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Boyer & Ritter

Boyer & Ritter has hired four associates, including one who previously interned with the Camp Hill-based professional services firm. Cody Fink interned with Boyer & Ritter in 2024. He has a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a master of accountancy from Bloomsburg University, where he was a member of the Pi Lambda Phi National Fraternity […]

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York Revolution

Ken Picciotti Sr. has been named CFO of the York Revolution. It’s a new position for the nearly 20-year-old minor league baseball team, which has steadily expanded its operations beyond baseball season. Picciotti worked most recently as a senior accounting manager at York-based Shipley Energy. He also has worked in corporate accounting roles at Hanover Foods Corp. and Dentsply Sirona. […]

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Capital-area security firm sold to equity-backed buyer

An equity-backed buyer has scooped up a 46-year-old security and fire safety business in suburban Harrisburg. Knight Security Systems, based in Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County, has been purchased by Pye-Barker Fire & Safety, an acquisitive Atlanta-based company that has inked other deals in Central Pennsylvania.  Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The seller: Knight […]

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Saxton & Stump

Stefanie Pitcavage Mekilo has joined Saxton & Stump as a shareholder in the Lancaster-based law firm’s office in suburban Harrisburg. An experienced environmental and commercial litigator, Mekilo is in the firm’s environmental, workplace safety and utilities Group and its business litigation and strategic solutions group. Before entering private practice, Mekilo spent more than a decade […]

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Forecaster sees tailwinds, headwinds buffeting US economy

The economic outlook for 2026 depends on a range of variables ranging from tariffs to the strength of the boom in artificial intelligence, according to Curtis Dubay, chief economist in the economic policy division at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. “If we could ever get tariffs down, we get a better immigration system, we could really […]

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PA population growth slows as immigration tumbles

Pennsylvania’s population grew a negligible 0.1% for the year ending July 1 as international immigration plummeted, according to initial estimates released yesterday by the U.S. Census. The data is the first from Census to show the impact of the Trump administration’s tightened approach to border security. Nearly 27,000 people came to the Keystone state from other […]

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United Way of York County

Emily Seitz has been named vice president of philanthropy for United Way of York County, a new role at the organization. Seitz, who has more than a decade of experience, worked most recently in a fundraising role for York-based nonprofit Community Progress Council. At the United Way, she is expected to focus on deepening support for […]

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Senior living provider closes in on $44M bankruptcy sale

After filing for bankruptcy last fall, York-based senior-living operator SpiriTrust Lutheran is taking a step closer to selling off its assets. After conducting a court-supervised auction, the nonprofit has identified a western Pennsylvania operator as the successful bidder, spurning a competing offer from a New Jersey organization. If a judge signs off, Butler County-based Concordia Lutheran Ministries would pay […]

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Boyer & Ritter

Camp Hill-based professional services firm Boyer & Ritter has promoted five staff members to senior associate roles.  Sarah Spaulding has a bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance from Bloomsburg University and a minor in business management. She previously worked as a staff accountant for a commercial construction company. Spaulding joined Boyer & Ritter in 2024. Dragan Hornatko […]

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Sadler Health Center

Dr. Lakshmi Polavarapu has been named interim chief medical officer of Sadler Health Center, a nonprofit health provider in Cumberland and Perry counties. She succeeds Katrina Thoma, a pediatric nurse practitioner who worked previously as Sadler’s medical director. Thoma is continuing to provide care at Sadler. Dr. Polavarapu has worked at Sadler for a decade and […]

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The Foundation for Enhancing Communities

Kim Alvarez has been named vice president of philanthropy for The Foundation for Enhancing Communities. She succeeds Jennifer Doyle, who became president and CEO of the Harrisburg-based philanthropy in July 2024. Alvarez, who has more than 20 years of experience in fundraising and nonprofit leadership, worked most recently as vice president of donor relations for the United […]

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How appealing is a new tax appeal process?

It has been just about a year since state officials opened a new avenue for taxpayers to dispute tax bills. Traffic remains relatively light, given the thousands of tax disputes that arise every year in Pennsylvania. Nonetheless, officials are encouraged by the progress they’re making. “These changes remove red tape and make Pennsylvania more business […]

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Brown Plus

Regional accounting and advisory firm Brown Plus has promoted four members of its administrative and operations staff. Crissy Dopkowski was promoted to human resources manager. She’s worked in HR for over 10 years. Dopkowski has a bachelor’s degree in worksite health promotion from East Carolina University. She is located at the Brown Plus office in Camp Hill. Jeshanah […]

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Officials urge enrollment in ACA health coverage ahead of deadline

At a press conference in Lancaster yesterday, state and local officials urged eligible Pennsylvania residents to enroll in health insurance through the Affordable Care Act before a deadline coming at the end of January. At the same time, officials acknowledged that thousands of state residents are facing higher premiums thanks to the expiration of enhanced […]

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Boyer & Ritter

Camp Hill-based professional services firm Boyer & Ritter has promoted five staff members to supervisor roles.  Nicole Harmon has a master’s degree in accounting from Southern New Hampshire University and a bachelor’s degree in marketing and advertising from York College. Harmon joined Boyer & Ritter in 2022. Nathan Moshgat has an MBA and a bachelor’s degree in […]

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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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