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Penn National Insurance
Harrisburg-based property and casualty insurer Penn National Insuranc is setting in motion a succession plan for president and CEO Robert Brandon, who has worked at
York developer building State College townhomes
Inch & Co., a York-based developer has begun construction on a townhome community in State College. The work is expected to wrap up in late
Members 1st Federal Credit Union
Christine Pavlakovich has been named COO of Members 1st Federal Credit Union, one of the state’s largest credit unions. It is a new position for
Office, retail space leased
717 Community Outreach Services Inc. leased 4,000 square feet of office space at 102 W. Franklin St. in Steelton. The organization will use the space
High Foundation
Wyatt Behringer has been named communications and development manager for the High Foundation effective Dec. 1. He will lead the Foundation’s communications and marketing strategy
Warehouse construction underway along I-83
The Hanover Co., a Houston-based developer, is planting a pair of warehouses on a tract in Conewago Township, York County. The company, which is partnering
WellSpan Health
Orie Chambers has been named president of WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital in Lancaster County effective Nov. 30. Chambers has been interim leader of the 141-bed
Pennon
Tom Baldrige, the former head of the Lancaster Chamber, has been named interim president and CEO of Pennon, the Swatara Township, Dauphin County-based parent of
Saxton & Stump
Kathryn Silcox has been named a senior counsel for Lancaster-based law firm Saxton & Stump. She will work out of the firm’s Harrisburg and York
Thrift store chain opening in York
Thrift store chain Savers Value Village Inc. is leasing a former Big Lots space at 2890 Whiteford Road near the York Galleria mall in Springettsbury
Assets
Andres Zorrilla is poised to become interim CEO of Lancaster-based nonprofit lender Assets after current CEO Jaime Arroyo is sworn in early next year as
Donut chain shuttering Carlisle Pike shop
Duck Donuts is shuttering its store at 6230 Carlisle Pike in Hampden Township, Cumberland County. The store, which opened in 2016 as part of a
Office, retail space leased
Yingst Building leased a 28,000-square-foot office building at 4643 Jonestown Road in Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County, formerly occupied by Verizon. Yingst is relocating its
Cumberland County
Paul Landers has been named CFO of Cumberland County. A resident of Mount Holly Springs, Landers succeeds Dana Best, who was elected county controller for
CB Financial Services
Craig Kauffman has been named to the board of western Pennsylvania-based CB Financial Services Inc. and its chief operating subsidiary, Community Bank, effective Nov. 20.
Brown Plus
Victoria Perez has joined accounting and advisory firm Brown Plus as an audit senior manager. Perez worked most recently at a Big Four accounting firm,
Couscous manufacturer relocating
Couscous manufacturer US Durum Products is shifting operations from a facility in suburban Lancaster to a plant in Harrisburg that it bought last year for
Boyer & Ritter
Morgan Harker has joined Boyer & Ritter as a senior associate in the State College office of the accounting and professional services firm. Harker previously
Trout CPA
Travis Oot has been named a partner at Lancaster-based accounting and professional services firm Trout CPA effective Dec. 1. He brings the firm’s partnership group
Bank aims to consolidate operations in hometown
ENB Financial Corp., parent of Ephrata National Bank, is planning to consolidate operations in its hometown, which are spread across four locations, according to spokesperson
Penn State Health
Dennis Sutterfield has been named chief information officer and senior vice president for Penn State Health, a regional health system based in Dauphin County. He
Wifinium
Kerem Bolukbasi has been named CEO of Wifinium, a York-based wireless infrastructure company. Bolukbasi, who was the company’s president, is succeeding John Dolmetsch, a longtime
F&M Trust
Steve Butz has been promoted from senior vice president to executive vice president of F&M Trust, while retaining his C-suite role as chief commercial services
McNees Wallace & Nurick
Caitlin Demiral has joined Harrisburg-based law firm McNees Wallace & Nurick as an attorney in its litigation group. She is based in the Harrisburg office.
Center for Rural Pennsylvania
Zachary Adams has been named executive director of the Center for Rural Pennsylvania, a state agency under the purview of the state legislature. He succeeds
Orrstown Bank
Michael Tschudyhas joined Orrstown Bank as commercial and industrial team leader for the York and Adams county markets. He was most recently senior vice president
Office, retail, industrial space leased
The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence has leased about 4,000 square feet of office space at 3501 N. Front St, in Harrisburg. The nonprofit will
WellSpan Health
Allen Fasnacht has been named president of WellSpan Evangelical Community Hospital in Lewisburg effective Dec. 15. He succeeds Kendra Aucker, who is retiring after leading
Self-storage operator buys NC facility
Investment Real Estate Group of Companies, a York-based operator of self-storage facilities, has acquired a North Carolina property, Pinehurst Mini Storage Warehouses. Terms of the
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
Acquisition expands regional CPA firm in Lancaster
Rregional accounting firm Brown Plus is acquiring Ross Buehler Falk & Company LLP, an accounting firm based in Manheim Township, Lancaster County. Terms of the transaction, which takes effect Jan. 1, were not disclosed. The deal bolsters Brown’s presence in Lancaster, where it has an office of 22 people. Ross Buehler adds 24 more, including partners Sean […]
Data center boom could squeeze labor, raise costs
Data centers need a lot of electricity. But they also need electricians — and pipefitters and steelworkers and HVAC specialists and general laborers, among others — to get them up and humming. Thus, the boom in data center construction is likely to squeeze the supply of labor in areas like Lancaster, where data center projects […]
Keystone innovation insights: From regional momentum to statewide acceleration
Column by Martin Fedorko Central Pennsylvania has shown what happens when capital, talent and support move in sync. The region now produces credible companies, attracts
Penn National Insurance
Harrisburg-based property and casualty insurer Penn National Insuranc is setting in motion a succession plan for president and CEO Robert Brandon, who has worked at Penn
Local law firm hit by data breach
A data breach struck a Lancaster law firm this fall, exposing personal information on about 2,200 people, according to a notice filed with the Maine Attorney General’s office. Law firm BCGL LLC discovered the breach in October after identifying suspicious activity in its network, according to the notice, which the firm filed this month. The firm said it […]
York developer building State College townhomes
Inch & Co., a York-based developer has begun construction on a townhome community in State College. The work is expected to wrap up in late