Keith Smith has been named chief legal officer for WellSpan Health, a regional health system based in York. He succeeds Amy Nelson, who is retiring Oct. 1 as WellSpan’s general counsel. Smith joined WellSpan in 2022 as deputy general counsel following a stint in private practice with Moore & Van Allen PLLC in North Carolina. Before joining the law […]
A pair of concrete plants in Perry County are under new ownership. Bedford County-based New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co. Inc. bought the Duncannon-area plants as part of its acquisition of Marstellar Holding Co., which also owned a heating oil delivery business. Both Marstellar Concrete and Marstellar Oil are now part of New Enterprise, according to a person who answered the phone […]
The indictment of Daryl Heller on federal fraud charges is spilling over into his bankruptcy case. A creditor in the bankruptcy case is citing the charges, filed earlier this month, as grounds for the court to appoint a trustee to oversee Heller’s finances or even to convert the case to a Chapter 7 liquidation. Heller filed […]
Fans at WellSpan Park this summer found new places to pitch their plastic spoons, water bottles and other plastic items. The home of the York Revolution baseball team set up bins to collect plastics under a partnership with CRDC Materials, a Costa Rica-based plastics recycler with an operation in York city. CRDC takes the plastic to its plant, shreds […]
After a decade leading the law firm he co-founded in 2015, James Saxton is preparing to take on a new role. Saxton plans to step down as CEO of Lancaster-based Saxton & Stump at the end of this year and become its chairman, where he will continue to work on strategic initiatives for the firm. The next […]
James Saxton was working as a healthcare attorney at the law firm Stevens & Lee when he partnered with Christopher Stump to start a new firm in Lancaster in 2015. But the law was not Saxton’s only focus. “I was a big, big believer in marketing and business discipline,” he said. Saxton has put those […]
Lackawanna College is planning to open a satellite center in the Chambersburg area offering associate degrees in welding and fabrication skills. Pending approval from the U.S. Department of Education, the private college in Scranton hopes to open the center as early as the spring 2026 semester. The satellite center will be in Greene Township at […]
After years with sellers in charge, the local residential real estate market is slowly regaining its balance, a shift underscored by recent data on home sales. The numbers for August show steady growth in the number of homes on the market and a slowing pace of price increases. “This is probably the best balance we’ve […]
Andrew Cochrane has been named president of WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital effective Oct. 6. He succeeds John Massimilla, who retired over the summer as leader of the 274-bed hospital in Franklin County. Cochrane worked most recently as head of an independent leadership consulting firm in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area in Minnesota. Before that, he held leadership […]
LandStudies, a Lititz-based firm specializing in watershed planning, stream restoration and other ecological landscaping services, has been acquired. The buyer is Wetland Studies and Solutions Inc., which operates under the umbrella of Kent, Ohio-based The Davey Tree Expert Co. Davey Tree provides a range of landscaping and tree care services to residential, commercial and utility customers. […]
A partnership affiliated with Daryl Heller, the business owner charged with defrauding investors in an ATM network, has unloaded office space in downtown Lancaster. In a court-approved transaction, Premier Prince Street LLC sold just over 16,000 square feet of office space at 415 N. Prince St. for $2.8 million, according to York-based ROCK Commercial Real Estate. ROCK agent Patten […]
Michelle Morin has been named an accounts payable specialist at Investment Real Estate Group of Companies, a York-based operator of self-storage facilities. She will manage accounts payable processes, vendor payments and financial recordkeeping while supporting daily operations across the organization. Morin brings more than 20 years of experience in accounts payable, vendor relations, expense processing, […]
Digby Solomon has been named interim publisher of LNP Media Group, which publishes LNP LancasterOnline. Solomon is filling a role that has been vacant since the media outlet’s former owner, Lancaster-based Steinman Communications, donated it to WITF in 2023. WITF and LNP are now both owned by Pennon, a parent nonprofit established in 2024 and based in Swatara Township, Dauphin […]
A Spring Grove paper maker is tapping a new CEO as it works to turn around its finances. Pixelle Specialty Solutions has named Julie Schertell as its CEO. She succeeds Ross Bushnell, who led the company for two years but is leaving for undisclosed opportunities. He is staying on through September as an adviser to Pixelle’s board. The […]
An independent receiver is now overseeing the beleaguered Governor’s Square apartments in Uptown Harrisburg. Under a court order finalized in late August by a Dauphin County judge, Midtown Asset Consulting LLC is taking over daily operations of the 222-unit affordable apartment complex, whose owner filed for bankruptcy more than two years ago. Midtown Asset’s first step is […]
Dr. David Gasperack has been named senior vice president of primary care and population health for WellSpan Health. He was previously a vice president, regional chief medical officer and chief medical officer for primary care. In addition to overseeing primary care for the regional health system, Gasperack will lead development, planning and execution for WellSpan’s value-based […]
The Cross Keys Village The Brethren Home Community, a senior living campus in Oxford Township, Adams County, paid $5 million to buy a roughly 35-acre parcel next to its 334-acre campus, according to county deed records. The tract was previously owned by Frock Brothers Trucking Inc., which closed after being hit with federal charges for violating […]
A local lawsuit related to a data breach at insurance and employee benefits brokerage Alera Group has prompted a local lawsuit. The lawsuit is not targeting Illinois-based Alera, however. It was filed last month against Members 1st Federal Credit Union, based in Hampden Township, Cumberland County. Filed in Cumberland County by a Members 1st employee, the lawsuit […]