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Construction exec says union-friendly provision scrubbed from bid process on Harrisburg project

State officials agreed to drop a union-friendly labor requirement attached to bids on a construction project slated for the grounds of the former Harrisburg State Hospital, according to Dave Sload, president and CEO of the Keystone chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors. The regional trade group, based in Rapho Township, Lancaster, sued the state over […]

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Investment Real Estate Group of Companies

Amanda Leland has been hired as a senior human resources payroll generalist at The Investment Real Estate Group of Companies, a York-based operator of self-storage facilities. Leland will manage multistate payroll operations and support recruiting and human resource initiatives across the company’s growing portfolio. Leland brings more than 10 years of experience in payroll and […]

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Brown Plus

Regional accounting and advisory firm Brown Plus has promoted eight audit professionals to new roles. Katie Voorhies was promoted to audit manager. She has over four years of public accounting experience providing audit services to businesses and nonprofits. She has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Messiah University. She works with Brown Plus clients and team members […]

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Lancaster-area offices sell for $3.9M

A tract that includes a pair of office buildings and a single-family home in Manheim Township, Lancaster County, has changed hands. C&D Enterprises Unlimited LLC sold the property at the corner of Oregon Pike and Hunsicker Road for $3.9 million, according to county deed records. The buyer was Brooklawn Enterprises LLC, a Lititz-based partnership. The office buildings […]

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Township has nuke plant, mulls data center law

In some parts of Central Pennsylvania, data centers are a fast-encroaching reality. Construction is underway on centers in Lancaster, for example, and a Carlisle-area project is pushing through the local land development process. In other areas, projects remain on the drawing board, often as concepts pitched to indicate what a data center might look like if […]

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Land sold in Adams, Cumberland, York counties

PFG Capital, doing business as Storage Construction, bought a 19.587-acre site at Harmony Hall and Claremont Road in Carlisle. Storage Construction has developed and built more than four million square feet of self-storage facilities, offering a range of contract delivery methods to meet client needs. Pamela E. Fisher of NAI CIR handled the transaction. Burkentine […]

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Can a business still plan three years ahead?

Column by Richard Randall Who thinks they know what our world will look like in three years? It wasn’t that

Boyer & Ritter

Camp Hill-based professional services firm Boyer & Ritter has promoted two staff members to manager. John Sterner is a member of the firm’s nonprofits and auto dealerships groups. He has a bachelor’s degree in accounting with a minor in fraud examination and economics and a master’s of accountancy from Bloomsburg University. He joined Boyer & […]

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Brown Plus

Regional accounting and advisory firm Brown Plus has promoted three tax professionals to new roles. Natalie Ciepiela was promoted to tax manager. She has four years of public accounting experience and specializes in providing tax services to businesses across a variety of industries. She has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Grove City College with […]

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Area mobile home parks fetch millions of dollars

A trio of Lancaster County mobile home parks changed hands over the past month in deals totaling more than $20 million. A Florida-based investor called Nebula Realty Trust sold parks in Earl and Penn townships for a combined $14.55 million, while a Conestoga-based partnership sold a Providence Township park for nearly $6.9 million, according to county deed […]

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Boyer & Ritter

Camp Hill-based professional services firm Boyer & Ritter has promoted two staff members. MacKenna Leib has been named controller. She had been assistant controller since December 2024 and joined the firm in 2019 as part of its employee benefit plan and auto dealership groups. She has a bachelor’s degree in accounting a master’s in accountancy […]

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Doceo

Nicole Behn has joined Doceo as executive vice president of sales for the Pennsylvania market, supporting the York-based company’s print technology division. Behn has held senior sales leadership roles spanning print technology, IT solutions, and integrated services. At Doceo, she will lead sales strategy, adviser development and customer engagement efforts with a focus on supporting […]

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Lancaster nonprofit buys apartments in bid to expand supply of affordable digs

As part of an effort to create and preserve affordable housing in Lancaster County, a startup nonprofit has acquired Stonecreek Court, a 60-unit apartment complex in Ephrata Township. It is the first acquisition for the nonprofit, Lancaster Housing Works, which is backed by a $10 million commitment from the Lancaster-based High Foundation. The apartment complex was […]

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Hershey restaurant plans West Shore location

The Chocolate Avenue Grill in Derry Township, Dauphin County plans to open a second location this summer in the former home of Grateful Goat Brewing at 1300 Camp Hill Bypass in East Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County. The grill announced its plans for the West Shore spot in October. But the property sale did not close until December, according to […]

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Court backs remote work as ADA accommodation

As employers struggle to bring workers back to the office, they face a new wrinkle, one that did not exist before the pandemic-induced pivot to remote work. Depending on the job, the option to work from home is becoming an accepted accommodation for people with disabilities. “Definitely the trend is heading in that direction,” said […]

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Brown Plus

Kimberly Cashman has been named an audit principal in the insurance practice at regional accounting and advisory firm Brown Plus. Cashman brings more than 20 years of experience in accounting, audit and financial reporting leadership. She began her career in public accounting serving property and casualty insurers, “I’m excited to join Brown Plus and be […]

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Sadler Health Center

Sadler Health Center has hired two providers for its dental services offices in Carlisle, Loysville and Mechanicsburg. Dr. Christa Peyton is seeing patients at the Carlisle and Loysville locations, and Naomi Mulgrew, a registered dental hygienist, is serving patients at Sadler’s Mechanicsburg facility. Dr. Peyton has a bachelor’s degree in biology with a minor in […]

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Pennian Bank

Justin Conner has been named senior vice president and market executive for the capital region for Mifflintown-based Pennian Bank. He succeeds Lew Davey, who is moving into a role focused on commercial lending in Cumberland and Perry counties, according to a Pennian spokesperson. Conner worked most recently as market leader in the capital region for Univest […]

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Lawsuit challenges revised PA building standards

The Pennsylvania Builders Association doesn’t oppose standards that ensure buildings are accessible to people with disabilities. It opposes the most-recent revision process, which could raise construction costs for multifamily buildings going forward,

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State lawsuit over PCBs advances

A state court has delivered a partial win for Pennsylvania in a year-old lawsuit seeking damages from ag giant Monsanto and related enitities over PCBs. An 84-page Commonwealth Court ruling on Dec. 30 swept aside six of Monsanto’s nine objections to the state lawsuit, paving the way for the next phase of litigation. Judges, however, did uphold two […]

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Law firm program gives Black entrepreneurs a legal leg up

Jabron Taylor wanted to tempt local taste buds with something new. Inspired by the 2019 chicken war between Popeyes and Chick-fil-A, Taylor settled on a recipe based on the Nashville hot chicken sandwich, the signature dish of America’s country music capital but a rarity in Central Pennsylvania. Since November 2019, he and several partners have […]

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Insurers sued over business interruption coverage

Editor’s note: This story first appeared in the April 22 issue of BizNewsPA What do a pizzeria, a dental practice and a bridal shop have in common? They are among the plaintiffs in a string of class-action lawsuits seeking to force insurers to reimburse businesses for income lost during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a joint […]

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