Timothy Stengel has joined Saxton & Stump as a shareholder and as co-chair of the Lancaster-based law firm’s investigations, white collar and criminal defense group.Stengel,
As uncertainty over tariffs froze customer orders in the spring, JLS Automation in York County laid off 10% of its workforce.Business began to come back over the summer, JLS president and CEO Craig Souser said in an early August interview. The York-area company, which employs about 130 people, assembles automated packaging lines for food companies.“It’s not full on, […]
Mark Shell has been named chief technology officer at Ephrata National Bank, a new role for the growing Lancaster County-based lender. The new exexcutive is coming on board as Ephrata National prepares to absorb its first-ever acquisition, a $30.8 million deal for Maryland-based Cecil Bancorp expected to close in early 2026.Shell, who has 25 years of IT and […]
West Shore Home is relocating its branch on the West Shore. The Cumberland County-based home improvement contractor sold a 13,225-square-foot flex space at 5024 Simpson Ferry Road in Lower Allen Township and is moving into 22,000 square feet of leased space at 5073 Ritter Road in Upper Allen Township, according to Lemoyne-based real estate firm Campbell Commercial […]
Painterland Sisters, an organic yogurt maker based in Lititz, just raked in a seven-figure sum from a bevy of investors, according to company spokesperson Chloe Schwartz.Schwartz declined to share the precise amount raised in the seed funding round, which was disclosed yesterday. But the money will provide working capital to support innovation and operations for Painterland ahead […]
Derek Shive has been named regional director for Central Pennsylvania for Community Options, a Princeton, New Jersey-based nonprofit providing services to people with disabilities. The Central PA region includes offices serving Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster and York counties. Shive succeeds Stacy Buchmann, who left for another job opportunity. Shive worked most recently as executive director of Lancaster-based Faithful […]
Restaurants in Pennsylvania overcame a key obstacle in their long-running effort to recover tens of millions of dollars in fees from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board that the restaurants argue they never should have been charged.In a 31-page ruling last week, a Commonwealth Court judge said the restaurants could pursue a class-action lawsuit against the PLCB, […]
Robert “Teke” Drummond has joined United Disabilities Services Foundation as senior vice president of business development.Drummond worked most recently in leadership roles at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, including as stint as director of outpatient services.At Lancaster-based United Disabilities, Drummond will focus on building new partnerships, driving sustainable growth and advancing the nonprofit’s mission.Drummond, a […]
Frederick, Maryland-based WLR Automotive Group is planning to build a car wash at the northeast corner of Route 30 and North Hills Road in Springettsbury Township, York County, one of the busiest intersections in the county. WLR operates car washes under The Auto Spa and The Auto Spa Express brands.Township supervisors signed off on land development plans earlier this year, and […]
Regional nonprofit Pennon is juggling two media operations amid stiff financial headwinds.Its signature public media station, WITF, is facing a loss of federal funding.Its newspaper business, LNP Media Group, is laboring under declining ad sales and relatively stable fixed costs.Pennon’s board is eyeing operational changes, but leaders are not yet ready to share details.“We are constantly evaluating how to […]
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