Craig Irwin has joined McConkey Insurance & Benefits as director of risk solutions. Irwin will partner with clients of the York-based brokerage to build risk
Somers Investments LLC paid $300,000 for a 1,500-square-foot retail building at 1342 N. Mountain Road in Harrisburg, according to county deed records. Alex Giannakopoulos of NAI CIR represented the buyer. The seller was Rineer Brothers LLC. TLS Properties LLC paid $305,000 for two tracts totaling 4.16 acres of land near the intersection of Allentown Blvd. […]
A York County winery is uncorking a new legal push to resume operations. Moon Dancer Vineyards & Winery was forced to close last year after it was sued by neighbors claiming its business violated restrictions imposed on their section of the upscale Lauxmont Farms subdivision in Lower Windsor Township. Now, the winery is asking a York […]
Flooring manufacturer AHF Products plans to cease production of sheet vinyl at its plant in Lancaster effective June 28 Based in West Hempfield Township, Lancaster County, AHF will continue operating the Lancaster plant but shift focus to its other chief product, luxury vinyl tile, which is in greater demand. A company spokesperson did not disclose how many […]
Keystone Innovation Collaborative, a York-based nonprofit that aims to sweep away barriers frustrating entrepreneurship in Pennsylvania, held a launch event last week at its new home, a former coworking space overlooking Continental Square in downtown York. The nonprofit’s general goal is to make it easier for entrepreneurs statewide to find the capital, connections and other resources they […]
Lancaster-based heating oil supplier Rhoads Energy is deepening its commitment to biodiesel as the U.S. prepares to churn out even more of the fuel. Rhoads is spending $1.6 million to build a facility along Maibach Lane in Rapho Township, Lancaster County, where it plans to bring in tanker cars loaded with biodiesel, which is derived from renewable […]
Column by Brandon Rogers “The imitator dooms himself to hopeless mediocrity.“ Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote those words as both warning and invitation. Imitation, he believed,
Uwe Zulehner has been named president and CEO of Voith Hydro, the North American hydropower business of Germany-based The Voith Group. He succeeds Stanley Kocon, who had been CEO of the York County-based division since 2018. Before joining Voith Hydro, Zulehner held C-level roles in large and midsized engineering and technology companies in the mining, […]
Douglas Hart has joined Saxton & Stump as a shareholder in the Lancaster-based law firm’s Pittsburgh office, working across its business litigation, labor and employment, and trusts and estates groups. Hart represents clients across industries including health care, construction, real estate and employment in state and federal courts in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. He also […]
Prompted by dwindling volume, a packaging company is closing a plant in Cumberland County and laying off 83 workers effective July 6, according to a notice sent to state and local officials. Nearly half of the workers are line operators, with the rest including forklift operators, production managers and quality control inspectors, among others, according […]