The federal government has canceled contracts with organizations that assist small and midsized manufacturers in 10 states, cutting off a major source of funding. Pennsylvania
Chad Lakatosh has been named president of Poole Anderson Construction, a contractor with offices in Harrisburg, State College and Scranton. He succeeds John Lehmann, who has led the company since 2013. Lakatosh has worked at Poole Anderson since 2004, most recently as senior vice president of operations. The company’s recent projects include office renovations for WebFx, a […]
A Wormleysburg-based partnership called Vaughn Terrace LLC paid $1.55 million for a 15,814-square-foot office complex at 3300 N. 3rd St. in Harrisburg, according to county deed records. The seller was Robbins House Associates, a trust affiliated with longtime area construction executive Rick Reynolds. The office houses a contractor called SitelogIQ, which acquired Reynolds Construction and related entities in 2020. The office […]
The owner of a Harrisburg-area flooring company and a regional bank are trading allegations in Dauphin County court over the status of a $4 million loan. Mid Penn Bank claims the loan is in default and is seeking a judgement of just over $4 million, plus interest, according to court filings. Scott Appel, founder of flooring […]
Harrisburg-based law firm McNees Wallace & Nurick has hired two attorneys for its York office. Lara Bream has joined McNees as of counsel in the firm’s litigation group, where she will also advise clients on matters related to special education and education law. Steven Ahlbrandt has joined as an associate in the real estate, construction […]
Hanover Eisenhower Developers LLC, an affiliate of New Jersey-based Paramount Realty, paid just over $3.4 million for a roughly 3.5-acre site housing a former Rite Aid in Hanover. Paramount hopes to erect a Wawa convenience store on the property at 301 Eisenhower Blvd. Rite Aid closed the store in 2023. The seller was Florida-based H F Real Estate Partnership, according to county […]
A Harrisburg nonprofit has landed a $500,000 state grant for a mixed-use project in Harrisburg’s low-income Allison Hill neighborhood. The $3.3 million project calls for erecting a 15,000 square-foot building at the corner of South 13th and Market streets in Harrisburg, according to Tannon Herman, executive director of Wildheart, the community development nonprofit behind the project, […]
Sheetz Inc. has purchased two York County properties where it has operated convenience stores for more than 20 years, according to county deed records. The seller was a Maryland-based firm called SEL Properties Inc. Altoona-based Sheetz paid nearly $3 million for a 2.2-acre parcel at 3200 Cape Horn Road in York Township, land that was put up […]
David Fitzkee has been named executive director at The Caring Cupboard, a nonprofit food pantry with operations in Jonestown and Palmyra. He succeeds Shila Ulrich, who was named president of the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank starting in January. Fitzkee, who has nearly 20 years of experience in nonprofit management, is joining Caring Cupboard in the midst of what the nonprofit […]
A lawsuit is accusing one of Lancaster’s culinary stars of misappropriating money earned by the restaurant and bakery that he and a partner opened nearly a decade ago. The restaurant is Bistro Barberet & Bakery, which has garnered international acclaim since opening in 2015 at 26 E. King St. in Lancaster. In the lawsuit filed this […]