Concentra, the occupational health subsidiary of Mechanicsburg-based rehab chain Select Medical, filed last week for an initial public offering of stock, though many of the details
A state agency is showering about $7.4 million on Central Pennsylvania developers and nonprofits aiming to alleviate the shortage of affordable housing and combat homelessness.The grants announced this month by the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency range in size locally from less than $50,000 to an award of $500,000, which is being given to a construction company involved […]
Accenture, which has landed some big-ticket state contracts, has opened an office in downtown Harrisburg at 20 N. Second St. The international professional services firm is leasing about 3,100 square feet on two floors of the building, which is also home to lobbying and communications firm Bravo Group.Accenture, which also has an office in Philadelphia, is […]
Drew Mousetis understands the benefits of employee ownership.As a lead consultant for employee-owned software company Cargas in Lancaster, he enjoyed a sense of financial security that allowed him and his wife to purchase a new home in Lancaster Coujnty where they are raising their four young children.“You just can’t really put a value on that,” […]
Amid declining enrollment and budget deficits, Penn State is adopting a regional governance model that consolidates leadership at branch campuses in York and Franklin counties, as well as other areas of the state. Enrollment at Penn State branch campuses statewide has fallen by about 24% over the last 10 years, the university said in announcing the […]
Apartments and a hotel could be coming to the former Shawnee Resort property along Oregon Pike in Manheim Township, Lancaster County. Property owners Surender Singh and Manjeet Kaur, doing business as Kirpa Estates LP, envision a mixed-use development on the 26-acre site incorporating apartment buildings, a hotel and other retail buildings, according to Matt Creme, their attorney, […]
Maria Isennock has been promoted to staff accountant at the Investment Real Estate Group of Companies, which operates Moove In Self Storage facilities. She joined the company as accounts payable specialist in 2021 and was subsequently promoted to accounts payable supervisor.
Asia Tabb has been named the new host of “The Spark,”a weekday public affairs program that airs on public radio stations WITF 89.5 and 93.3 FM. She succeeds Scott LaMar, who retired at the end of May.Tabb worked most recently as a freelance reporter for WGAL in Lancaster, an anchor for KTAL in Shreveport, Louisiana, […]
Pixelle Specialty Solutions, a specialty paper maker based in Spring Grove, said June 12 it landed “significant new funding” that positions it for future growth. The financing includes amended credit facilities and an infusion of new capital from the company’s private equity backer, H.I.G. Capital. “With this new support, we are well-positioned to take advantage of several […]
In a party-line vote, a House panel approved legislation on June 12 to exempt Pennsylvania sales taxes from so-called swipe fees — the fees assessed to process transactions involving credit cards.Fourteen Democrats on the committee voted for the legislation, House Bill 2394, while 11 Republicans were opposed.The exemption would mean that on a $1 purchase in […]
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