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 […]
Federal workplace safety regulators are probing the shooting that took place inside the intensive care unit at UPMC Memorial in York County on the morning of Feb. 22. The investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration was opened the day of the shooting, which claimed the life of a West York police officer and injured […]
Schiffman Sheridan & Brown PC leased 3,601 square feet of office space at 2805 Old Post Road in Harrisburg. The law firm is relocating from its former office on Linglestown Road in Harrisburg. James D. Ross of NAI CIR represented the tenant. Jason Sourbeer of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord in this transaction. Gift […]
The Christmas-Dale Trust purchased a 2,500 square foot mixed-use investment property at 517 Main St. in McSherrystown. Located outside of Hanover, the property features a retail suite, two residential units and a fully occupied garage unit. The retail suite will undergo minor renovations before being offered for lease. Tony Plakas of NAI CIR represented the […]
The Colonial Park Mall, a suburban Harrisburg retail destination being eyed for redevelopment, is back on the market. The 31-acre mall property, which changed hands last fall at a price of $8.8 million, is listed for sale by R.J. Brunelli & Co., a real estate firm based in Old Bridge, New Jersey. “We’re currently marketing it to developers,” Mario […]
A Florida-based private equity firm has landed what it hopes will be a sweet deal in Lancaster County. The firm, New Water Capital, has acquired a majority stake in family-owned Dutch Gold Honey and related businesses in food, logistics and packaging. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed, but it includes minority ownership for its original owners, the […]
State police broke up a bank-fraud ring that drained more than $3 million from accounts of customers at Members 1st Federal Credit Union, according to a criminal complaint filed in a Cumberland County magisterial district. The credit union, based in Hampden Township, Cumberland County, reimbursed the losses suffered by its members. News of the bust came […]
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology has hired a financial consultant to review its finances, a move triggered by a technical default under its bond agreements, according to disclosures made to bondholders. It is the third time over the last several years that HU has hired a consultant to help straighten out its finances. The […]
The heartbreaking accounts began populating social media feeds early last week: harrowing posts from nurses and other healthcare workers who survived the deadly hostage-taking that unfolded inside the intensive care unit at UPMC Memorial in York County on the morning of Feb. 22. The stories offer a glimpse into the nightmare endured by UPMC staff members, who […]
Kevin Cysyk has been named chief experience officer of Messiah Lifeways, a Mechanicsburg-based senior-living provider, effective March 3. He succeeds Alicia Titus, who left to become president and CEO of Londonderry Village, a senior-living community in Palmyra. Cysyk worked most recently as vice president of development, acquisition and capital expenditure at senior-living provider IntegraCare. At Messiah, he will […]
The flurry of litigation around defunct ATM operator Paramount Management Group and its former principal, Daryl Heller is thickening. Investors in the ATM network are suing a South Dakota bank that signed off on Paramount’s financial condition, alleging the bank should have warned them about shortcomings at the Lancaster-based ATM company. A company that sold ATMs to […]
A local firm paid $10 million for a renovated office building on the West Shore. The building at 275 Grandview Ave. in East Pennsboro Township was owned by a partnership headed by developer Drew Bobincheck. He sold it this week to an affiliate of Select Capital Commercial Properties LLC, a Mechanicsburg-based real estate investment firm that has […]
Dr. Ajay Saini has been promoted to medical director of quality for Penn State Health, a new systemwide role for the regional health system. Saini will oversee development of new quality and patient safety initiatives for Penn State Health, as well as ensure compliance with regulatory standards through a culture of safety and high reliability, […]
McNees Wallace & Nurick has added three attorneys. Jennifer Deardorff has joined the real estate team at the law firm’s office Towson, Maryland. Gelareh Etesam has joined the firm’s corporate and tax team in Harrisburg. Sarah McGowan has joined the labor and employment team in Harrisburg. Deardorff previously worked as a foreclosure attorney, representing mortgage […]
State officials yesterday celebrated the opening of three new stations for charging electric vehicles amid uncertainty over the federal funding that helped pay for them. The new stations — in Cumberland, Franklin and Susquehanna counties — are funded by a $7.5 billion program designed to make it easier for drivers nationwide to find EV chargers. […]
Penn State is planning to cut some of its 19 branches around the state, known as Commonwealth Campuses. Citing declining enrollment and funding challenges, Penn State president Neeli Bandapudi said yesterday that university leaders are drawing up plans to close a still-to-be-determined number of campuses. Not in any danger are the seven largest Commonwealth Campuses: Abington, […]