A Harrisburg-area developer is sparring with a Lancaster County township and authority over sewer tapping fees assessed on a recent apartment project. In a lawsuit
Passenger traffic was up in 2024 at Harrisburg International Airport. More than 1.44 million people passed through the Dauphin County airport last year, up 10.8% from about 1.3 million in 2023, according to airport statistics. American Airlines and Allegiant Air drove much of the growth, according to HIA spokesperson Scott Miller. “Travel in this region has been pretty strong […]
The residential real estate market is poised to enter the traditionally busy spring and summer season. But buyers in Central Pennsylvania are still waiting for interest rates to slide before making the move to a new home, according to local real estate agents and lenders. The hesitation is showing up in statistics showing homes sitting […]
Harrisburg-based insurance agency URL Insurance Group has promoted eight staff members. Matt Allina has been promoted to life markets manager. He joined URL as a life markets specialist in 2004. He was the life markets final expense manager for several years and will now use his knowledge of all life insurance products to drive growth […]
Jeff Balestrini has been hired chief consumer lending officer for Members 1st Federal Credit Union, an Enola-based lender, effective March 10. He succeeds Jeff Ernst, who retired last year after more than three years in the role, according to a credit union spokesperson. Balestrini worked most recently as chief lending officer at Service 1st Federal Credit […]
Doug Barton has been hired as the first-ever CFO for Saxton & Stump, a Lancaster-based law firm. Barton worked most recently as director of financial planning and analysis at Harrisburg-based Orrstown Bank, which merged last year with York-based Codorus Valley Bancorp. Over his nearly four-decade career, Barton also has worked for accounting firms Baker Tilly and Beard & Co., as […]
Finanta, a nonprofit based in Lancaster, is expecting millions of dollars from the federal government this year to further its mission, which includes lending to businesses in poor communities. But the federal fund that provides those dollars is among several programs targeted for cuts or possible elimination under an executive order issued late Friday by President […]
Daniel Hicks has joined the litigation group in the Radnor office of law firm McNees Wallace & Nurick. Hicks will focus on fiduciary litigation, guardianship matters and Orphans’ Court proceedings, further strengthening the firm’s presence in the Greater Philadelphia area. Before joining McNees, Hicks practiced in the areas of general liability, personal injury and medical […]
Patricia Donley has been named chief nursing executive for WellSpan Health, a regional health system based in York. She succeeds Kasey Paulus, who was named WellSpan’s COO in November. Donley began her career at WellSpan as a candy striper volunteer assisting nurses at WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital in Lebanon. Trained as a nurse, she rose through the […]
Michael Doweary has joined York College as its next CFO and vice president for finance, effective July 1. Doweary, a graduate and trustee of York College, is succeeding interim CFO Matthew Smith. “Michael’s financial acumen, leadership experience and deep commitment to organizational leadership make him the ideal choice to guide the college’s financial strategy,” York […]