Adrienne Vicari has been promoted to vice president of growth at Herbert Rowland & Grubic, a new position designed to drive new client development across the Harrisburg-based engineering firm.Vicari has more than 20 years of experience at HRG, serving clients across every industry and geographic region served by the company. She previously worked as practice […]
State-backed retirement plans, which have been proliferating around the U.S., appear to boost savings among workers, according to a study released yesterday.Workers are 20% more likely to contribute to a retirement savings account if they work at a business in a state that has an auto IRA program, according to the study, undertaken by payroll […]
Thomas T. Platts has joined the York office of law firm Barley Snyder as part of its business and real estate practice groups.Platts has a bachelor’s degree from Temple University and a law degree from Penn State Law, where he worked as an associate in the Penn State Law Entrepreneurship clinic.Platts is a member of […]
Kathleen O’Neill joined the Investment Real Estate Group of Companies as director of marketing.She will lead the strategic direction and marketing vision for the York-based company and its chief brand, Moove In Storage. O’Neill has over 13 years of experience with digital marketing, e-commerce, content creation and branding, including in consumer packaged goods, direct to […]
Spring Gate Winery in Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County changed hands on Oct. 29 at a price of $2.35 million, according to county deed records. The buyer, a partnership called JNN LLC, plans to operate the winery as is, according to Nik Sgagias of Lemoyne-based real estate firm NAI CIR. Sgagias represented the seller, Martin Schoffstall. JNN LLC is […]
A Harrisburg-area environmental consulting firm is under new ownership.Groundwater Sciences Corp. in Susquehanna Township has been acquired by Verdantas, a Tampa-based consulting firm active in the environmental, water and energy sectorsVerdantas was attracted by Groundwater Sciences’ expertise in environmental site assessment and remediation, as well as its location.“Together, we look forward to building on GSC’s established […]
Stewart-Amos Sweeper Co, a Harrisburg-based manufacturer of street sweepers, purchased a 30,000 square-foot industrial property at 102 W. Franklin St. in Steelton. The price was $701,000, according to county deed records. The company has assembly and repair/service operations at its headquarters at 2700 Paxton St. in Harrisburg. But both have been growing, according to company president […]
Federal regulators filed a lawsuit against a York-area manufacturer for allegedly firing an employee who had raised concerns about safety.In a lawsuit filed in late October, the U.S. Department of Labor accuses Red Lion Controls of terminating the employee after he refused to carry out a task that he felt was unsafe.The agency is seeking reinstatement and […]
JP Morgan Chase Bank, National Association leased 0.10 acres of land at 1515 Lititz Pike in Lancaster from 1515 Lititz Partners LLC. Ashlee Lehman, Brad Rohrbaugh, Chad Stine and Dave Nicholson of Bennett Williams Commercial represented the landlord.Dolgen Corp. LLC leased 11,044 square feet of retail space at 105 Old York Road in New Cumberland […]
Nikelle Druck has been promoted to partner at Lancaster-based accounting and advisory firm Trout CPA effective Dec. 1. Druck joined the firm in 2019 and has worked as director of client accounting services. “Nikelle’s talent for building relationships and finding solutions for our clients has led to significant growth in our outsourced accounting solutions practice,” Trout managing […]
Although Penn State has been cutting costs over the last year, it is making room for a $47 million academic building at Penn State Harrisburg.Penn State trustees approved construction of the 47,000 square-foot building at a meeting on Nov. 8.In a news release, Penn State said the work is primarily being funded by the Pennsylvania Department of […]
A 3,000 square foot Victorian-style brownstone at 1924 Market St. sold for $585,000 in an investment sale. Built in 1870, the home now is a mixed-use property. Tenants include Beyond Beauty Skin Therapy, a restorative skin care and facial salon, and two residential units. Tyler Matisse of Campbell Commercial Partners represented the seller in the […]
Warehouses in Central Pennsylvania often sport household names like Amazon and Chewy, or the logos of logistics giants like XPO, UPS and FedEx.A new player is muscling in.Toronto-based Shipfusion is leasing a 350,000 square-foot warehouse in the newly developed Core5 Logistics Center at Codorus Creek on the site of a former quarry straddling Manchester and East Manchester townships in York County.The space complements existing […]
Following a national search, Shila Ulrich has been named president of Central Pennsylvania Food Bank effective Jan. 6. It is a new role for the food bank created as part of the succession plan for longtime leader Joe Arthur. After a period working alongside Arthur, Ulrich is expected to succeed him as CEO. The timing is […]
U-Haul opened a 1,000-unit self-storage facility at 1000 Old. W. Chocolate Ave. in Derry Township, Dauphin County in late October. Amerco Real Estate Co., an affiliate of the Phoenix-based company, paid $1.35 million for the roughly 1.75-acre property in 2021, according to county deed records. The property was previously home to a small business and U-Haul dealer, […]
The Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute is moving out of the former Polyclinic campus in uptown Harrisburg after failing to forge a new lease.The institute’s inpatient services are moving to Holy Spirit Medical Center in East Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County, according to Penn State Health, which owns both Holy Spirit and the psychiatric institute.Penn State Health is working to find […]
Erin Hennessy has been hired as chief member experience officer at PSECU, a Harrisburg-based credit union.Hennessy is expected to help the largely digital credit union enhance the experience and services provided to its more than 590,000 members.“Her extensive expertise in customer experience and passion for technology-driven solutions will be crucial in our mission to provide […]
Tim Henry is planning to retire effective April 29 as president and CEO of Chambersburg-based Franklin Financial Services Corp., parent of F&M Trust. “It was time,” said Henry, who will turn 67 next year.The bank is in “great shape,” he added, making it a good time to step away. He also plans to leave his role as […]
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