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Lancaster hotelier inks deal to bring startup hotel brand to Central PA, Lehigh Valley

A local hotelier is planning to bring a startup hotel brand to Lancaster, York and other towns in Central Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley. Shakher Patel, co-founder of Lancaster-based Destiny Partners LLC/Destiny Hospitality LLC has signed a franchise agreement with stayAPT Suites to open five of the brand’s extended-stay hotels.In an interview with biznewsPA, Patel said he hopes to begin […]

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Creditors raise questions about sale of Heller beach house

Orrstown Bank is asking a federal bankruptcy court to delay a hearing on the sale of a New Jersey beach house owned by Daryl Heller, the Lancaster County businessperson at the center of multiple legal and financial disputes.Heller is seeking court approval to sell the house, which is under contract at a price of $6.43 […]

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York County mulch business changes hands

A York County contractor has sold its mulch and soil division to a conglomerate that has been scooping up similar operations around the U.S.The deal includes mulch production facilities in West York Borough and Jackson Township, where the contractor, H&H General Excavating Co. is based.The buyer is Atlanta-based Oldcastle APG, a unit of Ireland-based building materials giant CRH. Terms […]

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Capital-area manufacturer closing California plant

MITER Brands, a Harrisburg-based window and door manufacturer, plans to shutter a factory in Simi Valley, California, in early June and shift operations to plants in Arizona and California where the company has invested in expanding production, according to company spokesperson Nick Board. The Simi Valley plant, which is about 225,000 square feet, employs 397 people, […]

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Leader of Penn State branches to depart

Margo DelliCarpini is leaving her post as executive chancellor and vice president of Penn State‘s 20 commonwealth campuses, a statewide network that includes branches in York and Franklin counties, effective June 30.DelliCarpini has taken a job as provost and vice president for academic affairs at The College of New Jersey, which is outside of Trenton. DelliCarpini has held […]

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Zoning appeal ends as developer shifts focus

York-area developer Inch & Co. has dropped its appeal of a zoning decision barring a warehouse on land it owns in Manchester Township and is focused instead on fine-tuning plans for housing on the tract, according to company co-owner Jeff Inch.The dropped appeal is the latest move affecting a 52.7-acre tract at the center of a […]

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Herbert Rowland & Grubic

Harrisburg-based Herbert Rowland & Grubic Inc. has named three staff members to a newly created role of client development manager.The new position is designed to enhance business development efforts while ensuring the firm remains committed to technical excellence and personalized service. These client development managers will serve as key points of contact for new and […]

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Everound

Scott Davis has been named vice president of IT services at Everound, a Camp Hill-based provider of managed information technology services.Davis has more than 25 years of experience in information technology and cybersecurity and has managed cybersecurity of more than 200 organizations. Filling roles such chief information security officer, director of services and CIO, Davis […]

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Court upholds reimbursement for CBD oil

Pennsylvania’s top court has backed the right of injured workers to reimbursement for CBD oil as long as it’s included in a doctor’s plan for treating their injuries.The unanimous ruling from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court comes in a case that has been winding through administrative and legal processes since 2019.Among the issues was whether CBD […]

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Discover Lancaster

Jeffrey Vasser has been named president and CEO of Discover Lancaster effective May 5. He succeeds Ed Harris, who left the tourism marketing agency last year to head the Williamsburg Tourism Council, which markets the Virginia town and its colonial past.Vasser has worked since 2018 as executive director of the New Jersey Division of Travel & […]

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Dauphin County Court Appointed Special Advocate Program

Rachel Farzin has been named advocate supervisor for the Dauphin County Court Appointed Special Advocate Program, or CASA.Farzin will oversee community volunteers who represent the best interests of foster children in the child welfare system. She was a founding CASA board member and fundraising chair for the organization. Her addition to the nonprofit brings a […]

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Quandel Construction Group

Quandel Construction Group has promoted two executives.The Harrisburg-based company has named Sarah Knehr as COO and executive vice president, while Nicholas Bagdonis has been named vice president of Quandel Energy Solutions and strategic projects.Knehr, a former high school intern at Quandel, has risen through the company from assistant project manager to project executive.Bagdonis joined Quandel […]

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House panel to vote on healthcare violence bill

Just over a month after a deadly attack at UPMC Memorial hospital in York County, state lawmakers are poised to take up legislation addressing violence in the healthcare workplace.The legislation, House Bill 926, is scheduled for a vote March 25 in the House Labor & Industry Committee.Advocates note that healthcare workers are more likely than others to experience […]

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Lawmaker pitches power plan

A state lawmaker is seeking support for legislation that would make it easier for regulated electric utilities to invest in and possibly own power plants, an idea recently floated by executives at Allentown-based PPL Electric Utilities.The concept responds to growing concerns that the electric grid is not adding enough new power to accommodate a surge in demand […]

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Agency downgrades Harrisburg University debt

The rating for bonds issued for Harrisburg University of Science and Technology have been cut.Amid concerns over the university’s cash position, ratings agency S&P Global Ratings downgraded the university’s bonds from BB- to B-, which reflects a heightened risk of default. The bonds were issued by the Dauphin County General Authority on the school’s behalf.S&P noted that HU’s […]

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Industrial building sells for $9M

An industrial park in northern York County has attracted another out-of-state investor.An affiliate of New York-based real estate investment firm The Lightstone Group paid $9 million for an industrial building at 503-509 Industrial Drive in the Fairview Industrial Park in Fairview Township, according to county deed records. The seller was an affiliate of High Street Logistics Properties, a Boston-based […]

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Investment Real Estate Group of Companies

Peter Wisniewski has been hired as director of investor relations for Investment Real Estate Group of Companies, a York-based self-storage operator.Wisniewski has over 10 years of expertise in financial strategy and cross-sector collaboration. Most recently he worked as a development manager, where he streamlined operations and cultivated relationships within the real estate industry. His background […]

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Ephrata National Bank

Jose Lopez has been named to the board of Ephrata National Bank. He is a new addition to the board, according to a spokesperson for the Ephrata-based bank.Lopez worked most recently as president and CEO of the Lancaster-based social services nonprofit Spanish American Civic Association and its affordable-housing arm, SACA Development Corp. An Army veteran and Lancaster native, Lopez oversaw […]

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