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Legal

Former business partners Hynes, Taylor settle defamation suit

Former York-area business partners Bill Hynes and Chad Taylor have settled a defamation lawsuit triggered by a 2023 article in Rolling Stone magazine in which Taylor accused Hynes of stealing from him and his fellow bandmates in the rock group Live.The settlement was revealed in a court filing this week in Philadelphia County court, where Hynes […]

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Entrepreneurship

West Shore startup lands venture funding

Mark Small and Brad Curran quit their day jobs in 2022 so they could devote more time to their Mechanicsburg-based startup, which is developing cutting-edge strength-training equipment.The company, Poseidon Strength, closed its first sale in May 2024 and has now landed its first financing outside of friends and family.York-based venture capital firm White Rose Ventures has made an […]

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Office, land, antiques market sold

Proactiva Realty Partners LLC paid $600,000 for a 7,650 square-foot office at 5012 Lenker St. in the West Shore Office Park in Hampden Township, Cumberland County, according to county deed records. The seller was Atak Holdings LLC., which was represented in the deal by Casey Khuri and Bryan Donovan of Lemoyne-based NAI CIR. The two-story […]

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Barley Snyder

Lancaster-based law firm Barley Snyder has added an attorney and two professional staff members to its Lebanon office.Michael Bechtold has joined as a partner along with paralegal Britany Tasco and legal administrative assistant Kelly Ellinger.Bechtold advises family-owned and corporate businesses on a range of legal matters, including business formation, contracts and dissolution. He also provides […]

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Economy

Shapiro, lawmakers ramp up push for energy plan

State lawmakers yesterday began to put some legislative meat on the bones of an energy plan unveiled in January by Gov. Josh Shapiro.The lawmakers issued a series of memos seeking sponsors for elements of the six-point plan, which is designed to lower prices, speed up construction of new power sources and encourage environmentally friendly forms of […]

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Marketing

West Shore Home inks $50M deal for Beaver Stadium naming rights

Over the last few years, Mechanicsburg-based West Shore Home has been striving to build a national brand in the historically fractured home improvement business.The company took a major step yesterday toward raising its profile: A 15-year, $50 million deal with Penn State University to stamp the West Shore Home name on Beaver Stadium. The venue is home […]

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Economy

Tariff uncertainty rattles factory sector

When tariffs took effect last week, leaders at JLS Automation decided to hold off a few days on importing a piece of equipment due in from Canada.It was not the threat of the tariffs as much as it was the potential for congestion at the border as shippers tried to avoid the extra charges, said Craig Souser, […]

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The Foundation for Enhancing Communities

Crystal Brown has been hired as vice president of equity initiatives for The Foundation for Enhancing Communities, a philanthropy based in Harrisburg.Brown will focus on deepening the foundation’s commitment to equity both within the organization and throughout the communities it serves. Drawing on her background in social work, she aims to evaluate grantmaking and scholarship […]

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YWCA Hanover

Jody Shaffer is retiring after 12 years as CEO of YWCA Hanover, effective in June. The nonprofit’s board has created a CEO transition team to oversee the recruitment of a new leader.Shaffer, a Hanover native who spent much of her career in various roles at the YWCA, is credited with helping to diversify its funding sources […]

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