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United Disabilities Services Foundation

The United Disabilities Services Foundation has hired Teresa Rineer as development director. She succeeds Larry Aubrey, who worked in the role for 15 years and is moving into a part-time position as donor relations and partnerships specialist. Rineer has worked on the Lancaster nonprofit’s accessing independence board since 2023 and was the major gifts officer. […]

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Economic uncertainty weighs on regional M&A 

Regional dealmakers came to life in the second half of 2024 as interest rates came down.  Nonetheless, the volume of mergers and acquisitions in Central and southeastern Pennsylvania fell last year for the third year in a row, according to an annual report by professional services firm RKL LLP.  This year began on an active note, according […]

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York County papermaker closing Ohio plant

Spring Grove-based papermaker Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC said yesterday it is closing its plant in Chillicothe, Ohio, where about 800 people work. The move follows Pixelle’s sale earlier this month of a Wisconsin plant that employs about 260 people. “Each decision regarding Pixelle operations has been made after careful evaluation of what is best for […]

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Federal cuts hit manufacturing services providers

The federal government has canceled contracts with organizations that assist small and midsized manufacturers in 10 states, cutting off a major source of funding. Pennsylvania is not one of the 10. Nonetheless, the cancellations raise questions about the fate of similar organizations in the Keystone State, including York-based Mantec.  The nonprofit receives federal funding via a […]

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Poole Anderson Construction

Chad Lakatosh has been named president of Poole Anderson Construction, a contractor with offices in Harrisburg, State College and Scranton. He succeeds John Lehmann, who has led the company since 2013. Lakatosh has worked at Poole Anderson since 2004, most recently as senior vice president of operations. The company’s recent projects include office renovations for WebFx, a […]

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Harrisburg office sold

A Wormleysburg-based partnership called Vaughn Terrace LLC paid $1.55 million for a 15,814-square-foot office complex at 3300 N. 3rd St. in Harrisburg, according to county deed records. The seller was Robbins House Associates, a trust affiliated with longtime area construction executive Rick Reynolds. The office houses a contractor called SitelogIQ, which acquired Reynolds Construction and related entities in 2020. The office […]

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McNees Wallace & Nurick

Harrisburg-based law firm McNees Wallace & Nurick has hired two attorneys for its York office. Lara Bream has joined McNees as of counsel in the firm’s litigation group, where she will also advise clients on matters related to special education and education law. Steven Ahlbrandt has joined as an associate in the real estate, construction […]

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Developer buys former Rite Aid, plans for Wawa

Hanover Eisenhower Developers LLC, an affiliate of New Jersey-based Paramount Realty, paid just over $3.4 million for a roughly 3.5-acre site housing a former Rite Aid in Hanover. Paramount hopes to erect a Wawa convenience store on the property at 301 Eisenhower Blvd. Rite Aid closed the store in 2023. The seller was Florida-based H F Real Estate Partnership, according to county […]

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Grant backs mixed-use project

A Harrisburg nonprofit has landed a $500,000 state grant for a mixed-use project in Harrisburg’s low-income Allison Hill neighborhood. The $3.3 million project calls for erecting a 15,000 square-foot building at the corner of South 13th and Market streets in Harrisburg, according to Tannon Herman, executive director of Wildheart, the community development nonprofit behind the project, […]

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The Caring Cupboard

David Fitzkee has been named executive director at The Caring Cupboard, a nonprofit food pantry with operations in Jonestown and Palmyra. He succeeds Shila Ulrich, who was named president of the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank starting in January. Fitzkee, who has nearly 20 years of experience in nonprofit management, is joining Caring Cupboard in the midst of what the nonprofit […]

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Lawsuit accuses high-profile Lancaster chef of misusing restaurant funds

A lawsuit is accusing one of Lancaster’s culinary stars of misappropriating money earned by the restaurant and bakery that he and a partner opened nearly a decade ago. The restaurant is Bistro Barberet & Bakery, which has garnered international acclaim since opening in 2015 at 26 E. King St. in Lancaster. In the lawsuit filed this […]

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Hanover contractor buys concrete company

Conewago Manufacturing LLC, an affiliate of Hanover-based contractor Conewago Enterprises Inc. has acquired Hanover Concrete Co., which has operations in Hanover, Gettysburg and Shrewsbury. Terms of the transaction, which was finalized on April 1, were not disclosed. David Albright, president of Hanover Concrete, is joining Conewago as vice president of ready-mix sales.  The combined companies provide ready-mix […]

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Regional repair shop faces federal charges

Federal authorities are leveling pollution-related charges against Pro Diesel Werks, a vehicle service business with operations in Lebanon and Reading, as well the company’s owner and a service manager. They allegedy violated the federal Clean Air Act by disabling pollution control systems on diesel vehicles and tampering with their diagnostic systems, which are supposed to […]

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Lancaster manufacturer winding down Philly subsidiary

Lancaster manufacturer Burnham Holdings Inc. is planning to wind down a subsidiary operating out of a plant in Philadelphia.  Burnham’s move to shutter its subsidiary Crown Boiler is designed to streamline company operations and enhance efficiency.  But it also reflects rising demand for more efficient boilers made by other Burnham subsidiaries, including U.S. Boiler, New Yorker Boiler and Velocity Boiler Works. Crown […]

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Saxton & Stump

Rory Connaughton has joined Saxton & Stump as a shareholder in the Lancaster law firm’s commercial litigation and labor/employment groups. Connaughton was previously co-founder and former managing partner of Brubaker Connaughton Goss & Lucarelli, a law firm that is also based in Lancaster. He brings three decades of experience in commercial litigation, including recent work as […]

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Boyer & Ritter

Fatim Doumbia has joined Boyer & Ritter as a senior associate auditor, where she will work with various industry practice groups for the Camp Hill-based accounting and consulting services firm. Doumbia has more than seven years of auditing experience working for some of the largest firms in the accounting field, both in the for-profit and […]

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