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Guv’s budget plan takes aim at housing and power costs, taps rainy day fund

Facing a reelection campaign this year, Gov. Josh Shapiro used his annual budget address yesterday to assuage voter concerns in areas ranging from rising power prices to the high cost of housing to the proliferation of data centers. He called for greater scrutiny of utility profits, new funds for housing and stricter standards for data […]

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Hanover Tractor Supply changes hands in $8.1M sale-leaseback

Tractor Supply Co. sold its store at 250 Gateway Drive for more than $8.1 million and is leasing it back, according to York County deed records. The buyer is an affiliate of Pasadena, California-based ExchangeRight Real Estate LLC. Brentwood, Tennessee-based Tractor Supply paid $1.14 million in 2023 for the raw land, then built the store and […]

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Members 1st Federal Credit Union

Ryan Riley has been named senior vice president of marketing at Members 1st Federal Credit Union. The position was previously held by Karen Roland, who was named the credit union’s chief marketing officer in February 2025. Riley worked most recently as chief strategy officer for Harrisburg University of Science & Technology, where he spent five years in […]

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Shapiro to air spending plan amid financial pressure

In an address to the state legislature today, Gov. Josh Shapiro is set to unveil his spending and legislative priorities for the next year. Observers expect to hear familiar refrains, including calls to hike Pennsylvania’s minimum wage, close the so-called “Delaware loophole” for corporate taxpayers and legalize the recreational use of marijuana. They also expect […]

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Court OKs sale of SpiriTrust campuses, apartments

A federal bankruptcy judge signed off last week on the bankruptcy sale of SpiriTrust Lutheran, a York-based nonprofit that operates senior living communities and apartments in three counties. Under the deal approved in court, Butler County-based Concordia Lutheran Ministries is paying $51 million for SpiriTrust assets and assuming roughly $7 million in debt tied to three affordable apartment […]

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Boyer & Ritter

Boyer & Ritter has hired four associates, including one who previously interned with the Camp Hill-based professional services firm. Cody Fink interned with Boyer & Ritter in 2024. He has a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a master of accountancy from Bloomsburg University, where he was a member of the Pi Lambda Phi National Fraternity […]

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Retail, office, industrial space leased

Élevé Venue LLC leased the former Café 1500 space at 1500 N. 6th St. in Harrisburg. The space will open in the coming months as Élevé Event Studio, a reception and event venue designed to host weddings, bridal showers, corporate gatherings and private events. Casey Khuri and Nik Sgagias of NAI CIR represented the landlord. […]

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York Revolution

Ken Picciotti Sr. has been named CFO of the York Revolution. It’s a new position for the nearly 20-year-old minor league baseball team, which has steadily expanded its operations beyond baseball season. Picciotti worked most recently as a senior accounting manager at York-based Shipley Energy. He also has worked in corporate accounting roles at Hanover Foods Corp. and Dentsply Sirona. […]

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Capital-area security firm sold to equity-backed buyer

An equity-backed buyer has scooped up a 46-year-old security and fire safety business in suburban Harrisburg. Knight Security Systems, based in Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County, has been purchased by Pye-Barker Fire & Safety, an acquisitive Atlanta-based company that has inked other deals in Central Pennsylvania. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The seller: Knight […]

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Saxton & Stump

Stefanie Pitcavage Mekilo has joined Saxton & Stump as a shareholder in the Lancaster-based law firm’s office in suburban Harrisburg. An experienced environmental and commercial litigator, Mekilo is in the firm’s environmental, workplace safety and utilities Group and its business litigation and strategic solutions group. Before entering private practice, Mekilo spent more than a decade […]

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Forecaster sees tailwinds, headwinds buffeting US economy

The economic outlook for 2026 depends on a range of variables ranging from tariffs to the strength of the boom in artificial intelligence, according to Curtis Dubay, chief economist in the economic policy division at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. “If we could ever get tariffs down, we get a better immigration system, we could really […]

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PA population growth slows as immigration tumbles

Pennsylvania’s population grew a negligible 0.1% for the year ending July 1 as international immigration plummeted, according to initial estimates released yesterday by the U.S. Census. The data is the first from Census to show the impact of the Trump administration’s tightened approach to border security. Nearly 27,000 people came to the Keystone state from other […]

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United Way of York County

Emily Seitz has been named vice president of philanthropy for United Way of York County, a new role at the organization. Seitz, who has more than a decade of experience, worked most recently in a fundraising role for York-based nonprofit Community Progress Council. At the United Way, she is expected to focus on deepening support for […]

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Senior living provider closes in on $44M bankruptcy sale

After filing for bankruptcy last fall, York-based senior-living operator SpiriTrust Lutheran is taking a step closer to selling off its assets. After conducting a court-supervised auction, the nonprofit has identified a western Pennsylvania operator as the successful bidder, spurning a competing offer from a New Jersey organization. If a judge signs off, Butler County-based Concordia Lutheran Ministries would pay […]

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Boyer & Ritter

Camp Hill-based professional services firm Boyer & Ritter has promoted five staff members to senior associate roles. Sarah Spaulding has a bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance from Bloomsburg University and a minor in business management. She previously worked as a staff accountant for a commercial construction company. Spaulding joined Boyer & Ritter in 2024. Dragan Hornatko […]

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Sadler Health Center

Dr. Lakshmi Polavarapu has been named interim chief medical officer of Sadler Health Center, a nonprofit health provider in Cumberland and Perry counties. She succeeds Katrina Thoma, a pediatric nurse practitioner who worked previously as Sadler’s medical director. Thoma is continuing to provide care at Sadler. Dr. Polavarapu has worked at Sadler for a decade and […]

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The Foundation for Enhancing Communities

Kim Alvarez has been named vice president of philanthropy for The Foundation for Enhancing Communities. She succeeds Jennifer Doyle, who became president and CEO of the Harrisburg-based philanthropy in July 2024. Alvarez, who has more than 20 years of experience in fundraising and nonprofit leadership, worked most recently as vice president of donor relations for the United […]

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How appealing is a new tax appeal process?

It has been just about a year since state officials opened a new avenue for taxpayers to dispute tax bills. Traffic remains relatively light, given the thousands of tax disputes that arise every year in Pennsylvania. Nonetheless, officials are encouraged by the progress they’re making. “These changes remove red tape and make Pennsylvania more business […]

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Guv’s budget plan takes aim at housing and power costs, taps rainy day fund

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Shapiro to air spending plan amid financial pressure

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Boyer & Ritter

Retail, office, industrial space leased

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Capital-area security firm sold to equity-backed buyer

Saxton & Stump

Forecaster sees tailwinds, headwinds buffeting US economy

PA population growth slows as immigration tumbles

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Senior living provider closes in on $44M bankruptcy sale

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