When Tom “Dutch” Ressler strung up his first hammock during a through-hike on the Appalachian Trail in 2003, the equipment he carried was not always
Amid widespread concerns about a shortage of childcare for working parents in Pennsylvania, the Hanover YWCA is aiming to expand its capacity and shrink its waiting list for spaces.The nonprofit is in the midst of a capital campaign to raise $10 million that will support construction of a new, three-story childcare center at the corner of North […]
Denim Coffee Co. is leasing 2,500 square feet of retail space at 17 S. Second St. in Harrisburg from Harristown Enterprises. The space is on the first floor of the Menaker Apartment complex, a 28-unit property developed by Harristown in 2022. The new store is slated to open by the end of 2024. Based in […]
Melissa DeBarbieris has been named senior counsel attorney in the franchising, licensing and distribution group at Lancaster-based law firm Saxton & Stump.DeBarbieris has nearly 15 years of experience as an attorney and has spent the last six years of her career focusing on franchising law.DeBarbieris also has worked with commercial real estate developers in purchase […]
Lydia Walker has been named senior vice president and chief development and impact officer of Community First Fund, a nonprofit lender based in Lancaster. It is a new role for the organization.Walker had been a vice president at the fund overseeing departments of development, program compliance and impact, and marketing/communications.She has worked at the fund for […]
Supply chain troubles are back in the news, thanks to the shutdown this week of two major Canadian freight railroads amid conflict between labor and management. It’s unclear how long the stoppage will last and what the economic impact will be, though the Canadian government moved yesterday afternoon to get trains back on track.Nonetheless, ripples are sure […]
Michael Rice retired Aug. 20 from the board of Utz Brands, the Hanover snack company founded by his grandparents, Bill and Salie Utz. Rice plans to continue participating as an observer. But his board seat is being filled by B.J. Werzyn, founder and CEO of Mechanicsburg-based West Shore Home.Rice, 81, began working formally for the family business […]
The grounds of the former Harrisburg State Hospital are heading for a makeover.The Pennsylvania Department of General Services yesterday unveiled plans to build a $450 million laboratory complex on the 30-acre property, which has been mostly vacant since 2006. The project includes a new $325 million, 300,000 square-foot joint lab to be shared among the […]
Rebecca Lupfer has been named a senior vice president and chief merchant for Carlisle-based grocery chain The Giant Co. The chief merchant role had been held by Giant president John Ruane, to whom Lupfer will now report. Lupfer worked most recently as Giant’s CFO and has been with the company since 2018, when she joined as director […]
Mid Penn Bancorp has snapped up a Dillsburg-area employee benefits firm as it seeks growth for its insurance unit.The Mid Penn unit, which does business as MPB Insurance and Risk Management, started in June 2020, primarily in property and casualty products, according to Rory Ritrievi, chair, president and CEO of the Harrisburg-based bank.The acquisition of Commonwealth Benefits Group, […]
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