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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
Proactiva Realty Partners LLC paid $600,000 for a 7,650 square-foot office at 5012 Lenker St. in the West Shore Office Park in Hampden Township, Cumberland County, according to county deed records. The seller was Atak Holdings LLC., which was represented in the deal by Casey Khuri and Bryan Donovan of Lemoyne-based NAI CIR. The two-story […]
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 […]
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 […]
Over the last few years, Mechanicsburg-based West Shore Home has been striving to build a national brand in the historically fractured home improvement business. The company took a major step yesterday toward raising its profile: A 15-year, $50 million deal with Penn State University to stamp the West Shore Home name on Beaver Stadium. The venue is […]
When tariffs took effect last week, leaders at JLS Automation decided to hold off a few days on importing a piece of equipment due in from Canada. It was not the threat of the tariffs as much as it was the potential for congestion at the border as shippers tried to avoid the extra charges, said Craig […]
Crystal Brown has been hired as vice president of equity initiatives for The Foundation for Enhancing Communities, a philanthropy based in Harrisburg. Brown will focus on deepening the foundation’s commitment to equity both within the organization and throughout the communities it serves. Drawing on her background in social work, she aims to evaluate grantmaking and […]
Jody Shaffer is retiring after 12 years as CEO of YWCA Hanover, effective in June. The nonprofit’s board has created a CEO transition team to oversee the recruitment of a new leader. Shaffer, a Hanover native who spent much of her career in various roles at the YWCA, is credited with helping to diversify its funding […]
It may be more than 30 years old, but the Central Penn Business Group on Health is in startup mode. The Lancaster-based nonprofit has hired a new CEO, and it is mulling new approaches to help area employers contend with rising healthcare costs, perhaps by applying analytics and other technologies. “The employers are looking for more,” said […]
How much money will Pennsyvania collect if it switches to combined reporting, a form of taxation designed to bring in more taxes on corporate profits? It depends on who’s counting. The Independent Fiscal Office, a state budget watchdog, would bring in an additional $58 million in taxes during the fiscal year starting in July. In […]
Jeff Oldham has been named CEO of Groff Tractor & Equipment, a Mechanicsburg-based construction equipment dealer. He succeeds Michael Savastio, who retired, according to a Groff spokesperson. Oldham worked most recently as CEO of GreenMark Equipment, a dealership covering western Michigan and northern Indiana. He began his career at a John Deere parts depot in Kansas City and […]
It was a groundbreaking six years in the making, and developer Don Murphy wasn’t going to let steady rain or thunderstorm warnings stand in the way. Murphy and about 100 other people huddled in and around a tent yesterday to mark the start of construction on a new hotel at the intersection of Walnut and […]
McNees Wallace & Nurick has hired two attorneys. Sean Campbell has joined the law firm’s litigation group, while Matthew Garber joined the firm’s energy and environmental law group. Both are based in McNees’ downtown Harrisburg office. Campbell worked previously as an associate at a regional law firm where he focused on business torts and contract […]
FirstEnergy plans to spend $33 million to expand and reconfigure electrical substations in Windsor and Lower Windsor townships to improve reliability, according to Will Boye, a spokesperson for the Ohio-based utility. The projects were recently approved by the PJM, the entity that operates the regional power grid, but they still require additional approvals, including from the Pennsylvania […]