Macy Laster has joined the education and litigation groups in the Plymouth Meeting office of Harrisburg-based law firm McNees Wallace & Nurick. Laster represents school
After a fire devastated a York County recycling facility in March 2022, the facility’s insurers tried to recover $26 million in damages by suing local contractors involved in the plant’s construction. After more than two years of litigation, the lawsuit has been settled, according to filings this month in York County court. The details were […]
Patrick Carney has been named executive director of the Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association effective Aug. 17. He succeeds Dave Smith, who will remain with the organization as an adviser during the transition. Carney will lead the association in advancing its mission to support dairy farmers, promote the value of dairy across Pennsylvania and strengthen the organization’s […]
Jordan Davis and Erika Firestone have joined the real estate practice group of Lancaster-based law firm Barley Snyder. Davis works from the Lancaster office, while Firestone is in the firm’s Lebanon office. Davis focuses on real estate, land use and zoning matters, helping clients navigate development projects, regulatory requirements and business-related real estate issues. He […]
A regional real estate investor has scooped up a York-area strip mall that has had one owner since it was built in the 1970s. Partnerships headed by investor Drew Bobincheck of Cumberland County paid nearly $12.7 million for the mall, known as North West Plaza. The seller was a widow of the plaza’s original developer, […]
Gustavo “Gus” Giraldo has been named president of Highmark Health subsidiary Highmark Health Plan, effective immediately. He succeeds Tom Doran, who led the unit for more than three years but is leaving for a new, undisclosed opportunity. Giraldo joins Highmark from CVS Health insurance subsidiary Aetna, where he was senior vice president of individual and family plans. Over a […]
One of Central Pennsylvania’s oldest independent coffee shops is handing over the keys to two of its locations. Lancaster-based Prince Street Cafe is transferring ownership of its shops in York and Columbia to Denim Coffee, a growing chain based in Chambersburg. Terms of the transaction, which takes effect Sept. 16, were not disclosed. The deal will bring the total […]
Truist, one of the largest banks doing business in Central Pennsylvania, has shuttered six branches around the region. The offices include three in Lancaster County and one each in Dauphin, Franklin and York counties. “The decision to close these branches was guided by multiple factors, including how and where clients choose to bank, local market […]
Emily Seitz has been named president and CEO of United Way of York County effective Sept. 8. She succeeds Brian Grimm, whose last day will be Sept. 4. Seitz joined the United Way in January as vice president of philanthropy, a new role for the nonprofit. Seitz, who has more than a decade of experience, worked before […]
Despite new ways to crack down on drivers who dodge tolls, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission still struggles to collect what it’s owed, according to a report released Friday by the state’s independent auditor. At the same time, the commission has improved its ability to repay its own debt and boosted its credit rating, though it […]