A dispute over taxes has forced the closure of Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center, a music and event venue in the capital city. Known as HMAC, the venue at 1110 N. 3rd St. owes more than $300,000 in entertainment taxes, according to city solicitor Neil Grover, who said the taxes are similar to sales taxes collected […]
One of the biggest warehouses in Cumberland County has changed hands. An arm of California-based investment firm PCCP LLC paid $141.6 million for a 1.2 million-square-foot building at 3419 Ritner Road off Interstate 81 in West Pennsboro Township, according to real estate firm JLL, which represented the seller, an affiliate of Radnor-based Exeter Property Group. Exeter paid $85 million for […]
Mechanicsburg-based home improvement contractor West Shore Home is moving into New England with the opening of its first branch in the region. The office in the Boston suburb of Franklin, Massachusetts, will cover an area encompassing most of Massachusetts as well as parts of Connecticut, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. Founded in 2006, West Shore […]
Over the last several years, Utah-based waste collector recyclops has been sending plastic to a small plant in York city that converts the waste into a building material. In September, recyclops launched its own operation in the region. “We just needed more space to move our elbows,” said recyclops founder and CEO Ryan Smith. Where is this […]
Catherine Bonser has been named executive director of Cultivate Lancaster. The position had been vacant, according to a spokesperson for the nonprofit. A former Kodak and Dentsply Sirona executive, Bonser has spent the last seven years as a volunteer for the Lancaster-Lebanon chapter of SCORE, a nonprofit that provides experienced mentors to small businesses. Under her leadership, Cultivate Lancaster is […]
A lawsuit over Lancaster County farmland that was rezoned for industrial use is heading back down the legal ladder. In a ruling this week, Commonwealth Court struck down a county court decision upholding the rezoning, which was requested by a warehouse operator in West Hempfield Township. The ruling sends the matter back to the county […]
Michael Barber has been named CEO of Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health after working as interim leader since June. He succeeds John Herman, who left to become CEO of Tufts Medical Center in Boston. Barber came to LG Health in 2023 as COO following a 27-year career at Penn Medicine’s Chester County hospital, where he oversaw projects such as […]
Lancaster-based cookie startup Taylor Chip said this week that it plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after an unsuccessful bid to generate retail sales in Philadelphia. Due to the slow pace of permitting in the city, it took nearly 18 months longer than expected to open the stores, and they did not earn enough […]
SWF Industrial, a metal fabricator based in Wrightsville, is adding a third production location, a 39,200-square foot industrial space at 100 Redco Ave. in Red Lion. The company, which employs about 175 people, already operates two production facilities totaling a combined 106,000 square feet in eastern York County. SWF has been getting close to its […]
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology is pausing bond payments as it looks to restructure debt tied to a real estate investment that has yet to pan out. That would be the $100 million in bonds the university floated to pay for an 11-story health sciences building at 222 Chestnut St. The university said yesterday that […]
York-based convenience store chain Rutter’s has hired two category managers. Michael Jackson is overseeing multiple areas, including packaged beverages and grocery. He worked most recenty at High’s of Baltimore, a 52-store convenience chain, where he was a senior category manager responsible for packaged beverages and all center store categories. Before that, he spent 11 years […]
A former loan office for F&M Trust has changed hands. The Chambersburg-based bank sold the office at 3907 Market St. in Camp Hill for $899,900 to residential real estate agents John and Jamie Esser, according to Lemoyne-based real estate firm Campbell Commercial Partners LLC. Jessica Gasper and Arthur Campbell of Campbell Commercial represented the seller. F&M relocated […]
Executives at Cleveland-Cliffs said this week they have buyers for some of their idled plants, a group of assets that includes a massive factory in Steelton. On a conference call with stock analysts, company execs said they expect to generate $425 million from selling the idle plants — and that the Ohio-based steelmaker already closed on one deal […]
Saxton & Stump has added staff from Design IP, a boutique intellectual property law firm in the Lehigh Valley. The move adds three attorneys, a paralegal and a new Allentown office for the Lancaster-based law firm. Design IP was founded by Damon Neagle, who is joining Saxton & Stump as a shareholder. He brings with him […]
WellSpan Heath is preparing to admit the first patients to Newberry Hospital, the first of three mini hospitals being developed by the regional health system. Located next to the Newberry Commons shopping center in Newberry Township, York County, the small-format hospital is set to open in early March, according to WellSpan leaders, who offered a behind-the-scenes look […]
When Brian Greenplate acquired Precision Cut Industries Inc. in 2004 the company had 25 employees and annual revenue of about $3 million Yearly sales for the contract metal fabricator have grown to about $50 million, and they are expected to jump again this year thanks to demand from customers in energy, commercial construction and data centers, […]
Jordan Space has been named chief revenue officer of MPB Financial, the nonbanking subsidiary of Harrisburg-based Mid Penn Bancorp Inc. MPB Financial houses Mid Penn’s insurance, wealth management and private banking units. Space, who joined Mid Penn in 2022, will also continue in his current role as president of Mid Penn Private Bank, which offers financial services […]
In November, the Shapiro administration agreed to drop controversial state rules curbing carbon emissions from large power plants in return for Senate passage of a delayed state budget. Three months later, environmentalists are pushing for an expanded version of the rules, arguing that the state’s failure to crack down on carbon pollution violates environmental protections […]