperson for the Ohio-based utility. The projects were recently approved by the PJM, the entity that operates the regional power grid, but they still require additional approvals, including from the Pennsylvania […]
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