A controversial effort to tweak Pennsylvania’s prevailing-wage law has cleared a key hurdle.The Democratic-controlled state House this week passed a bill containing the tweaks on
An affiliate of the nonprofit developer Harristown Enterprises is carving up a pair of vacant rowhomes at 104 and 106 Walnut St. in Harrisburg into four apartment units, ranging in size from 910 square feet to 1,690 square feet. The Harristown affiliate, Charming on Walnut LLC, bought the two Depression-era buildings in December 2023 in a […]
Federal funds are boosting plans to transform the banks of the Codorus Creek in York.The York County Economic Alliance has landed a $15 million infrastructure grant to help pay for the transformation plan, known as the Codorus Greenway project.“It’s certainly a big chunk, and it definitely helps propel the project,” said Kevin Schreiber, CEO of the YCEA.The […]
Spring Grove-based paper maker Pixelle Specialty Solutions recently unveiled steps to bolster its finances. But they do not appear to be enough to satisfy a ratings agency concerned about the company’s liquidity.S&P Global initially downgraded the company following the refinancing.The agency then restored the original rating but added a negative outlook, warning that “continued operational weakness could pressure Pixelle’s cash […]
Insurers could soon be facing a new requirement if they want to sell policies through Pennsylvania’s subsidized health insurance marketplace, known as Pennie.The operator of the marketplace is proposing a regulation that would require insurers to become accredited in health equity.The Pennsylvania Health Insurance Exchange Authority argues that health equity is a “well-recognized accreditation standard” […]
A state review panel signed off June 20 on rules designed to make it easier for people with criminal records to earn professional licenses. The approval is one of the final steps needed before the rules take effect.The Department of State, which oversees professional licensing in Pennsylvania, first proposed the rules in 2022. They lay […]
Officials in Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County, are hoping that an online auction for the Colonial Park Mall yields a buyer interested in redeveloping the roughly 31-acre site.As a reminder of the site’s potential, they held a press conference June 19 to note that the retail property was zoned in 2020 to encourage mixed-use development […]
Moon Dancer Vineyards & Winery is poised to reopen this weekend following a court order rescinding an earlier ruling that closed the 50-acre winery and event venue overlooking the Susquehanna River in Lower Windsor Township, York County.The winery shut down June 9 after it lost a six-year land-use battle with neighbors who claim the business violated restrictive covenants […]
Zirtual, a portfolio company of Lancaster-based investment firm PennSpring Capital, is branching out.The virtual-assistant service has acquired Del.Trust, a company that offers virtual paralegal services to attorneys and law firms nationwide. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Del.Trust founder Jaclyn Foster is joining Zirtual as president of its newly established paralegal services division.“She is the ideal leader […]
Tara Taylor has been promoted to accounts payable supervisor at the York-based Investment Real Estate Group of Companies, which operates Moove In Self Storage facilities. Taylor, who joined the company in 2022, had been an accounts payable specialist.
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