A state House panel yesterday passed legislation authorizing tax credits for small businesses that help their employees pay for health insurance. The legislation, which was
Trustees of HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College voted yesterday to shed more real estate as they seek to close the school’s budget deficit. The school, which is getting a new president this week, already is selling two buildings in the York area. Joining them on the market are buildings in Gettysburg, Harrisburg and Lancaster. They include HACC’s […]
Pennsylvania’s tax collectors have dropped a controversial proposal designed to clarify the corporate income they believe should be taxed. Put forward in spring 2024, the proposed rule aimed to settle long-running sources of friction between the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue and corporate taxpayers by defining just what kinds of business income are subject to taxation […]
The owner of a Lititz-area wireless company pleaded guilty yesterday to defrauding a federal program that subsidized broadband internet access during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Krandon Wenger allegedly claimed falsely that hundreds of his company’s customers lived on tribal lands, enabling it to collect […]
Baltimore-based power company Constellation Energy overcame a crucial hurdle yesterday in its bid to restart an idled nuclear plant on Three Mile Island in Dauphin County. Federal energy regulators gave Constellation clearance to connect the plant — now known as the Crane Clean Energy Center — to the grid by transferring connection rights held by […]
Jared Shure has been named general counsel and corporate secretary at Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings Inc. He succeeds James Comitale, who stepped down last month after five years with the Harrisburg-based discount retailer. Shure joins Ollie’s from specialty apparel retailer The Children’s Place, where he was chief administrative officer, general counsel and corporate secretary. Shure, who […]
Dr. Kevin Lewis has been named chief physician executive at WellSpan Health. He succeeds Anthony Aquilina, who is retiring in July after a six-year stint as the top doctor for the regional health system based in York. In addition to his role as chief physician, Lewis will be president of WellSpan Medical Group and a board […]
Pennsylvania’s top court split over a landmark decision allowing school districts to appeal property valuations based on the amount of fresh tax revenue the appeals might generate. The appeals are most likely to affect higher-value commercial, industrial and multifamily properties. But as long as school districts pick properties based on a policy designed solely on […]
Yuan Han has joined Saxton & Stump as senior counsel in the firm’s intellectual property and business litigation groups. Han focuses on drafting, prosecuting and managing patent portfolios across industries including chemicals, pharmaceuticals, advanced materials, semiconductors and medical devices. He is also fluent in Mandarin Chinese and provides training in U.S. patent law to firms […]
Kim Soderberg has been named director of community relations at Community Progress Council, a York-based nonprofit community action agency. She succeeds Tom O’Connor, who was promoted to chief development officer. Soderberg will lead the organization’s grant strategy, identify new funding opportunities and collaborate across departments to strengthen community relationships and expand awareness of CPC’s programs. […]