A regional developer toiled for nearly a decade to bring a mix of uses to an 84-acre tract in Fairview Township, York County. Now, the company, Fairview Crossroads LLC, is hoping to plant a data center on the site, which is off Lewisberry Road, west of Interstate 83 and south of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. “It’s been […]
Tamara Fox Rose has joined law firm Saxton & Stump as senior counsel to its regulatory and government affairs, commercial litigation, and tax and tax controversy groups in the firm’s suburban and downtown Harrisburg offices. Ms. Rose worked most recently at law firm Stevens & Lee and its government affairs affiliate, GSL Public Strategies Group, […]
Davis Mathews has been named CEO of U.S. operations for Phoenix Contact, a manufacturer of electrical and industrial components. Mathews had been an executive board member at the company and worked previously as president of industry management and automation and as a senior vice president of development. CEO is a new role for the U.S. branch […]
A Lancaster County contractor is under new leadership as it transitions to the next generation of family owners. Speedwell Construction Inc., based in Penn Township, Lancaster County, has promoted Jon Sensenig to president. Sensenig, who joined Speedwell 10 years ago, worked most recently as vice president of design/build. He succeeds company owners Keith Ebersole, and […]
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Shane Brackup has joined Barley Snyder as a member of its litigation and healthcare groups. He will be based in the law firm’s Lancaster office, focusing primarily on medical malpractice defense and health care matters. Brackup worked most recently as assistant district attorney for Lancaster County. Before that, he worked at a law firm in Philadelphia. He […]
Jeff Coté has been named president and COO of Ecore International. Coté will oversee day-to-day operations and lead strategic initiatives, including efforts to expand markets for the company, which employs more than 800 people. Ecore’s main business is making flooring out of recycled rubber tires. Coté joins the Lancaster-based company after working in a variety […]
New developers are embracing the challenge of bringing life to one of York city’s most prominent buildings. John and Denise Gilliland paid $650,000 for the stately bank branch at 1 N. George St., and they aim to convert it into a boutique hotel and high-end restaurant in the heart of the White Rose city, John […]
Natera Inc., a clinical genetic testing company, leased 2,448 square feet at 850 Walnut Bottom Road in Carlisle. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Natera specializes in non-invasive, cell-free DNA testing, with a focus on women’s health, oncology and organ health. The lease marks Natera’s first location in Pennsylvania. Pamela Fisher of NAI CIR handled the transaction. […]
A titan of Pennsylvania banking is passing the baton. Jay Sidhu said Friday he plans to retire on Jan. 1 as chairman and CEO of Customers Bancorp, a Berks County lender that he transformed over a period of nearly two decades. The 73-year-old executive plans to remain the bank’s executive chairman. But he is handing the […]
R&M Variety Shop, a Harrisburg-area retailer offering an array of products and services, from pet food to phone repair, is adding a third location. An affiliate of the company paid $1.9 million for a building at 7500 Derry St. in Swatara Township, Dauphin County, according to county deed records. The 22,500-square-foot property was formerly owned […]
A Chester County lawmaker is seeking support for legislation that would pave the way for Pennsylvania to withdraw from the PJM, the regional power grid that serves Pennsylvania and about a dozen other states. In a memo seeking sponsors for the legislation, Democratic state Rep. Danielle Friel Otten joins a chorus of critics who argue PJM has […]
Kevin Gremer has been named chief operations and technology officer at Fulton Financial effective Aug. 25. He succeeds Karthik Sridharan, who left the Lancaster-based bank at the end of January after what a securities filing described as a “termination without ‘Cause.‘” Fulton created the executive role and hired Sridharan in 2023 to oversee the bank’s IT […]
Developers have another step toward erecting a roughly $15 billion data center campus on farmland near Carlisle. An affiliate of PowerHouse Data Centers shelled out $44 million earlier this month for parcels comprising roughly 700 acres where the data centers are planned, according to county deed records. The site is in Middlesex Township along Country […]
A contractor is disputing claims it’s liable for defective concrete used during construction of a new hospital tower in York. The contractor, New Holland-based Stief Concrete Work Inc., denies the claims, which were raised in a lawsuit filed in May by York-based Kinsley Construction LLC. Kinsley claims it’s owed $935,000 for the concrete, which the company delivered for […]
Kayla Bushey has joined the Radnor office of Harrisburg-based law firm McNees Wallace & Nurick. She will support clients with legal issues pertaining to privacy compliance, data breach response, and privacy and cybersecurity litigation. Bushey has experience in legal research and privacy policy analysis, with a focus on U.S. and international data privacy frameworks. She […]
Anthony Verrecchia has been named director of client services at Tandem Center for Shared Business Success. He will oversee the rollout of profit-sharing and employee ownership initiatives for clients of the Lancaster-based nonprofit. He also will work on enhancing Tandem’s internal systems and strategic direction. Founded in 2024, the nonprofit works with companies to implement direct […]
Tina Citro has been named president of WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital in Lebanon. She succeeds Patricia Donley, who was named chief nursing executive for the hospital’s parent, York-based WellSpan Health, in March. Citro was most recently the president of WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital and been working as interim president of the 160-bed Good Samaritan. She joined […]