Phoenix Contact USA, based in Middletown, restructured its leadership team as of Sept. 1. The changes are in preparation for the Dec. 31 retirement of
Alan Chachapoya, the managing director of DSC Solutions, a Lancaster County-based commercial cleaning company, is seeing opportunities where others do not. Chachapoya recently bought Guaranteed Property Services, another Lancaster-based company in the same industry.Founded in 1997, Guaranteed Property Services operates Guaranteed Carpet Services, C&S Cleaning, and Personalized Commercial Cleaning. Mike Graybill, the owner of Guaranteed Property Services, will join the DSC […]
The city of Harrisburg is asking a federal court to dismiss the bankruptcy case of Uptown Partners LP, the Maryland-based owner of the Governor’s Square apartment complex in uptown HarrisburgIn a filing last month, the city argues that the deteriorating apartment complex is “unlikely” to find a buyer and that state court would be a better […]
Robert Hutchinson has been hired as a manager in the tax services and small business practice groups at Boyer & Ritter, a Camp Hill-based accounting firm.Hutchinson, an accountant with over 10 years of experience, most recently worked as a senior accountant with another Pennsylvania firm, analyzing business budgets, assisting with tax planning and projections, preparing […]
Jill Laskowitz, president-elect of the Lancaster Bar Association, has joined McNees Wallace & Nurick as an of counsel attorney in the Harrisburg-based law firm’s family and collaborative law group and its litigation group.An experienced family law attorney, Laskowitz handles matters around divorce, including custody, support and equitable distribution of marital property, and regularly drafts and […]
Rod Hershberger has been named to the board of MITER Brands, a residential window and door manufacturer based in Harrisburg, effective July 25.In 1980, Hershberger co-founded VinylTech, a vinyl porch enclosure manufacturing company, with Paul Hostetler, and the duo began producing products in Venice, Florida, with just three employees. In 1987, Hershberger and Hostetler recognized […]
Adam Grim has been named director of strategy for Launch Kits, a web design firm based in Columbia. He will lead digital marketing bootcamps that help business owners make the most of their new websites, as well as efforts to make Launch Kits a go-to provider of affordable, custom websites.The new role is a return […]
Following its sale to a Texas company, a Lehigh Valley factory making stuffed marshmallows is slated to close, idling 106 workers.The factory is operated by Stuffed Puffs LLC, which was sold yesterday to Mount Franklin Foods. The Bethlehem plant is slated to close by Nov. 9, with layoffs beginning Oct. 26, according to a layoff notice filed Monday […]
When Tom “Dutch” Ressler strung up his first hammock during a through-hike on the Appalachian Trail in 2003, the equipment he carried was not always optimal.“Staying dry was a challenge,” he said.So, when he returned home to Lancaster, Ressler started fashioning his own gear.The DIY adventure led him to launch his own business, which has […]
Amid widespread concerns about a shortage of childcare for working parents in Pennsylvania, the Hanover YWCA is aiming to expand its capacity and shrink its waiting list for spaces.The nonprofit is in the midst of a capital campaign to raise $10 million that will support construction of a new, three-story childcare center at the corner of North […]
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