A state appeals court has rebuffed a company challenging a state tax reassessment, the latest ruling in a string of decisions related to laws governing the use of past operating losses to reduce corporate tax bills. This one goes back more than a decade. In 2013, Dow Chemical Co. used past losses to offset all its […]
Karl Burns has been named chief commercial officer of Wifinium, a new position for the York-based wireless infrastructure company, according to a company spokesperson. Burns worked most recently for CommScope, a Texas-based firm that sold its connectivity and cable solutions business this year. Burns also worked previously as director of strategic partnerships and development at Boingo Wireless and as […]
Joel Reeder has been named vice president and manager of the Harrisburg regional office of Erie Insurance. He succeeds Glenn Kricher, who retired. Reeder joined Erie in 2008 in a claims-related role and has advanced into leadership roles, including material damage appraiser, zone supervisor and liability supervisor. He was named senior district sales manager in […]
Lancaster-based professional services firm RKL LLP added four partners to start the year, bringing its total to 52 partners firmwide. The new partners are Joel Harnly, Gregory Harp, Lindsey Marchant and Nolan Myers. Harnly works in the firm’s tax services group, Harp in the audit services group, Marchant in the senior living services consulting group […]
QPG 19th Street Industrial LLC, an affiliate of New York-based real estate investment firm Quad Property Group, paid $5.55 million for a roughly 64,000-square-foot industrial building at 1830 S. 19th St. in Harrisburg. The seller, Lancaster-based Scheler Realty LLC, paid $2.6 million for the property in 2007, according to county deed records. The building is 100% […]
Dana Stewart has been named COO of Mid Penn Bank effective Jan. 5. He succeeds Jordan Space, who will continue to lead Mid Penn’s private bank and manage its insurance and wealth management subsidiaries under the umbrella of MPB Financial Services LLC. Stewart, who has more than 35 years of experience in financial services, worked most […]
Should a Pennsylvania financial adviser accused of securities fraud be entitled to a jury trial before being subjected to a nearly $1 million civil penalty? A national legal watchdog hopes the Pennsylvania Supreme Court will say yes, even though a lower court already said no. “When the government seeks to impose life-altering financial penalties for […]
Mavis Tires & Brakes leased land on Old York Road near the Fairview Shopping Plaza in New Cumberland. The company plans to build and open a store there by the end of 2026. Laura Martin of SVN Latus Commercial Realty Group facilitated the lease transaction. An additional 2.6 acres are available for lease at the site. […]
Stephen Cerutti, a former assistant U.S. attorney, has joined the Harrisburg office of regional law firm McNees Wallace & Nurick. He is part of the firm’s white collar defense, public corruption and investigations group. Before joining McNees, Cerutti spent more than 25 years with the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., and Harrisburg. He worked […]
Devon Mailey became interim CEO of Duck Donuts in January 2025 following the resignation of Betsy Hamm, who led the chain through a growth spurt following the Covid-19 pandemic. Growth continued this year under Mailey’s leadership — and the interim tag was removed from her title in December. But she has spent a good chunk […]
Lancaster-based law firm Barley Snyder has hired three attorneys to start the year. Hyo Jin “Jinnie” Lee has joined the firm’s food and agribusiness group. A trained pastry chef and food entrepreneur, Lee worked most recently as a judicial law clerk for the Berks County Court of Common Pleas. Lee has a law degree from […]
Building products manufacturer Armstrong World Industries Inc. is continuing a buying spree that began nearly a decade ago. The company, based in Manor Township, Lancaster County, said this week it purchased Parallel Architectural Products, its 14th acquisition since 2016. Based in Englewood, Colorado, Parallel employs about 25 people and makes extruded aluminum products used on building exteriors. An Armstrong […]
A Dunkin’ Donuts is slated to open this summer on a long-vacant tract at the intersection of Route 30 and Biesecker Road in Jackson Township, west of York city, according to Blake Shaffer, a senior associate at York-based Bennett Williams Commercial, who facilitated a sale of the property at the end of 2025. Red Lion-based GN Realty Thomasville […]
Harrisburg-based contractor SECCO Electric has promoted two long-time employees to leadership roles. Darren Evanoff has been promoted to vice president of business development and estimating, while Dave Edmondson has been promoted to vice president of operations. Evanoff joined SECCO in 2005 and has been leading the company’s estimating team, building strong client relationships and supporting […]
Matthew Alpert has been named executive vice president and chief wealth officer of Orrstown Financial Advisors, the wealth management arm of Orrstown Bank. It’s a new position for the organization, according to an Orrstown spokesperson. Alpert worked previously in leadership roles at Wells Fargo, where he managed and developed teams providing financial solutions to high-net-worth individuals and […]
Home improvement contractor West Shore Home is facing a class-action lawsuit alleging it failed to pay hourly sales reps for work they performed before and after their shifts began, charges that have been lobbed at numerous companies over the years The lawsuit alleges that West Shore Home sales reps had to log into their computers and work-related […]
Susan Grosh has joined the family and collaborative law group of Harrisburg-based law firm McNees Wallace & Nurick. Grosh worked most recently at a Lancaster-based law firm and is based in McNees’ Lancaster office. She has spent more than 40 years representing clients in a wide array of family law matters, including divorce, custody, support, […]
Lancaster-based news publisher LNP Media Group is trimming staff ahead of its transfer to startup nonprofit Always Lancaster. The cuts affect 11 staff members, five from the news side and six from operations, according to a spokesperson for Always Lancaster. A spokesperson for LNP’s current parent, Pennon, declined to comment before the organization completes the deal with […]