It took a York County judge about 25 minutes to approve the closure of a business that has operated for more than 20 years. Barring any last-minute legal twists, Moon Dancer Vineyards & Winery in Lower Windsor Township must close “immediately” under an order approved at a hearing yesterday morning before Court of Common Pleas Judge Matthew […]
Michael Killion has been named vice president of McNees Government Relations, the lobbying arm of Harrisburg-based law firm McNees Wallace & Nurick. Killion worked most recently as deputy general counsel for Canonsburg-based Equitrans Midstream Corp., where he led state and federal government affairs. He previously worked as corporate director of government affairs for Pittsburgh-based EQT […]
A suburban Harrisburg golf course is preparing to swap drivers for data. The Dauphin County General Authority voted yesterday to sell the Dauphin Highlands Golf Course for $45.6 million to a Texas company planning a data center on the 228-acre property in Swatara Township and Steelton. But there’s time for a few more rounds of golf. The […]
Chief executive is not the only job turning over at The Hershey Co. this week. Kirk Tanner took over on Monday as president and CEO, succeeding Michele Buck, who is retiring after leading the candy and snack maker for eight years. But Hershey also named a new chair for its board and a new chief human resources officer. […]
Warren Pattison has been named vice president of digital experience at PSECU, a Harrisburg-based credit union. Pattison worked most recenty as general manager of digital servicing for Alliant Credit Union, where he led business units focused on productivity and operational excellence. He worked before that as vice president of emerging technology and innovation at United […]
A real estate investment firm based in East Syracuse, New York, paid $4.7 million last month for Newberrytown Auto Salvage in Newberry Township, York County. according to Keith Kahlbaugh, an agent with York-based real estate firm Bennett Williams Commercial. Kahlbaugh and Bennett Williams agent Denny Neiman represented the salvage company’s sellers, who are retiring. The new owner, investment […]
A state court rejected an appeal from a York County winery fighting orders that it shut down. The decision last week by Superior Court of Pennsylvania forestalls one of the last legal avenues available to Moon Dancer Vineyards & Winery in its long-running battle with neighbors who want the venue to cease operations. The neighbors — Amanda […]
After announcing layoffs last month and trying unsuccessfully to find a buyer for its operations, a Lebanon County lumber company filed for bankruptcy this month. Based in South Annville Township, Weaber Inc. saw annual sales climb above $100 million in the late 2010s, according to the company’s bankruptcy filing. But sales plunged over the last two […]
A Pennsylvania appeals court sided last week with a corporate taxpayer that claimed state tax authorities were wrong to reject its petition for a refund. The company, a subsidiary of California-based electric utility Edison International, sought a refund for state taxes it paid in 2008 after an IRS audit in 2017 reduced its federal taxable income. […]
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Grace Ford has joined Landmark Commercial Realty as a brokerage coordinator. Ford brings more than 20 years of experience in elementary education and nonprofit leadership, including a stint as executive director of Vickie’s Angel Foundation Grace, a New Cumberland-based nonprofit that supports families facing cancer diagnoses. Ford has a bachelor’s degree in elementary and childhood […]
Business owner Daryl Heller has blamed several factors for the collapse of Paramount Management Group, the Lancaster-based ATM network that imploded last year in a morass of lawsuits. Those factors include rising interest rates, declining ATM usage and tighter regulatory requirements for the cash-dispensing machines, according to a report released this week by an examiner appointed […]
Regional accounting and consulting firm Boyer & Ritter has hired eight associates, including three who previously interned with the firm and two who have accounting experience working with businesses, nonprofits and governmental entities. Madison Bucher has a bachelor’s degree in accounting with a minor in economics and a master’s degree in accounting from Bloomsburg University. […]
Another office property in downtown Harrisburg is slated for conversion to apartments. Breneman Properties LLC, headed by former Penn State football-player-turned entrepreneur Adam Breneman, paid $370,000 for the 8,300-square-foot property at 315 N. Second St., according to county deed records. The three-building property was previously owned by the Pennsylvania Health Care Association, which represents nursing homes, […]
After years of steady growth in Lancaster, Lebanon and Berks counties, the parent of Ephrata National Bank is crossing state lines. ENB Financial Corp. said yesterday it agreed to buy Cecil Bancorp, a small bank in northeastern Maryland. The cash deal, valued at $30.8 million, is the first bank acquisition in ENB’s history, which stretches back to 1881. […]
Michael Link has been named president and CEO of Choices Healthcare, a regional hospice provider, effective Oct. 1. He is succeeding Steve Knaub, who is retiring this year after leading the Lancaster-based nonprofit since 2014. Link joined what was then called Hospice of Lancaster County in 2001 as an information systems trainer. He advanced into leadership roles, most recently as […]
Over the last few years, the York Galleria mall has replaced retail anchors with a mini casino, a gym and a self-storage facility. Could an apartment building be next? This spring, developers pitched local officials on plans to erect a four-story, 98-unit apartment building on an underused parking lot in front of the self-storage facility. […]
Shiny Shell Carwash, one of several car wash chains spreading across Central Pennsylvania over the last few year, is planning to open a car wash in Springettsbury Township, York County. The Utah-based company paid $1.925 million in June for two acres at 3021 E. Market St., site of a shuttered motel known as Barnhart’s Inn. The company […]