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Cacao startup draws Hershey investment

The Hershey Co. is among the lead investors in a $20 million series B round for Blue Stripes, a New York-based startup that makes a range of products from cacao. Other lead investors in the round include Amazon-owned grocery chain Whole Foods Market and food-focused venture capital fund Zintinus. Founded in 2018, Blue Stripes makes water, chocolate bars, trail mix and […]

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Harrisburg apartment owner asks court to block alleged meddling in bankruptcy sale

The bankrupt property owner trying to sell Governor’s Square apartments in Harrisburg has complained in the past that the city of Harrisburg is thwarting its sales effort, and it’s now asking a bankruptcy judge to intervene.In a court filing last week, Maryland-based Uptown Partners LP asked a judge to order the city to “cease and desist from interfering” […]

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Video-display installer sells stake to Lancaster firm

Like many entrepreneurs ready to take their startups to the next level, Josh Dominguez knew he needed more capital.He found a source in PennSpring Capital, a Lancaster-based investment firm.PennSpring said yesterday it has acquired a majority stake in Dominguez’s company, Refresh LED. Based in Hampden Township, Cumberland County, the company designs, installs and services LED video walls.“This is […]

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Cabinetmaker closing Juniata County factor

Amid a projected slowdown in apartment construction, a Michigan-based cabinetry company plans to shutter a plant in Juniata County.Cabinetworks Group is closing the factory near Thompsontown and laying off 420 employees, a tally that includes 110 who were already laid off, according to a notice sent to state and local officials.The notice did not cite a […]

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UPMC Health Plan

Mary Beth Jenkins has been named president and CEO of UPMC Health Plan, the insurance arm of the Pittsburgh-based health system, effective Jan. 1. She succeeds Diane Holder, who is retiring at the end of this year after 40 years with UPMC.Jenkins, who has worked at UPMC since 1998, was most recently named COO of the health […]

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WellSpan, UnitedHealthcare remain locked in contract dispute

With less than three weeks before their contract expires, WellSpan Health and UnitedHealthcare remain embroiled in a war of words.UnitedHealthcare has been focused on what WellSpan charges for health care. For the York-based health system, the issue is the administrative hassles posed by working with the insurer.What’s the latest: In an online notice, UnitedHealthcare claimed WellSpan declined to extend the […]

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Trout CPA

Becca Hrubochak has been promoted to partner at regional accounting and advisory firm Trout CPA. Hrubochak has worked at Trout since 2016, taking on complex audit engagements, fractional CFO work and other assignments..She plays an active leadership role in the firm’s assurance service line and quality control committee with a focus on nonprofits, manufacturers and employee […]

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Mixed-use project is ‘first phase of final phase’ for York tract

Officials in York have toiled for more than two decades to bring development to the Northwest Triangle, a former industrial tract along the Codorus Creek in the city’s northwest corner.They filled in pieces here and there over the years. On Oct. 10, they celebrated what is likely to be the final piece: a mixed-use project […]

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Herbert Rowland & Grubic

Erin Threet has been promoted to vice president of services at Herbert Rowland & Grubic, a Harrisburg-based engineering firm.It is a new role for the firm and is designed to maintain the firm’s commitment to quality as it pursues its growth plans.Threet, who had 18 years of experience overall, was previously an assistant vice president […]

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Earthcare Solutions LLC

Earthcare Solutions in Mechanicsburg has made two new hires.The firm named Christopher Roelke as director of operations and product development, and it named Daniel Kusky as director of construction services.Earthcare provides sustainable waste management solutions specializing in biosolids, residual wastes and organics management through carbonization and biochar production.Roelke will consult with the company’s clients in […]

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Federal charges prompt suspension of York County judge

York County Judge Steven Stambaugh has been suspended without pay in the wake of federal allegations that he orchestrated an unemployment fraud scheme at his York-based personal-injury law firm, Stambaugh Law PC.The suspension was handed down yesterday by the state’s court of judicial discipline following a motion from the state judicial conduct board, th“The allegations supporting […]

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Canadian developer eyes Lanco solar projects

There are plenty of steps before the finish line, but a Canadian company is hoping to erect a solar project in Lancaster County. Toronto-based SolarBank Corp. is eyeing a 13.8-megawatt array that would take advantage of pending state legislation for so-called community solar programs.The Lancaster project would be SolarBank’s first in Pennsylvania, according to Matt McGregor, the […]

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Gettysburg benefits firm sold to Maryland company

Matt Crowner began putting out feelers a year ago in search of potential partners for his firm, Gettysburg Benefits Administrators.He found a fit with Maryland-based Kelly Benefits, which announced yesterday it has acquired the Adams County firm. Terms of the deal, which closed Oct. 1, were not disclosed.“When I first met with the senior management people there, […]

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High Foundation

Diana Martin has been named director of the high impact portfolio of the High Foundation, effective Nov. 4. It is a new role for theLancaster-based foundation and focuses on environmental and affordable-housing initiatives.Martin is currently executive director of Hourglass, a nonprofit focused on quality-of-life issues in Lancaster County.“It has been an honor to lead this organization […]

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Union pushes back on Lancaster pork-plant closure

Clemens Food Group announced Friday that it plans to close its recently acquired pork plant in Lancaster and lay off 193 workers while it continues to look for a buyer that will keep the factory going.However, the reassurances, are not swaying the union representing production workers at the plant, the former Kunzler & Company factory acquired by Clemens […]

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Changing spaces 10.04.24

Pennian Bank opened a branch this month at 34 S. Market St. in Elizabethville. It is the first Dauphin County branch for the Mifflintown-based bank, which has 11 branches overall. The Elizabethville office is a former Mid Penn Bank branch.T.L.M. Dubensky Trust purchased 5,482 square feet of retail space at 136-140 E. King St, in Lancaster from R. Going Jr. […]

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Fulton Bank

Joe Rilatt has been named Central Pennsylvania market president for Fulton Bank. It is a new position for the Lancaster-based bank, which is a subsidiary of Fulton Financial.Rilatt, who joined Fulton as a management trainee in 1991, worked most recently as director of commercial product sales. In his new role, he will provide regional leadership and ensure […]

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Developer sketching in plans for 476-acre Lanco tract

High Associates is starting to sketch in its plans for a 476-acre tract bordering the headquarters of Armstrong World Industries in Manor Township, Lancaster County.The plans, which could change with market conditions, call for a flexible mix of single-family homes, apartment buildings, retail space, industrial space and green space, according to Ken Hornbeck, senior vice president of development […]

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Federal charges prompt suspension of York County judge

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