Warehouses in Central Pennsylvania often sport household names like Amazon and Chewy, or the logos of logistics giants like XPO, UPS and FedEx.A new player is muscling in.Toronto-based Shipfusion is leasing a 350,000 square-foot
Following a national search, Shila Ulrich has been named president of Central Pennsylvania Food Bank effective Jan. 6. It is a new role for the food bank created as part of the succession plan for longtime leader Joe Arthur. After a period working alongside Arthur, Ulrich is expected to succeed him as CEO. The timing is […]
U-Haul opened a 1,000-unit self-storage facility at 1000 Old. W. Chocolate Ave. in Derry Township, Dauphin County in late October. Amerco Real Estate Co., an affiliate of the Phoenix-based company, paid $1.35 million for the roughly 1.75-acre property in 2021, according to county deed records. The property was previously home to a small business and U-Haul dealer, […]
The Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute is moving out of the former Polyclinic campus in uptown Harrisburg after failing to forge a new lease.The institute’s inpatient services are moving to Holy Spirit Medical Center in East Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County, according to Penn State Health, which owns both Holy Spirit and the psychiatric institute.Penn State Health is working to find […]
Erin Hennessy has been hired as chief member experience officer at PSECU, a Harrisburg-based credit union.Hennessy is expected to help the largely digital credit union enhance the experience and services provided to its more than 590,000 members.“Her extensive expertise in customer experience and passion for technology-driven solutions will be crucial in our mission to provide […]
Tim Henry is planning to retire effective April 29 as president and CEO of Chambersburg-based Franklin Financial Services Corp., parent of F&M Trust. “It was time,” said Henry, who will turn 67 next year.The bank is in “great shape,” he added, making it a good time to step away. He is also plans to leave his role […]
Harrisburg-area business owner Anthony Worrall has added a third company to his portfolio. The owner of Reynolds Restoration Services and IT services company Everound has acquired SECCO Electric, a commercial contractor based in Lower Allen Township, Cumberland County.Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.In an interview, Worrall said he was interested not in supercharging growth or changing SECCO, which employs 45 […]
GSM Industrial, an industrial fabrication and mechanical contractor based in East Hempfield Township, has acquired Annville-based Light’s Welding, a family-owned business specializing in the agricultural sector. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Light’s Welding was founded in 1948 by C. Alvin Light, growing from a local welding shop to a full-service fabrication and millwright business.“We’re excited to […]
Three associate attorneys have joined Harrisburg-based law firm McNees Wallace & Nurick.Madeleine Baione is joining the labor and employment team in the firm’s Lancaster office. She previously served as a law clerk at McNees, supporting the firm’s workers’ compensation team. Prior to law school, she worked as a claim manager for September 11th Victim Compensation […]
Valley Supply Inc., a Mechanicsburg-area distributor of concrete accessories, fabricated rebar, chemicals and safety products for the construction industry. The company has been acquired by White Cap, a growing, Atlanta-based construction supplies distributor. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed, but Valley Supply will continue under its own name and existing leaders, Harvey Sipe and Linda […]
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