James Saxton was working as a healthcare attorney at the law firm Stevens & Lee when he partnered with Christopher Stump to start a new firm in Lancaster in 2015. But the law was not Saxton’s only focus. “I was a big, big believer in marketing and business discipline,” he said. Saxton has put those […]
Lackawanna College is planning to open a satellite center in the Chambersburg area offering associate degrees in welding and fabrication skills. Pending approval from the U.S. Department of Education, the private college in Scranton hopes to open the center as early as the spring 2026 semester. The satellite center will be in Greene Township at […]
After years with sellers in charge, the local residential real estate market is slowly regaining its balance, a shift underscored by recent data on home sales. The numbers for August show steady growth in the number of homes on the market and a slowing pace of price increases. “This is probably the best balance we’ve […]
Andrew Cochrane has been named president of WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital effective Oct. 6. He succeeds John Massimilla, who retired over the summer as leader of the 274-bed hospital in Franklin County. Cochrane worked most recently as head of an independent leadership consulting firm in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area in Minnesota. Before that, he held leadership […]
LandStudies, a Lititz-based firm specializing in watershed planning, stream restoration and other ecological landscaping services, has been acquired. The buyer is Wetland Studies and Solutions Inc., which operates under the umbrella of Kent, Ohio-based The Davey Tree Expert Co. Davey Tree provides a range of landscaping and tree care services to residential, commercial and utility customers. […]
A partnership affiliated with Daryl Heller, the business owner charged with defrauding investors in an ATM network, has unloaded office space in downtown Lancaster. In a court-approved transaction, Premier Prince Street LLC sold just over 16,000 square feet of office space at 415 N. Prince St. for $2.8 million, according to York-based ROCK Commercial Real Estate. ROCK agent Patten […]
Michelle Morin has been named an accounts payable specialist at Investment Real Estate Group of Companies, a York-based operator of self-storage facilities. She will manage accounts payable processes, vendor payments and financial recordkeeping while supporting daily operations across the organization. Morin brings more than 20 years of experience in accounts payable, vendor relations, expense processing, […]
Digby Solomon has been named interim publisher of LNP Media Group, which publishes LNP LancasterOnline. Solomon is filling a role that has been vacant since the media outlet’s former owner, Lancaster-based Steinman Communications, donated it to WITF in 2023. WITF and LNP are now both owned by Pennon, a parent nonprofit established in 2024 and based in Swatara Township, Dauphin […]
A Spring Grove paper maker is tapping a new CEO as it works to turn around its finances. Pixelle Specialty Solutions has named Julie Schertell as its CEO. She succeeds Ross Bushnell, who led the company for two years but is leaving for undisclosed opportunities. He is staying on through September as an adviser to Pixelle’s board. The […]
An independent receiver is now overseeing the beleaguered Governor’s Square apartments in Uptown Harrisburg. Under a court order finalized in late August by a Dauphin County judge, Midtown Asset Consulting LLC is taking over daily operations of the 222-unit affordable apartment complex, whose owner filed for bankruptcy more than two years ago. Midtown Asset’s first step is […]
Dr. David Gasperack has been named senior vice president of primary care and population health for WellSpan Health. He was previously a vice president, regional chief medical officer and chief medical officer for primary care. In addition to overseeing primary care for the regional health system, Gasperack will lead development, planning and execution for WellSpan’s value-based […]
The Cross Keys Village The Brethren Home Community, a senior living campus in Oxford Township, Adams County, paid $5 million to buy a roughly 35-acre parcel next to its 334-acre campus, according to county deed records. The tract was previously owned by Frock Brothers Trucking Inc., which closed after being hit with federal charges for violating […]
A local lawsuit related to a data breach at insurance and employee benefits brokerage Alera Group has prompted a local lawsuit. The lawsuit is not targeting Illinois-based Alera, however. It was filed last month against Members 1st Federal Credit Union, based in Hampden Township, Cumberland County. Filed in Cumberland County by a Members 1st employee, the lawsuit […]
A Harrisburg-based manufacturer of windows and doors is closing two plants in Florida but opening another one as it looks to focus on its best-selling products. MITER Brands is shutting down Miami-area plants in Hialeah and Medley that employ about 440 people, according to a company spokesperson. It is relocating production of high-demand products to other […]
Trone Family Trust paid $3.6 million last month for Stillmeadow Plaza, a 24,000-square-foot shopping center in Manchester Township, York County, according to York-based ROCK Commercial Real Estate, which described the transaction as an investment sale. ROCK agent Ben Bode represented the seller, Ryan Run Properties LP. Mike Rohm of Camp Hill-based Landmark Commercial Realty represented the buyer.
Leaders in York County are kicking off a seven-month process that they hope ends with a master plan for reusing the Penn State York campus, which is scheduled to close in less than two years. This week, the York County Economic Alliance issued a request for proposals from consultants interested in assessing the campus and crafting the […]
EHC Associates, an environmental services contractor based in Upper Leacock Township, Lancaster County, has acquired two companies for undisclosed terms.
Thomas Mullin has been named CEO of Mechanicsburg-based Select Medical Corp., which operates rehab hospitals and clinics around the U.S. Mullin succeeds David Chernow, who has been named vice chairman of the company’s board. Chernow had been CEO since 2014 and has been on the company’s board since 2002. Mullin, who joined Select Medical in 2008, […]