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Local hatmakers struggle to survive despite decades of adaptation

One of the region’s oldest hat factories is closing, and a second could follow. The family owners of F&M Hat Company Inc. in Denver, Lancaster County, have been winding down the 113-year-old business over the last year, according to fourth-generation co-owner and president Ash Fichthorn. He called the decision “bittersweet.” But, he added, “We’re at peace […]

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Thrift store chain opening in York

Thrift store chain Savers Value Village Inc. is leasing a former Big Lots space at 2890 Whiteford Road near the York Galleria mall in Springettsbury Township, York County, according to Jeff Hoffman of Ardmore-based JPH Realty Advisors. He represented the landlord in the deal. Savers plans to open the store in spring 2026, according to a […]

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Assets

Andres Zorrilla is poised to become interim CEO of Lancaster-based nonprofit lender Assets after current CEO Jaime Arroyo is sworn in early next year as mayor of Lancaster. Zorrilla is the organization’s director of administration. Arroyo, who has been CEO of Assets since 2022, is scheduled to take office on Jan. 5 after winning election in November. […]

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York construction company names CEO, co-COOs

For the first time in six decades, the Kinsleys are turning to a non-family member to lead their flagship construction business. But it is someone with a long history with the York-based company founded in 1963 by the late Robert “Bob” Kinsley. The new CEO at Kinsley Construction is Jason Stouffer, who began working at the company […]

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Donut chain shuttering Carlisle Pike shop

Duck Donuts is shuttering its store at 6230 Carlisle Pike in Hampden Township, Cumberland County. The store, which opened in 2016 as part of a corporate training center, is scheduled to close on Dec. 14, according to a Facebook post. “We are incredibly grateful for the loyal guests, families, and community members who supported our Mechanicsburg shop,” […]

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Office, retail space leased

Yingst Building leased a 28,000-square-foot office building at 4643 Jonestown Road in Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County, formerly occupied by Verizon. Yingst is relocating its operations to the new building and plans to open a showroom there. The lease transaction was facilitated by Larry Kostelac and Art Campbell of Campbell Commercial Partners, who represented both […]

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Cumberland County

Paul Landers has been named CFO of Cumberland County. A resident of Mount Holly Springs, Landers succeeds Dana Best, who was elected county controller for a four-year term starting in January. Landers worked most recently as budget services director for Lancaster County. Before that, Landers worked as a resource analyst/accounting chief while serving in the […]

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WITF parent giving Lancaster newspaper to journalist-led nonprofit

After more than two years operating under a shared nonprofit umbrella, WITF and LNP Media Group are poised to go their separate ways. Parent organization Pennon has agreed to donate LNP LancasterOnline and its sister publications covering Ephrata and Lititz to a new nonprofit, Always Lancaster, headed by veteran journalist David Greene. The name Always Lancaster reflects a tagline previously used by […]

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Lawsuit chills investor interest in energy project

A federal lawsuit is scaring away potential investors in a controversial hydropower project proposed along the Susquehanna River in southern York County. That’s one of the takeaways from a report on the project’s progress since it was awarded a preliminary permit just over a year ago. The lawsuit, filed by environmental groups critical of the project’s […]

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CB Financial Services

Craig Kauffman has been named to the board of western Pennsylvania-based CB Financial Services Inc. and its chief operating subsidiary, Community Bank, effective Nov. 20. Kauffman is the former president and CEO of York-based PeoplesBank parent Codorus Valley Bancorp, which he led through an acquisition in 2024 by Orrstown Financial, based in Swatara Township, Dauphin County. Kauffman was in line to become CEO […]

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Co-founder pitches deal to take rehab chain private

Robert Ortenzio is looking to put the rehab company he cofounded with his late father back into private hands. Ortenzio proposed this week to buy out shareholders in Select Medical Corp., which is based in Mechanicsburg but operates healthcare facilities around the U.S. In a letter to the company’s board, Ortenzio described himself as “uniquely positioned” […]

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$243M deal would boost Fulton in North Jersey

Lancaster-based Fulton Financial Corp. has agreed to buy a New Jersey bank in a deal poised to expand Fulton’s business in lucrative markets outside New York City. The all-stock deal for Rutherford, New Jersey-based Blue Foundry Bancorp is valued at $243 million and expected to close in the second quarter of 2026. The combined bank would do business […]

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West Shore trucking firm cutting jobs

Trucking company Keen Transport is laying off at least 50 workers from its terminal at 1951 Harrisburg Pike in Middlesex Township, Cumberland County, due to a business restructuring, according to a notice filed last week with state and local officials. The layoffs are slated to begin on or after Jan. 20, according to Keen, which […]

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Lawsuits follow CEO’s exit from Lanco flooring maker

When Brian Carson moved on this year from Lancaster County-based flooring manufacturer AHF Products, a press release described his six-year tenure as “highly successful.” The former CEO’s departure is proving highly litigious. Carson, AHF Products, the company’s current private equity owners and its former owner are embroiled in a series of lawsuits filed in the wake […]

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Brown Plus

Victoria Perez has joined accounting and advisory firm Brown Plus as an audit senior manager. Perez worked most recently at a Big Four accounting firm, where she was involved in a range of audit, assurance and advisory engagements, including Sarbanes-Oxley readiness and internal control assessments. She specializes in accounting and audits of property and casualty […]

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Feds take aim at PA highway funds over CDL claims

The U.S. Department of Transportation is threatening to withhold $75 million in federal highway funding earmarked for Pennsylvania after accusing the state of illegally issuing commercial driver’s licenses to what the agency describes as “dangerous foreign drivers.” The warning comes days after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested an illegal immigrant from Uzbekistan who was […]

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Couscous manufacturer relocating

Couscous manufacturer US Durum Products is shifting operations from a facility in suburban Lancaster to a plant in Harrisburg that it bought last year for $4.25 million. The company is also spending on new equipment to boost volume and streamline its supply chain for a total investment of just over $8 million. The Pennsylvania Department of […]

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Camp Hill fund buys York-area warehouse

A York-area warehouse with several tenants changed hands this week at a price of $13.2 million. The seller was an affiliate of Stewart Properties, part of the York-based Stewart Companies group. The buyer was Opes Capital, a Camp Hill-based real estate investment fund that formed at the beginning of 2025. The off-market deal was facilitated by Michael Curran, president and […]

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Local hatmakers struggle to survive despite decades of adaptation

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York construction company names CEO, co-COOs

Donut chain shuttering Carlisle Pike shop

Office, retail space leased

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WITF parent giving Lancaster newspaper to journalist-led nonprofit

Lawsuit chills investor interest in energy project

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Co-founder pitches deal to take rehab chain private

$243M deal would boost Fulton in North Jersey

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Lawsuits follow CEO’s exit from Lanco flooring maker

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Camp Hill fund buys York-area warehouse

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