Victoire Djuidje has been promoted to patent agent in the intellectual property practice group in the Malvern office of Lancaster-based law firm Barley Snyder. She
James Steeley is stepping down as president and CEO of the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, known most often by its acronym, PHEAA. His departure, scheduled for the end of this year, follows recent turbulence at the student financial assistance agency, including delays in rolling out a new state grant system in 2024. The agency also has […]
Jim Saccary has been named vice president of human resources at The Giant Co., a Carlisle-based grocery chain. He reports to president John Ruane. Saccary will oversee all HR functions including team member relations, learning and development, recruitment and talent and culture. He began his career in store operations at Giant and held a variety […]
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 and educational entities, with a focus on special education, student discipline and pupil services. She has worked as lead special education and pupil services counsel, guiding clients through due process […]
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 […]