After leading Armstrong World Industries Inc. for nearly a decade, president and CEO Vic Grizzle is moving into a new role as a precursor to his eventual retirement. Effective April 1, Grizzle is slated to become executive chair of the building products manufacturer based in Manor Township, Lancaster County. He is being succeeded as president and […]
Warehaus, a York-based architecture and engineering firm, has promoted three executives. Craig Campbell has been named architectural project director, Travis Kepler has been named architectural process director, and Joe Stein has been named civil project director. Campbell, who has worked at Warehaus for 31 years, now oversees project and team administration across the architectural department […]
Sarah Moreland and Laura Reuter have been promoted to senior counsel at Lancaster-based law firm Saxton & Stump. Moreland is a member of the regulatory and government affairs group in the firm’s Harrisburg office, where she supports clients with advocacy, regulatory analysis, research and a range of government relations matters involving federal, state and local […]
Redevelopment of the former Harrisburg Mall in Swatara Township, Dauphin County, is slated to get underway this year. Baltimore-based St. John Properties Inc. said this week that it plans to begin construction on the first phase of the project, which is bringing a mix of commercial, retail and flex space to the property along Paxton Street. […]
York-based human services agency Community Progress Council plans to pay $2 million for the current home of the York County Economic Alliance in York, where the nonprofit aims to centralize services. The nonprofit, known as CPC, currently has its main office and operates early childhood education programs at a former elementary school at 226 E. College Ave. […]
A state appeals court has rebuffed a company challenging a state tax reassessment, the latest ruling in a string of decisions related to laws governing the use of past operating losses to reduce corporate tax bills. This one goes back more than a decade. In 2013, Dow Chemical Co. used past losses to offset all its […]
Karl Burns has been named chief commercial officer of Wifinium, a new position for the York-based wireless infrastructure company, according to a company spokesperson. Burns worked most recently for CommScope, a Texas-based firm that sold its connectivity and cable solutions business this year. Burns also worked previously as director of strategic partnerships and development at Boingo Wireless and as […]
Joel Reeder has been named vice president and manager of the Harrisburg regional office of Erie Insurance. He succeeds Glenn Kricher, who retired. Reeder joined Erie in 2008 in a claims-related role and has advanced into leadership roles, including material damage appraiser, zone supervisor and liability supervisor. He was named senior district sales manager in […]
Lancaster-based professional services firm RKL LLP added four partners to start the year, bringing its total to 52 partners firmwide. The new partners are Joel Harnly, Gregory Harp, Lindsey Marchant and Nolan Myers. Harnly works in the firm’s tax services group, Harp in the audit services group, Marchant in the senior living services consulting group […]
QPG 19th Street Industrial LLC, an affiliate of New York-based real estate investment firm Quad Property Group, paid $5.55 million for a roughly 64,000-square-foot industrial building at 1830 S. 19th St. in Harrisburg. The seller, Lancaster-based Scheler Realty LLC, paid $2.6 million for the property in 2007, according to county deed records. The building is 100% […]
Dana Stewart has been named COO of Mid Penn Bank effective Jan. 5. He succeeds Jordan Space, who will continue to lead Mid Penn’s private bank and manage its insurance and wealth management subsidiaries under the umbrella of MPB Financial Services LLC. Stewart, who has more than 35 years of experience in financial services, worked most […]
Should a Pennsylvania financial adviser accused of securities fraud be entitled to a jury trial before being subjected to a nearly $1 million civil penalty? A national legal watchdog hopes the Pennsylvania Supreme Court will say yes, even though a lower court already said no. “When the government seeks to impose life-altering financial penalties for […]
Mavis Tires & Brakes leased land on Old York Road near the Fairview Shopping Plaza in New Cumberland. The company plans to build and open a store there by the end of 2026. Laura Martin of SVN Latus Commercial Realty Group facilitated the lease transaction. An additional 2.6 acres are available for lease at the site. […]
Stephen Cerutti, a former assistant U.S. attorney, has joined the Harrisburg office of regional law firm McNees Wallace & Nurick. He is part of the firm’s white collar defense, public corruption and investigations group. Before joining McNees, Cerutti spent more than 25 years with the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., and Harrisburg. He worked […]
Devon Mailey became interim CEO of Duck Donuts in January 2025 following the resignation of Betsy Hamm, who led the chain through a growth spurt following the Covid-19 pandemic. Growth continued this year under Mailey’s leadership — and the interim tag was removed from her title in December. But she has spent a good chunk […]
Lancaster-based law firm Barley Snyder has hired three attorneys to start the year. Hyo Jin “Jinnie” Lee has joined the firm’s food and agribusiness group. A trained pastry chef and food entrepreneur, Lee worked most recently as a judicial law clerk for the Berks County Court of Common Pleas. Lee has a law degree from […]
Building products manufacturer Armstrong World Industries Inc. is continuing a buying spree that began nearly a decade ago. The company, based in Manor Township, Lancaster County, said this week it purchased Parallel Architectural Products, its 14th acquisition since 2016. Based in Englewood, Colorado, Parallel employs about 25 people and makes extruded aluminum products used on building exteriors. An Armstrong […]
A Dunkin’ Donuts is slated to open this summer on a long-vacant tract at the intersection of Route 30 and Biesecker Road in Jackson Township, west of York city, according to Blake Shaffer, a senior associate at York-based Bennett Williams Commercial, who facilitated a sale of the property at the end of 2025. Red Lion-based GN Realty Thomasville […]