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Lancaster amusement park getting new owner

A change in ownership is coming to Dutch Wonderland, a theme park along Route 30 in East Lampeter Township, Lancaster County. The park’s parent, Spain-based Parques Reunidos, is selling it and other U.S. properties to family-owned amusement company Herschend, based in Atlanta. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The sale follows a strategic review of Parques’s […]

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Developer contests sewer fees

A Harrisburg-area developer is sparring with a Lancaster County township and authority over sewer tapping fees assessed on a recent apartment project. In a lawsuit filed at the end of last year, the developer, an affiliate of Lower Paxton Township-based Triple Crown Corp., argues that the fees were excessive, and it demands a partial refund. “They […]

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HIA notches passenger increase in 2024

Passenger traffic was up in 2024 at Harrisburg International Airport. More than 1.44 million people passed through the Dauphin County airport last year, up 10.8% from about 1.3 million in 2023, according to airport statistics.  American Airlines and Allegiant Air drove much of the growth, according to HIA spokesperson Scott Miller. “Travel in this region has been pretty strong […]

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As buying season nears, rates weigh on regional housing market

The residential real estate market is poised to enter the traditionally busy spring and summer season. But buyers in Central Pennsylvania are still waiting for interest rates to slide before making the move to a new home, according to local real estate agents and lenders. The hesitation is showing up in statistics showing homes sitting […]

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URL Insurance Group

Harrisburg-based insurance agency URL Insurance Group has promoted eight staff members. Matt Allina has been promoted to life markets manager. He joined URL as a life markets specialist in 2004. He was the life markets final expense manager for several years and will now use his knowledge of all life insurance products to drive growth […]

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Members 1st Federal Credit Union

Jeff Balestrini has been hired chief consumer lending officer for Members 1st Federal Credit Union, an Enola-based lender, effective March 10. He succeeds Jeff Ernst, who retired last year after more than three years in the role, according to a credit union spokesperson. Balestrini worked most recently as chief lending officer at Service 1st Federal Credit […]

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Saxton & Stump

Doug Barton has been hired as the first-ever CFO for Saxton & Stump, a Lancaster-based law firm. Barton worked most recently as director of financial planning and analysis at Harrisburg-based Orrstown Bank, which merged last year with York-based Codorus Valley Bancorp.  Over his nearly four-decade career, Barton also has worked for accounting firms Baker Tilly and Beard & Co., as […]

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Trump order targets funding for nonprofit community lenders

Finanta, a nonprofit based in Lancaster, is expecting millions of dollars from the federal government this year to further its mission, which includes lending to businesses in poor communities. But the federal fund that provides those dollars is among several programs targeted for cuts or possible elimination under an executive order issued late Friday by President […]

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McNees Wallace & Nurick

Daniel Hicks has joined the litigation group in the Radnor office of law firm McNees Wallace & Nurick. Hicks will focus on fiduciary litigation, guardianship matters and Orphans’ Court proceedings, further strengthening the firm’s presence in the Greater Philadelphia area. Before joining McNees, Hicks practiced in the areas of general liability, personal injury and medical […]

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WellSpan Health

Patricia Donley has been named chief nursing executive for WellSpan Health, a regional health system based in York. She succeeds Kasey Paulus, who was named WellSpan’s COO in November. Donley began her career at WellSpan as a candy striper volunteer assisting nurses at WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital in Lebanon. Trained as a nurse, she rose through the […]

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York College

Michael Doweary has joined York College as its next CFO and vice president for finance, effective July 1. Doweary, a graduate and trustee of York College, is succeeding interim CFO Matthew Smith.  “Michael’s financial acumen, leadership experience and deep commitment to organizational leadership make him the ideal choice to guide the college’s financial strategy,” York […]

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Groups sue over permit for Susquehanna hydro project

The legal fight over a proposed hydroelectric project along the Susquehanna River is ramping up. Regional conservation groups are asking a federal court to take another look at a preliminary permit granted in November to the $2.3 billion project, which would take up about 1,000 acres in Chanceford Township, York County. The permit allows Reading-based developer York Energy Storage […]

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Borough loses second case over proposed solar array

Gratz, a borough in northern Dauphin County, has lost a second case challenging its opposition to a proposed solar project within its borders. In the first case, decided in October 2023, a state court ruled that the borough failed to properly advertise a meeting where it tightened standards for solar energy systems. The revised standards would […]

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Former business partners Hynes, Taylor settle defamation suit

Former York-area business partners Bill Hynes and Chad Taylor have settled a defamation lawsuit triggered by a 2023 article in Rolling Stone magazine in which Taylor accused Hynes of stealing from him and his fellow bandmates in the rock group Live. The settlement was revealed in a court filing this week in Philadelphia County court, […]

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West Shore startup lands venture funding

Mark Small and Brad Curran quit their day jobs in 2022 so they could devote more time to their Mechanicsburg-based startup, which is developing cutting-edge strength-training equipment. The company, Poseidon Strength, closed its first sale in May 2024 and has now landed its first financing outside of friends and family. York-based venture capital firm White Rose Ventures has […]

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Barley Snyder

Lancaster-based law firm Barley Snyder has added an attorney and two professional staff members to its Lebanon office. Michael Bechtold has joined as a partner along with paralegal Britany Tasco and legal administrative assistant Kelly Ellinger. Bechtold advises family-owned and corporate businesses on a range of legal matters, including business formation, contracts and dissolution. He […]

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Shapiro, lawmakers ramp up push for energy plan

State lawmakers yesterday began to put some legislative meat on the bones of an energy plan unveiled in January by Gov. Josh Shapiro. The lawmakers issued a series of memos seeking sponsors for elements of the six-point plan, which is designed to lower prices, speed up construction of new power sources and encourage environmentally friendly forms […]

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