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Printing switch aims to cut costs for newspaper under new ownership

News publisher LNP Lancaster Online is changing printers in a bid to cut costs under its new nonprofit owner, Always Lancaster. The new printer is Advance Local Media in Mechanicsburg. While the change lowers costs, it also changes the timing of production, according to an announcement earlier this week by LNP executive editor Tom Murse. As a result, […]

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State funds cover solar installs at local manufacturers

Three businesses in Central Pennsylvania are installing solar systems thanks to grants from a state program designed to cut carbon emissions from factories and other industrial concerns. The grants are some of the first authorized under the program, dubbed Reducing Industrial Sector Emissions in Pennsylvania, or RISE PA. Engle Printing & Publishing Co. Inc. is receiving $493,114 […]

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Messiah University

After nearly a year as interim president of Messiah University, Jon Stuckey has been named permanently to the leadership post, effective May 1. Stuckey was named interim last spring following the retirement of Kim Phipps, who led Messiah for two decades. Stuckey has worked at Messiah since 2000, including as the Cumberland County college’s vice president for advancement. As […]

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Planners narrow options for reusing Penn State York campus

After months of research and community engagement, the York County Economic Alliance is narrowing the list of options for reusing the campus of Penn State York after its scheduled closure in May 2027. The three leading contenders include a healthcare/higher education hub, a conference/hospitality hub and a vo-tech/workforce development hub, YCEA chief strategy officer Silas […]

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Iron Hill restaurants slated to reopen under new management

Former Iron Hill Brewery and Restaurant locations in Hershey and Lancaster are among five former Iron Hill restaurants slated to reopen by summertime under a new ownership group backing a management team that includes one of Iron Hill’s founders, Mark Edelson, and several former executives. The other locations opening under the new group are in Philadelphia, Huntingdon Valley, […]

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Seattle investor scoops up Harrisburg-area medical office 

A medical office in suburban Harrisburg has changed hands.  An affiliate of Seattle-based real estate investment firm Elliott Bay Capital Trust paid $8.5 million for the nearly 23,000-square-foot office at 820 Sir Thomas Court in Lower Paxton Township, according to county deed records.  The 11-year-old building is fully leased by Arlington Orthopedics-UPMC, according to Zuestra Healthcare Real Estate. Zuestra […]

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Regional appliance retailer opening branch in York area

Business in York County has been growing for Lancaster County-based L.H. Brubaker Appliances & Water Treatment. The company is now planning its first retail branch there. L.H. Brubaker expects to open this fall in leased space at the West Manchester Town Center in West Manchester Township, according to company owner and president Donnie Frank.  “There’s not […]

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Lancaster County Association of Realtors

Tom Blefko has been named executive director of the Lancaster County Association of Realtors, effective April 7. He succeeds Michael Berk, who left in November to lead Longleaf Pine Realtors, a regional real estate trade group in southeastern North Carolina. Blefko worked most recently for Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Homesale Realty. He managed five Lancaster County offices for the […]

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Wood-to-gas refinery clears engineering hurdle

A Pennsylvania startup that aspires to make gasoline from wood is celebrating a critical milestone. A third-party engineering firm has validated the system that Tioga County-based Woodland Biomass Innovations plans to use in its pilot plant, according to company co-founder and CEO, Luca Pandolfi.  That allows the company to move into a final engineering and design stage […]

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State childcare bonuses come in higher than expected

Childcare workers in Pennsylvania are in line for larger bonuses than initially projected. Last year, when the Shapiro administration unveiled a $25 million program designed to help retain and recruit people in the historically low-paid industry, officials forecast bonuses of about $450 per worker. Based on the number of applicants to the program, workers can […]

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Could state-mandated software help tardy taxpayers?

State lawmakers and tax collectors are pitching a new program designed to help businesses catch up on delinquent sales taxes. Under the program, eligible businesses would be required, for at least a year, to use software that automatically files returns and remits sales taxes to the state. The idea builds on a pilot program tested […]

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Self-storage proposed for vacant Harrisburg office

A former office building at 1171 S. Cameron St. in Harrisburg could soon become a self-storage facility. Building owner Storage Five Harrisburg LLC has filed land development plans calling for conversion of the roughly 118,000-square-foot building into a self-storage facility with about 950 units. The construction work is expected to cost about $6.7 million, according to a resolution […]

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Investment, industrial, commercial properties sold

Jonestown Realty Partners II LLC paid $1 million for a roughly 4,000-square-foot building at 49 Prince St. in Harrisburg, according to county deed records. Jessica Gasper and Arthur Campbell of Campbell Commercial Partners represented the seller, identified in deed records as Aspire Realty Group LLC. The investment property is leased by AFC Urgent Care. Mount […]

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Highmark Wholecare

Victor Fields has been named president and CEO of Highmark Wholecare, a division of Pittsburgh-based insurer Highmark. Effective June 1, Fields will succeed Ellen Duffield, who has led the division since 2021. Highmark Wholecare covers about 320,000 Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries in Pennsylvania. Fields worked most recently as health plan CEO for UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Minnesota, […]

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Vacant office changes hands

A former Nationwide office in suburban Harrisburg sold for nearly $7.5 million, according to Jason Grace, CEO and managing principal of Landmark Commercial Realty in Camp Hill. He and Landmark president Michael Curran negotiated the deal directly between buyer and seller, and they represented the seller, a partnership headed by Philadelphia-area developer Eli Kahn. Kahn paid $5.5 million for the […]

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Dairy business seeks court nod for $5M bankruptcy sale

After filing for bankruptcy in February, Harrisburg Dairies is ready for new ownership. The company is asking a federal bankruptcy judge to approve its sale to a New Jersey-based company called Patanjali Dairy USA LLC.  The $4.95 million sale price includes the Harrisburg Dairies real estate at 2001 Herr St., its equipment and machinery, and rights to use […]

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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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