Lancaster-based cookie startup Taylor Chip said this week that it plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after an unsuccessful bid to generate retail sales in Philadelphia. Due to the slow pace of permitting in the city, it took nearly 18 months longer than expected to open the stores, and they did not earn enough […]
SWF Industrial, a metal fabricator based in Wrightsville, is adding a third production location, a 39,200-square foot industrial space at 100 Redco Ave. in Red Lion. The company, which employs about 175 people, already operates two production facilities totaling a combined 106,000 square feet in eastern York County. SWF has been getting close to its […]
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology is pausing bond payments as it looks to restructure debt tied to a real estate investment that has yet to pan out. That would be the $100 million in bonds the university floated to pay for an 11-story health sciences building at 222 Chestnut St. The university said yesterday that […]
York-based convenience store chain Rutter’s has hired two category managers. Michael Jackson is overseeing multiple areas, including packaged beverages and grocery. He worked most recenty at High’s of Baltimore, a 52-store convenience chain, where he was a senior category manager responsible for packaged beverages and all center store categories. Before that, he spent 11 years […]
A former loan office for F&M Trust has changed hands. The Chambersburg-based bank sold the office at 3907 Market St. in Camp Hill for $899,900 to residential real estate agents John and Jamie Esser, according to Lemoyne-based real estate firm Campbell Commercial Partners LLC. Jessica Gasper and Arthur Campbell of Campbell Commercial represented the seller. F&M relocated […]
Executives at Cleveland-Cliffs said this week they have buyers for some of their idled plants, a group of assets that includes a massive factory in Steelton. On a conference call with stock analysts, company execs said they expect to generate $425 million from selling the idle plants — and that the Ohio-based steelmaker already closed on one deal […]
Saxton & Stump has added staff from Design IP, a boutique intellectual property law firm in the Lehigh Valley. The move adds three attorneys, a paralegal and a new Allentown office for the Lancaster-based law firm. Design IP was founded by Damon Neagle, who is joining Saxton & Stump as a shareholder. He brings with him […]
WellSpan Heath is preparing to admit the first patients to Newberry Hospital, the first of three mini hospitals being developed by the regional health system. Located next to the Newberry Commons shopping center in Newberry Township, York County, the small-format hospital is set to open in early March, according to WellSpan leaders, who offered a behind-the-scenes look […]
When Brian Greenplate acquired Precision Cut Industries Inc. in 2004 the company had 25 employees and annual revenue of about $3 million Yearly sales for the contract metal fabricator have grown to about $50 million, and they are expected to jump again this year thanks to demand from customers in energy, commercial construction and data centers, […]
Jordan Space has been named chief revenue officer of MPB Financial, the nonbanking subsidiary of Harrisburg-based Mid Penn Bancorp Inc. MPB Financial houses Mid Penn’s insurance, wealth management and private banking units. Space, who joined Mid Penn in 2022, will also continue in his current role as president of Mid Penn Private Bank, which offers financial services […]
In November, the Shapiro administration agreed to drop controversial state rules curbing carbon emissions from large power plants in return for Senate passage of a delayed state budget. Three months later, environmentalists are pushing for an expanded version of the rules, arguing that the state’s failure to crack down on carbon pollution violates environmental protections […]
Former Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas President Judge David Ashworth has joined law firm Barley Snyder as a mediator. Ashworth retired from the bench in January following a career of more than four decades. He spent 26 years on the Lancaster County court, overseeing criminal, civil and other cases. He served as president judge […]
It was a shot fired into the heart of the country’s self-proclaimed snack capital just in time for one of the snackiest days of the year. Less than a week before the Super Bowl this weekend, food and beverage giant PepsiCo announced it is cutting prices on some of its best-known snacking brands, including Lay’s, Doritos, Cheetos […]
A small retail building near the York Galleria mall in Springettsbury Township, York County, is heading for a makeover. Entrepreneurs Hale and Kate Milano are converting the property at 1955 Whiteford Road/1201 Memory Lane into one of the region’s first dedicated indoor rock-climbing facilities. It’ll be called Off Grid Climbing & Fitness. Avid climbers, the Milanos […]
Three trustees have been named to the board the Lancaster-based Pennsylvania College of Art & Design: Kelly Conlin, Lauren Frick and Theresa Womble. Kelly Conlin is creative director at Bristol Myers Squibb. She recently returned to Lancaster after more than two decades in New York City, where she built a career leading branding and marketing […]
As classes continue this year on Penn State‘s branch campus in York County, students aren’t the only ones with homework. Economic development leaders are racing to craft options for reusing the campus after it closes in May 2027. “Whether it’s Penn State or the community, the longer that the campus sits there with no active use, […]
Jeff Sauvé has been named chief revenue officer for GDC IT Solutions, a regional technology company based in Chambersburg. The job is a new role for the company, which has additional offices in Mechanicsburg and Wisconsin. Sauvé joined GDC in 2014 after the company acquired Mechanicsburg-based LAM Systems. He worked most recently as vice president of segments […]
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 […]