Brandi Jacob Waechter has been named chief HR officer at York-based Kinsley Enterprises. She succeeds Bill Yanavitch, who became the company’s first chief HR officer in 2019. He is planning to retire at the end of this year. Before joining Kinsley, Yanavitch was an executive for about 17 years at Glatfelter, a paper maker formerly based […]
York County-based South County Brewing is planning to take over the former Pressroom restaurant in downtown Lancaster. The spot at 26 W. King St. will be the third for South County.Founded in 2011, the brewery also has locations in Fawn Grove and York Township in York County.When is this happening: The roughly 22,000 square-foot venue in downtown Lancaster […]
Jen Esser has been named managing partner of KPMG LLP’s Harrisburg office effective Nov. 1. She succeeds Carol Gauker, who is transitioning to a new role within the firm’s tax function. Esser has worked for KPMG since 1998 and has been a partner since 2016. In her new role, she is expected to guide the strategic […]
East York RE LLC, a local real estate investor, paid $265,000 for a 3,690 square-foot office at 1225 E. Market St. in York, according to York County deed records. The seller was UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals.Casey Khuri and Robin Zellers of Lemoyne-based NAI CIR represented the seller.
Lemon Lime 1 LLC, a local investment group, paid $330,000 for a two-unit investment property at 231-233 E. Main St. in Hummelstown, according to Dauphin County deed records. The sellers were Thomas A. and Linda M. Farr.Amber Corbo of Lemoyne-based NAI CIR facilitated the transaction.
HHV Properties LLC paid $1.52 million for a 13,850 square-foot office building at 1007 Mumma Road in Wormleysburg, according to Cumberland County deed records. The seller was 1007 Mumma Realty LLC.The new owner plans to repurpose the property as a medical office, according to Lemoyne-based real estate firm NAI CIR. Daniel J. Alderman of NAI […]
Dennis DiSabatino has been named senior vice president of sales and operations at Cargas, a Lancaster-based software company. He will oversee revenue and operations for the entire company and support product and service offerings that Cargas brings to market.DiSabatino joined Cargas in 2003 as a sales consultant, a role he held for eight years. He […]
After extending negotiations for a month, WellSpan Health and UnitedHealthcare have reached a deal affecting patients in certain Medicaid and Medicare plans.The deal preserves in-network access to WellSpan providers for about 3,500 patients enrolled in Medicaid plans for children and in Medicare plans for people with special needs, according to WellSpan spokesperson Ryan Coyle.In-network coverage had been slated to […]
Plenty of developers have likely wondered how cities and townships calculate the fees they charge for construction permits.Harrisburg-area developer Triple Crown Corp. took its questions all the way to Commonwealth Court, where it argued that fees charged by Lower Allen Township in Cumberland County for two apartment projects were unreasonable and unconstitutional.The case was thrown out […]
By Ashley Donahue, contributing writerShelly Russell, a childcare provider for nearly three decades, has been reading up recently on the benefits of outdoor play.Now, thanks to an innovative grant program for childcare providers in York County, Russell has funding to put words into action.A grant of $48,000 helped her furnish an outdoor classroom at her […]
Will Regan has been named CFO of Carlisle-based grocery chain The Giant Co. He succeeds Rebecca Lupfer, who was promoted to chief merchant in August.Regan has held a variety of roles over two decades at Giant parent company Ahold Delhaize USA. He joined Giant in 2018 as director of commercial finance and has been the company’s director […]
Lea Zikmund has been named executive director of Hourglass, a nonprofit focused on quality of life issues in Lancaster County. She succeeds Diana Martin, who left earlier this month to take a job with the High Foundation, a Lancaster County philanthropy.A Lancaster native, Zikmund worked most recently as a mobile tour director for StoryCorps, a national nonprofit that […]
Brushing aside a flood of objections from neighbors, environmentalists and elected officials in Central Pennsylvania, federal regulators cleared the way yesterday for further work on a controversial hydroelectric project along the Susquehanna River in York County.At a meeting yesterday morning, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission granted a preliminary permit for the $2.3 billion project, giving developers […]
Luke Drayer, the Harrisburg-area entrepreneur who founded Drayer Physical Therapy, has contracted to buy a former assisted living facility at 3251 Butler St. in Harrisburg. He plans to donate the building to a nonprofit he co-founded alongside the company he started last year, LHM Physical Therapy Institute.The nonprofit, LHM Hospice & Social Services Foundation, is looking to raise $10 […]
Cindy Fruitrail and Kasey Paulus have moved into new leadership roles at WellSpan Health, the regional health system based in York.Fruitrail has been promoted to chief strategy officer and executive vice president. She joined WellSpan in 2020 as chief of staff and senior vice president.In her new role, Fruitrail will work with CEO Roxanna Gapstur and the […]
Pennsylvania is dodging a fiscal bullet thanks to a ruling handed down yesterday by the state’s highest court.At issue was a corporate taxpayer’s demand for a $2 million refund after a tax structure was declared unconstitutional.The Commonwealth Court ruled last year that the state should pay the refund. But a divided Supreme Court reversed the decision.Justices argued, […]
Fernmoor Homes, the New Jersey-based developer planning to revitalize the Shops @ Rockvale outlet mall in East Lampeter Township, Lancaster County, marked the start of demolition for some of the existing retail space at the complex. It is slated to be replaced by a 15-building, 480-unit apartment complex.Fernmoor plans to raze about 45% of the existing retail space, […]
A York-area school board turned down a request by developer Inch & Co. to secure tax relief for a $35 million sports complex the company is building in North York. York-based company Inch & Co. was asking the Central York School District for relief through the Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance program, which phases in property tax […]
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