York County commissioners are asking a federal agency to reverse its decision granting a preliminary permit to a controversial hydroelectric project on the Susquehanna River.
Justin Mendinsky has been promoted to assistant vice president overseeing the water and wastewater group at Harrisburg-based engineering firm Herbert Rowland & Grubic. He was previously manager of the water and wastewater team in the firm’s Harrisburg office. In his new role, he will be responsible for driving quality and consistency in project delivery across […]
A federal court in Texas suspended enforcement of a controversial business-reporting regulation four weeks before it was slated to take effect. In a ruling Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Amos Mazzant said the rule is “likely unconstitutional” and issued an order blocking its implementation pending further court review. Adopted under a law known as the Corporate […]
Andrew Barnes has been named president of Pennsylvania College of Art & Design effective Jan. 13. Barnes is succeeding Audra Carter, who has been the Lancaster college’s interim president since April. A former trustee chair, she took over following the departure of Michael Molla. Barnes is currently dean of the arts, humanities, education and social […]
Megan Martin has been named COO and general counsel of the Commonwealth Foundation, a new role for the Harrisburg-based think tank. Martin worked most recently as general counsel for the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry. Her career has spanned all three branches of state government, including serving as parliamentarian of the Pennsylvania Senate and […]
Matt Buckwalter and Frank Horvath first met about a decade ago as fellow franchisees for One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning, Benjamin Franklin Plumbing and Mister Sparky Electric. Now, they are co-workers. Buckwalter’s Lancaster County-based company, Punctual Pros, has acquired Horvath’s — Horvath Home Services, which does business in Ocean and Monmouth counties in central New Jersey. The acquisition is the […]
MacKenna Leib has been named assistant controller at Boyer & Ritter, a new position for the Camp Hill-based accounting and advisory firm. Leib joined Boyer & Ritter in 2019 and has worked as a supervisor in the firm’s employee benefit plan and auto dealership groups. As assistant controller, she will help manage the firm’s finances […]
Partners Scott Christ, Brian Groff and Krista Showers retired effective Nov. 30 from Trout CPA, a Lancaster-based accounting and advisory firm. Groff joined Trout in 1993 after graduating from James Madison University in Virginia. He chaired the firm’s team development committee and its nonprofit practice group. Christ joined Trout in 2020 after the firm merged […]
Is a company still liable for a subsidiary’s legal problems even after the subsidiary is legally dissolved? That’s an issue being taken up by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in the context of asbestos class-action lawsuits filed against Dravo, a former shipbuilder and manufacturer based in Pittsburgh. The question is whether Dravo’s asbestos liabilities should pass to Carmeuse Lime Inc. […]
Robert Opferman has been named senior vice president and director of BSA/AML/OFAC for Mid Penn Bank, the chief operating subsidiary of Harrisburg-based Mid Penn Bancorp. Opferman worked most recently as director of risk for City of Boston Credit Union. Before that, he was director of fraud and BSA at Republic Bank for 14 years. He […]