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‘More and more invigorated’: Local exec reflects on new book, ongoing mission

Bob Whalen felt like he was pitching a pipe dream when he first began describing employee ownership to companies he was hoping to fold into HB Global, a Mechanicsburg-based HVAC contractor that has been employee-owned since 2010. But over more than a decade, the pipe dream has turned 30 employee-owners into millionaires and allowed hundreds […]

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Always Lancaster

Always Lancaster, the nonprofit publisher of LNP LancasterOnline has named digital media veteran Mike Orren as the news outlet’s CEO. He rounds out an LNP leadership team that includes executive editor Tom Murse and president Chris Stahl. Before moving to Lancaster, Orren founded Dallas-based digital publication Pegasus News and worked as chief product and marketing […]

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Arts, training proposed for closing Penn State campuses

The ball has landed in Penn State‘s court. After a year of planning and community engagement, York leaders pitched Penn State last month on a vision for the future of the university’s York campus, which is slated to close in May 2027. Penn State acknowledged receipt but made no commitments. “We appreciate the thoughtful process YCEA […]

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State loan backs $17.2M office project in Lancaster County

Nearly four months after they started construction on a shared headquarters near Mount Joy, two Lancaster County companies landed a low-interest state loan to cover a portion of the nearly $17.2 million price tag. State officials said yesterday they approved a $2.25 million loan to Strickler Investments LLC, a real estate affiliate of solar installer Paradise Energy […]

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What great leaders notice first

Column by Brandon Rogers The longer someone leads, the less impressed they become with raw talent alone. Experience has a

Iowa distributor buys West York industrial building

Carroll Construction Supply, a building products supplier based in Ottumwa, Iowa, paid $6.2 million for a roughly 30,000-square-foot industrial property at 225 Hanover Road in West Manchester Township, York County, according to county deed records. It had been owned by a local investor doing business as 225 Hanover Partners LLC. Jason Grace, CEO of Camp Hill-based Landmark […]

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House panel OKs small-biz tax credits for health plan costs

A state House panel yesterday passed legislation authorizing tax credits for small businesses that help their employees pay for health insurance. The legislation, which was adopted on a party-line vote, is designed to offset higher costs faced by people buying insurance through the Affordable Care Act. How would it work: Under House Bill 2550, businesses with […]

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HACC trustees OK sale, lease of more campus buildings

Trustees of HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College voted yesterday to shed more real estate as they seek to close the school’s budget deficit. The school, which is getting a new president this week, already is selling two buildings in the York area. Joining them on the market are buildings in Gettysburg, Harrisburg and Lancaster. They include HACC’s […]

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Agency shelves controversial tax proposal

Pennsylvania’s tax collectors have dropped a controversial proposal designed to clarify the corporate income they believe should be taxed. Put forward in spring 2024, the proposed rule aimed to settle long-running sources of friction between the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue and corporate taxpayers by defining just what kinds of business income are subject to taxation […]

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Guilty plea lodged in broadband subsidy fraud

The owner of a Lititz-area wireless company pleaded guilty yesterday to defrauding a federal program that subsidized broadband internet access during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Krandon Wenger allegedly claimed falsely that hundreds of his company’s customers lived on tribal lands, enabling it to collect […]

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TMI restart overcomes speed bump tied to grid connection

Baltimore-based power company Constellation Energy overcame a crucial hurdle yesterday in its bid to restart an idled nuclear plant on Three Mile Island in Dauphin County. Federal energy regulators gave Constellation clearance to connect the plant — now known as the Crane Clean Energy Center — to the grid by transferring connection rights held by […]

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Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings Inc.

Jared Shure has been named general counsel and corporate secretary at Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings Inc. He succeeds James Comitale, who stepped down last month after five years with the Harrisburg-based discount retailer. Shure joins Ollie’s from specialty apparel retailer The Children’s Place, where he was chief administrative officer, general counsel and corporate secretary. Shure, who […]

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WellSpan Health

Dr. Kevin Lewis has been named chief physician executive at WellSpan Health. He succeeds Anthony Aquilina, who is retiring in July after a six-year stint as the top doctor for the regional health system based in York. In addition to his role as chief physician, Lewis will be president of WellSpan Medical Group and a board […]

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Case over property tax appeals divides high court

Pennsylvania’s top court split over a landmark decision allowing school districts to appeal property valuations based on the amount of fresh tax revenue the appeals might generate. The appeals are most likely to affect higher-value commercial, industrial and multifamily properties. But as long as school districts pick properties based on a policy designed solely on […]

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Saxton & Stump

Yuan Han has joined Saxton & Stump as senior counsel in the firm’s intellectual property and business litigation groups. Han focuses on drafting, prosecuting and managing patent portfolios across industries including chemicals, pharmaceuticals, advanced materials, semiconductors and medical devices. He is also fluent in Mandarin Chinese and provides training in U.S. patent law to firms […]

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Community Progress Council

Kim Soderberg has been named director of community relations at Community Progress Council, a York-based nonprofit community action agency. She succeeds Tom O’Connor, who was promoted to chief development officer. Soderberg will lead the organization’s grant strategy, identify new funding opportunities and collaborate across departments to strengthen community relationships and expand awareness of CPC’s programs. […]

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Court orders regulators to reconsider sewer merger

A decision by state regulators to block a utility deal involving Mechanicsburg-based Pennsylvania American Water is headed for a do-over. In a ruling last week, Commonwealth Court vacated the decision and asked regulators to take another look at the deal. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission relied on outdated legal precedents when it nixed Pennsylvania American’s roughly […]

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Carlisle redevelopment project gets more state aid

Pennsylvania is earmarking additional funding for the cleanup of a former industrial site in Carlisle slated for a mixed-use redevelopment. The state has awarded $750,000 toward environmental remediation on the site of the former Frog Switch & Manufacturing plant at 600 E. High St. in the borough. The company closed in July 2023 after more than a […]

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‘More and more invigorated’: Local exec reflects on new book, ongoing mission

Always Lancaster

Arts, training proposed for closing Penn State campuses

State loan backs $17.2M office project in Lancaster County

What great leaders notice first

Iowa distributor buys West York industrial building

House panel OKs small-biz tax credits for health plan costs

HACC trustees OK sale, lease of more campus buildings

Agency shelves controversial tax proposal

Guilty plea lodged in broadband subsidy fraud

TMI restart overcomes speed bump tied to grid connection

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings Inc.

WellSpan Health

Case over property tax appeals divides high court

Saxton & Stump

Community Progress Council

Court orders regulators to reconsider sewer merger

Carlisle redevelopment project gets more state aid

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