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Scranton-area bank opens first Lancaster branch
Peoples Security Bank & Trust Co. is marking its first branch in Lancaster County with a ribbon-cutting on Nov. 13. The branch, which opened yesterday

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F&M Trust
Chambersburg-based F&M Trust has made several promotions and new hires. Madonna Beverlin has been promoted to assistant vice president, residential mortgage processing manager. She will

High Foundation
Vanessa Philbert and Janice Snyder have been named to the board of trustees of the High Foundation, a Lancaster philanthropy that owns High Industries and

McNees Wallace & Nurick
Adam Santucci has been elected vice chair of the executive committee for Harrisburg-based law firm McNees Wallace & Nurick. Santucci joins chair Brian Jackson and

Niche Electronics
Niche Electronics, an electronics manufacturing services company, has restructured its leadership team. The new framework elevates a new vice president and creates four directors who

York-area warehouses sold
EQT, a Radnor-based real estate investment firm, said it has acquired a portfolio of 11 warehouses that includes two buildings in a recently constructed industrial

Saxton & Stump
David Chick has been hired as senior counsel in the appellate advocacy group of Lancaster-based law firm Saxton & Stump. He also is serving as

McNees Wallace & Nurick
Harrisburg-based law firm McNees Wallace & Nurick has hired lawyers for its offices in Maryland and suburban Philadelphia. Katherine Takhounts Bonato has joined the firm’s

Pennian Bank
Suzy Teter has joined Pennian Bank as an assistant vice president and relationship banker based in the bank’s Lemoyne office. Teter, who lives in Duncannon

Boyer & Ritter
Regional accounting and professional services firm Boyer & Ritter has hired seven staff members for a variety of roles. Darren Bailey joins Boyer & Ritter’s

Nonprofit buys York County land with goal of preservation
Nonprofit preservation group Lancaster Conservancy paid $3.5 million for a roughly 180-acre tract of forested land in Chanceford Township, York County, according to county deed

RGS Associates
Bill Fredericks and Len Bradley have been named principals of RGS Associates, a landscape architecture, land planning and civil engineering firm based in Lancaster. Fredericks,

Maple Donuts
Maple Donuts has hired a CEO following its sale in June to a consortium of private investors led by Swander Pace Capital. The new chief

Central Pennsylvania Food Bank
The Central Pennsylvania Food Bank. The nonprofit has added two executives to its C-suite. Ted Simes joined the regional food bank in July as COO.

The YGS Group
Hal Carney has been named chief revenue officer for The YGS Group, a York-based content and communications company. The role oversees revenue growth, margin improvement

York-based chain opens first VA store
Convenience-store operator Rutter’s has opened its first outpost in Virginia. The York-based company opened a 14,000-square-foot store yesterday in Winchester, a town along Interstate 81

Developer plans pocket park in downtown Harrisburg
Nonprofit developer Harristown Development broke ground yesterday on an outdoor event venue, dubbed Coronet Park, at 21 S. Second St. Harristown acquired the property in
Investment Real Estate Group of Companies
Sven Ericson has been named district manager for Investment Real Estate Group of Companies, a York-based owner and operator of self-storage facilities. Ericson worked most

Mid Penn Bank
Christina Dinger has been named senior vice president and director of enterprise-wide project management for Mid Penn Bank, the chief operating subsidiary of Harrisburg-based Mid

Doceo
Juleen Bixler has been named vice president of operations at Doceo, a York-based business equipment and technology company. A graduate of Central Penn College, Bixler

Saxton & Stump
Tonya Sulia Goodman has joined Saxton & Stump as a senior counsel in the Lancaster-based law firm’s Pittsburgh office. Goodman worked most recently as deputy

Finanta
Angie Williams has been named chief human resources officer at Finanta, Lancaster-based nonprofit lender. She worked most recently as HR director for the School District

Members 1st Federal Credit Union
Robert Muth has been named artificial intelligence officer at Members 1st Federal Credit Union. The new title is in addition to Muth’s existing role as

Mid Penn Bank
Abe Ibrahim has joined Mid Penn Bank as first senior vice president and regional president of the bank’s central Philadelphia region, overseeing the bank’s growth

Highmark Health
Karen Hanlon has been named president of Pittsburgh-based Highmark Health. She succeeds David Holmberg, who is retaining his title as CEO. Hanlon has been the

WellSpan Health
Ashley Zinn has been named senior vice president and chief people officer for WellSpan Health, the regional health system based in York. She succeeds Aaron

Pavone Group
Chuck Meehan has been named chief creative officer at Pavone Group, a Harrisburg-based marketing agency. The position had been vacant for about seven years, according

Mid Penn Bancorp
Brian Floyd has joined Mid Penn Bancorp subsidiary MPB Insurance and Risk Management as vice president and employee benefits producer. He will be based in

Ephrata National Bank
Ephrata National Bank in Lancaster County has promoted two staff members: Matthew McKinney and Tyler Trettin. McKinney, a financial adviser, adds AVP to his title.

Scranton-area bank opens first Lancaster branch
Peoples Security Bank & Trust Co. is marking its first branch in Lancaster County with a ribbon-cutting on Nov. 13. The branch, which opened yesterday

Lanco fabricator changing hands
Structural fabricator Dutchland Inc. is undergoing a change in ownership three years after the Lancaster County company landed in the arms of private equity. In late 2022, Dutchland was acquired by Lexington, Kentucky-based MiddleGround Capital and folded into Lindsay Precast, now based in Gainesville, Florida. MiddleGround has now agreed to sell both companies to investment firm TJC, formerly known as The Jordan Co. […]

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Fulton, PNC maintain top spots for market share
For the second year in a row, Lancaster-based Fulton Bank wears the crown as home to the most bank deposits in Central Pennsylvania. Nonetheless, its market share shrank slightly as deposits grew overall in the region, according to the latest data from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Total deposits as of June 30 were nearly $55.2 billion […]

F&M Trust
Chambersburg-based F&M Trust has made several promotions and new hires. Madonna Beverlin has been promoted to assistant vice president, residential mortgage processing manager. She will

Airport cuts could ripple through Central PA
Air travel in the U.S. will require vigilance in the days ahead as the federal government orders airlines to impose traffic cuts. The reductions appear to target 40 of the nation’s largest airports, including hubs in Baltimore, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., according to a list obtained by The Associated Press. But the ripples could reach smaller […]