Douglas Hart has joined Saxton & Stump as a shareholder in the Lancaster-based law firm’s Pittsburgh office, working across its business litigation, labor and employment, and trusts and estates groups. Hart represents clients across industries including health care, construction, real estate and employment in state and federal courts in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. He also […]
Prompted by dwindling volume, a packaging company is closing a plant in Cumberland County and laying off 83 workers effective July 6, according to a notice sent to state and local officials. Nearly half of the workers are line operators, with the rest including forklift operators, production managers and quality control inspectors, among others, according […]
Projects in Lancaster and York are among a handful that snagged a share of state funding from a $10 million pilot program designed to encourage mixed-use developments with housing components around the state. The Redevelopment Authority of the City of York landed nearly $1.6 million toward the rehabilitation of a sprawling campus along the Codorus Creek that […]
Fulton Financial Corp. is laying off 95 people from an administrative office in Parsippany, New Jersey, used by Blue Foundry Bank, which Fulton acquired for about $243 million. The workers are primarily in corporate and support positions, according to a spokesperson for Lancaster-based Fulton. The cuts follow a post-acquisition leadership review that determined some roles were redundant, […]
Berks County-based law firm Stevens & Lee has hired two partners from Lancaster-based law firm Barley Snyder: Derek Dissinger and Alexander Puskar. They will be based in the Lancaster office of Stevens & Lee as shareholders in the firm. Dissinger focuses on real estate transactions, land use and land development matters, as well as on the […]
A prominent New Jersey business leader is eyeing a bigger stake in Mid Penn Bancorp Inc., the largest bank based in Harrisburg. In a securities filing, a trust associated with George Norcross III said it is weighing stock purchases that could raise the trust’s share of bank ownership to 24.99%. The trust, GAH Capital Trust, currently holds a […]
In a highly anticipated ruling, a divided state Supreme Court last week said West Chester University does not have to pay a stormwater management fee imposed by West Chester borough. The fee is a tax, the court ruled, and state entities are exempt from taxes. The 33-page ruling caps about eight years of litigation over the fee, […]
Adam Smith has been named president and COO of HB Global LLC, a Camp Hill-based HVAC, plumbing and electrical contractor, effective May 1. Smith, formerly COO of HB Global’s mechanical group, will work alongside company CEO Bob Whalen. Smith joined HB Global subsidiary HB McClure Co. in 2013 as a sales manager and eventually became president of […]
In a ruling last week, the state’s highest court waded into questions about what kind of notice people need to give when canceling contracts with home improvement companies. At issue was a perceived conflict between two of the state’s cornerstone consumer protection laws: the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law and the Home Improvement […]
Stephanie Kessler has been named leader of the senior living services consulting group at RKL LLP, a Lancaster-based advisory firm, effective May 1. She succeeds Jeffrey Boland, who led the group for 15 years and will continue as a partner role through his scheduled retirement on Dec. 31, 2027. Kessler brings more than 30 years […]
Reilly Noetzel has been named chair of the real estate practice group at Lancaster-based law firm Barley Snyder. He had been vice chair of the group. Noetzel focuses on real estate transactions and development, with particular depth in condominium and planned community law, land use and zoning, construction-related matters, and leasing. He also represents developers […]
The Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg laid off or furloughed about 65 employees at the end of last week as it wrestles with a budget deficit that followed its move to a larger campus. In a letter to its members, the nonprofit cited a combination of factors that undermined its vision for the Alexander Grass Campus […]
More than a decade after expanding production of gummy vitamins at its factory in York County, a New Jersey-based consumer products company is shutting it down. As a result, Church & Dwight Co. Inc. expects to lay off up to 195 people at the plant, which is in West Manchester Township just north of Route 30. Why […]
Tyler Moser has joined the corporate and tax group of McNees Wallace & Nurick in the law firm’s Frederick, Maryland, office. Moser will advise businesses and individuals on transactional tax and corporate matters, with a practice spanning federal corporate, partnership and individual tax issues in connection with mergers, acquisitions, financial instruments, lending transactions, debt and […]
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A Harrisburg-area hotel is heading for a sheriff’s sale in June after allegedly defaulting on its debt. The owners of Holiday Inn Harrisburg East in Swatara Township, Dauphin County, a New Jersey-based partnership called Shri Sai Middletown LLC, owe nearly $11.3 million, according to a foreclosure notice filed last fall by its lender, Oregon-based Standard Insurance Co., […]
Dara Royer has been named chief marketing and communications officer of Penn State Health effective June 29. She succeeds Sean Young, who retired in fall 2025. Royer worked most recently as chief marketing officer of Syracuse University in New York. She also has held leadership roles with global nonprofit Mercy Corps and ALSAC/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. She […]
It will be no surprise if the Federal Reserve keeps interest rates flat after it ends a two-day meeting today. There is nothing flat about the rest of the economy, with oil prices spiking and U.S. tariffs still above their historical average. The risks, however, are primarily to the downside, according to Jay Hawkins, senior […]