Mumtaz Darbar has been named executive vice president and chief transformation officer at Penn State Health, a new role for the regional health system based in Derry Township, Dauphin County. Darbar was previously the system’s chief clinical and academic integration officer, a post she took in 2023. In her previous role, Darbar led efforts to […]
The independent trustee overseeing the bankruptcy of Lancaster County business owner Daryl Heller wants to convert Heller’s case from a Chapter 11 reorganization to a Chapter 7 liquidation. It’s a matter of the finances, according to a filing this week by the trustee, Fred Stevens of New York-based law firm Klestadt Winters Jureller Southard & Stevens. […]
Thomas Grossman is joining regional accounting firm Boyer & Ritter as a manager in the firm’s dealership group. An experienced accountant and CPA, Grossman recently worked as senior controller for a Philadelphia-area automotive dealership. He worked for another dealership, as well, over a career of nearly two decades. He also worked as a supervisor for […]
Ritner Steel, a steel fabricator based in Middlesex Township, Cumberland County, has been acquired by Cranbrook Partners & Co., a Troy, Michigan-based investment firm that aims to grow the companies in its portfolio. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Cranbrook executives did not reply to emailed questions about the deal, which closed on Dec. 8. […]
Carlisle-based grocery chain The Giant Co. is closing ecommerce fulfillment centers in Lancaster and four other places in Pennsylvania as it changes its approach to delivering groceries ordered online, a service known as Giant Direct. Giant is dropping its centralized model in favor of a store-based approach, according to company spokesperson Ashley Flower. Giant employees […]
Tweaks to jobless benefits in Pennsylvania are heading to the governor’s desk. The state House yesterday followed the Senate in approving legislation that makes it easier for victims of domestic violence to qualify for unemployment benefits and delays benefit cuts that were scheduled to take effect next year. The changes drew bipartisan support, with Philadelphia-area Democratic […]
Penn State Health executives John Goodyear and Tara Gardne have been promoted to regional leadership roles for the health system, which is based in Derry Township, Dauphin County. Goodyear has been named regional COO and vice president for Cumberland County hospitals Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center and Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center. He […]
In 2022, state utility regulators approved the $55 million sale of a Chester County sewer system. A state appeals court overturned the approval in 2023 over concerns that the transaction would boost costs for customers. In a ruling yesterday, Pennsylvania’s highest court reversed the appeals court and approved the deal between Aqua Pennsylvania‘s wastewater arm and the […]
Fortune Investment Properties LLC paid $2 million for a 57-acre property at 151 Wolfs Bridge Road in Middlesex Township, Cumberland County, according to county deed records. The seller was Carlisle Aerie #1299 Fraternal Order of the Eagles, which used the site as a picnic grounds. The property includes a 6,630-square-foot event center, an additional 1,500-square-foot […]
Maria Di Stravolo Elliott has been named chair of the construction industry group at Lancaster-based law firm Barley Snyder. Elliott, a partner at the firm, previously chaired the group and returns to the role with extensive experience guiding clients through complex construction and real estate matters. She succeeds partner Christopher A. Naylor, who now leads […]
Dan Creep and Erin Himmelberger have moved into director roles at Warehaus, a York-based design and engineering firm. The promotions allow company co-owners Troy Bankert and David Koratich to focus on their executive leadership roles. Bankert is president and CEO, while Koratich is COO. Creep, who has worked at Warehaus for more than two decades, has […]
The assets of SpiriTrust Lutheran are heading to the auction block after the regional senior housing provider filed for bankruptcy protection in November. The York-based nonprofit has reached a tentative agreement to sell its senior living campuses and apartments to Concordia Lutheran Ministries, a senior living provider based in Butler County. SpiriTrust operates six retirement campuses and three […]
Column by Richard Randall As 2025 comes to an end, leaders will naturally be thinking about how to position their
Rregional accounting firm Brown Plus is acquiring Ross Buehler Falk & Company LLP, an accounting firm based in Manheim Township, Lancaster County. Terms of the transaction, which takes effect Jan. 1, were not disclosed. The deal bolsters Brown’s presence in Lancaster, where it has an office of 22 people. Ross Buehler adds 24 more, including partners Sean […]
Data centers need a lot of electricity. But they also need electricians — and pipefitters and steelworkers and HVAC specialists and general laborers, among others — to get them up and humming. Thus, the boom in data center construction is likely to squeeze the supply of labor in areas like Lancaster, where data center projects […]
Column by Martin Fedorko Central Pennsylvania has shown what happens when capital, talent and support move in sync. The region
Harrisburg-based property and casualty insurer Penn National Insurance is setting in motion a succession plan for president and CEO Robert Brandon, who has worked at Penn National for more than three decades, including five years in his current role. Brandon plans to relinquish his title as president on Jan. 5 and then retire on July 1. […]
A data breach struck a Lancaster law firm this fall, exposing personal information on about 2,200 people, according to a notice filed with the Maine Attorney General’s office. Law firm BCGL LLC discovered the breach in October after identifying suspicious activity in its network, according to the notice, which the firm filed this month. The firm said it […]