Rebecca Shanaman has joined the York office of law firm Barley Snyder. She brings extensive experience in the areas of real estate and business.In her real estate practice, Shanaman represents buyers and sellers in all aspects of commercial real estate transactions. In addition, Shanaman helps bar and restaurant owners with the purchase sale, and transfer […]
Dana Ziegler has been named president of Providence Engineering, an employee-owned engineering and design firm based in East Hempfield Township, Lancaster County. Ziegler, who has spent 14 years at the company, was most recently vice president of engineering and operations.He succeeds David Bernhardt, who has president and CEO of Providence since 2015. Bernhardt will continue as CEO, with a focus on providing strategic […]
The legal roller coaster continues for a York County winery fighting with neighbors over its ability to continue operating.In a ruling last week, a York County judge allowed Moon Dancer Vineyards & Winery to reopen this past weekend while the fight plays out in a state appeals court.It is the second time the winery has been allowed […]
Engineering firm Gannett Fleming is roughly doubling in size thanks to a merger with a Kansas City, Missouri-based peer, TranSystems. Together, the two private equity-backed firms create a business with more than 5,000 employees and annual revenue of about $1.3 billion. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.For Camp Hill-based Gannett, the deal continues a path of growth that […]
Amy Brinton has been named a director of government affairs for the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry effective Aug. 26. A former staffer in the state legislature, Brinton is currently a lobbyist for Duquesne Light Co., a Pittsburgh-based electric utility.Brinton will oversee the chamber’s lobbying efforts in key policy and regulatory areas, including energy and environmental […]
Orrstown Financial Services is planning to shed six branches as it seeks to wring cost savings from its recent merger of equals with PeoplesBank parent Codorus Valley Bancorp.The closures, expected to take place in the fourth quarter, will result in a one-time pre-tax charge of $534,000 but yield annual pre-tax savings of about $1.7 million, according to a securities […]
Eppie Vojt has been named as the first-ever chief data and AI officer for West Shore Home. He will oversee the Mechanicsburg-based home improvement company’s efforts to integrate data and artificial intelligence into the customer experience.A graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, Vojt has more than 20 years of experience in marketing and technology roles. Vojt […]
Vikram Dasgupta has been named treasurer of Mid Penn Bank, the chief operating subsidiary of Mid Penn Bancorp. In what is a new role for the Millersburg-based bank, he will focus on strategies related to interest rate risk, capital and liquidity management.Dasgupta worked most recently as head of finance transformation for trade and treasury services at […]
The site of a future Sheetz store in York County sold at the end of July for a price of just over $3.8 million.The seller of the roughly 3.3-acre property at 4044 N. George St. was Molt LLC, a partnership headed by York-area restaurateur and real estate investor Themi Sacarellos, according to county deed records. The buyer was […]
Andy Kochanowski was looking for a business to buy when he came across a listing on BizBuySell that caught his eye.It was for a data center in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, operated by Elevated MSP LLC, an IT services company in Lemoyne. Elevated was looking to exit the business in order to focus on its core […]
When Utz Brands Inc. announced in fall 2023 that it was closing one of its plants in Hanover, executives were prepared to answer questions about how many people worked there, what would happen to them, where production was moving and when.They did not expect as many questions about the fate of the company store tucked […]
Hanover Foods agreed on a new labor contract this week with a union representing about 300 employees at its Hanover-area plants. The union — United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1776 — had threatened to strike, with its leader arguing that the company was proposing unacceptable changes to health and pension benefits, as well as inadequate raises.The new […]
WellSpan Health has forged an agreement with Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University to develop a York area campus for the medical school in time for the 2027-28 school year.The campus would be the second outside of Philadelphia for the Katz School, which also has one in Bethlehem in partnership with St. Luke’s University […]
Over the last decade, revenue doubled for Electron Energy Corp., a specialty magnet manufacturer in East Hempfield Township, Lancaster County.But if it wanted to keep growing, the company realized that it needed a partner, said Scott Murr, the company’s vice president of revenue operations.That partner, announced yesterday, is Magnetic Holdings LLC, which has taken a majority stake […]
Another local financial advisory has landed in the arms of a larger business.Rodgers & Associates Wealth Advisers, based in Manheim Township, Lancaster County, has been acquired by Bluespring Wealth Partners, an Austin, Texas-based firm that has scooped up more than two dozen wealth management firms since it was founded five years ago.Rodgers & Associates referred questions […]
Messiah Lifeways is planning to build a new campus in northern York County, with a groundbreaking slated for October. The campus will occupy 85 acres of farmland tucked into a bend of the Yellow Breeches Creek in Fairview Township, about 10 minutes from Camp Hill.Based in Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County, Messiah paid $5.9 million last year […]
F&M Trust has made a number of hires and promotions.Greg Carter has been hired as community office manager for the bank’s Linglestown office. The Harrisburg resident previously was vice president and financial solutions manager for First Commonwealth Bank.Heather Gormont has been hired as consumer lending manager, based at the bank’s Chambersburg office. The Fayetteville resident […]
Tony Wright has been named managing director of sales for Pennsylvania Chamber Insurance, a for-profit subsidiary of the Harrisburg-based Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry. The Harrisburg native has nearly three decades of sales and leadership experience. “I’m thrilled to bring my energy and talents to PCI and work with this customer-focused and knowledgeable team,” Wright said in […]
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