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Cargas

Dennis DiSabatino has been named senior vice president of sales and operations at Cargas, a Lancaster-based software company. He will oversee revenue and operations for

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Health Care

Further talks yield another partial deal for WellSpan, health insurer

After extending negotiations for a month, WellSpan Health and UnitedHealthcare have reached a deal affecting patients in certain Medicaid and Medicare plans.The deal preserves in-network access to WellSpan providers for about 3,500 patients enrolled in Medicaid plans for children and in Medicare plans for people with special needs, according to WellSpan spokesperson Ryan Coyle.In-network coverage had been slated to […]

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Construction

Court tosses developer’s lawsuit over township fees

Plenty of developers have likely wondered how cities and townships calculate the fees they charge for construction permits.Harrisburg-area developer Triple Crown Corp. took its questions all the way to Commonwealth Court, where it argued that fees charged by Lower Allen Township in Cumberland County for two apartment projects were unreasonable and unconstitutional.The case was thrown out […]

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Education

Childcare providers seeing impact of York County grant program

By Ashley Donahue, contributing writerShelly Russell, a childcare provider for nearly three decades, has been reading up recently on the benefits of outdoor play.Now, thanks to an innovative grant program for childcare providers in York County, Russell has funding to put words into action.A grant of $48,000 helped her furnish an outdoor classroom at her […]

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The Giant Co.

Will Regan has been named CFO of Carlisle-based grocery chain The Giant Co. He succeeds Rebecca Lupfer, who was promoted to chief merchant in August.Regan has held a variety of roles over two decades at Giant parent company Ahold Delhaize USA. He joined Giant in 2018 as director of commercial finance and has been the company’s director […]

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Hourglass

Lea Zikmund has been named executive director of Hourglass, a nonprofit focused on quality of life issues in Lancaster County. She succeeds Diana Martin, who left earlier this month to take a job with the High Foundation, a Lancaster County philanthropy.A Lancaster native, Zikmund worked most recently as a mobile tour director for StoryCorps, a national nonprofit that […]

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Energy

Controversial hydro project clears early hurdle

Brushing aside a flood of objections from neighbors, environmentalists and elected officials in Central Pennsylvania, federal regulators cleared the way yesterday for further work on a controversial hydroelectric project along the Susquehanna River in York County.At a meeting yesterday morning, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission granted a preliminary permit for the $2.3 billion project, giving developers […]

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Former assisted-living facility poised to change hands

Luke Drayer, the Harrisburg-area entrepreneur who founded Drayer Physical Therapy, has contracted to buy a former assisted living facility at 3251 Butler St. in Harrisburg. He plans to donate the building to a nonprofit he co-founded alongside the company he started last year, LHM Physical Therapy Institute.The nonprofit, LHM Hospice & Social Services Foundation, is looking to raise $10 […]

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WellSpan Health

Cindy Fruitrail and Kasey Paulus have moved into new leadership roles at WellSpan Health, the regional health system based in York.Fruitrail has been promoted to chief strategy officer and executive vice president. She joined WellSpan in 2020 as chief of staff and senior vice president.In her new role, Fruitrail will work with CEO Roxanna Gapstur and the […]

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Government

High court reverses ruling in tax-refund case

Pennsylvania is dodging a fiscal bullet thanks to a ruling handed down yesterday by the state’s highest court.At issue was a corporate taxpayer’s demand for a $2 million refund after a tax structure was declared unconstitutional.The Commonwealth Court ruled last year that the state should pay the refund. But a divided Supreme Court reversed the decision.Justices argued, […]

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