The team at The Pretzel Co. almost missed the email sent in June by a producer with Oprah Winfrey. But a sharp-eyed customer service rep, Cecilia Mahon, flagged it amid the flood of marketing and other emails arriving in the company’s general inbox. Company co-owner Philip Given looked up the producer on LinkedIn and realized it […]
ENB Financial Corp., parent of Ephrata National Bank, is planning to consolidate operations in its hometown, which are spread across four locations, according to spokesperson Craig Rodenberger. The consolidation includes construction of a new office next to the bank’s existing headquarters in the Lancaster County borough. The site is home to the former Wenger Feed Mill, […]
At a press conference yesterday, Lancaster Mayor Danene Sorace unveiled an agreement between the city and Chirisa Technology Parks, the Virginia-based company spearheading development of data centers on the site of former printing plants in the city. The 32-page community benefits agreement requires Chirisa to meet standards in areas such as noise, power and water usage for […]
Hanover-based food processor Hanover Foods Corp. has agreed to pay a civil penalty and take other measures to settle water pollution claims lodged by a regional environmental group and echoed by state and federal regulators. The Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association sued Hanover Foods in 2021 in federal court over wastewater discharges. State and federal regulators joined the suit […]
The lengthy legal battle over a York County winery may have come to an end. The state Supreme Court declined yesterday to hear an appeal from Moon Dancer Vineyards & Winery over a county court’s order that the venue close, according to an update on the case’s online docket. How did we get here: The winery in Lower […]
Dennis Sutterfield has been named chief information officer and senior vice president for Penn State Health, a regional health system based in Dauphin County. He succeeds interim CIO Bill Reed, who has been in the role since 2019. Sutterfield, who has more than 20 years of experience in healthcare technology, worked most recently as vice president […]
Kerem Bolukbasi has been named CEO of Wifinium, a York-based wireless infrastructure company. Bolukbasi, who was the company’s president, is succeeding John Dolmetsch, a longtime IT entrepreneur in York County. Dolmetsch is moving into a role as chief architect, where he will focus on wireless technology and engineering. Bolukbasi partnered with Dolmetsch and other investors […]
Within two years of its last rate increase, Pennsylvania American Water is seeking regulatory permission to boost what it charges for water and sewer service. The increase would vary by customer location, with an average hike of $14 per month for residential water customers, $10 per month for residential sewer customers, and $20 per month for combined […]
Steve Butz has been promoted from senior vice president to executive vice president of F&M Trust, while retaining his C-suite role as chief commercial services officer. Butz, who has worked at F&M since 2013, has played a key role in helping the Chambersburg-based bank build its commercial services division and grow in the capital area. […]
Philadelphia-based Mission First Housing is pouring about $9 million into the renovation of an affordable apartment building in York, the fourth rehab project for the nonprofit developer in Central Pennsylvania. In 2018, the nonprofit bought four affordable apartment complexes in Lancaster and York counties and has been working to spruce them up ever since, said Mission First […]
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Caitlin Demiral has joined Harrisburg-based law firm McNees Wallace & Nurick as an attorney in its litigation group. She is based in the Harrisburg office. Before joining McNees, Demiral worked as an assistant solicitor for Dauphin County Children and Youth Services, representing the agency in Dependency Court, Orphans’ Court, and appeals before the Pennsylvania Superior […]
Zachary Adams has been named executive director of the Center for Rural Pennsylvania, a state agency under the purview of the state legislature. He succeeds Laura Dimino, who was filling in as interim executive director following the departure of Kyle Kopko. Adams worked most recently as assistant vice chancellor for academic affairs and workforce alignment at the Tennessee […]
Michael Tschudyhas joined Orrstown Bank as commercial and industrial team leader for the York and Adams county markets. He was most recently senior vice president for S&T Bank, where he led the bank’s expansion into the York County market. Tschudy, who has an MBA in financial management from York College, will lead Orrstown’s York-based commercial banking team. His […]
Life could be returning to Iron Hill Brewery and Restaurant locations in Hershey and Lancaster following the regional chain’s sudden bankruptcy in October. Chicago-based Ciao Hospitality Group is taking over leases at the two locations and plans to reopen them within a few months, according to Ciao CEO Jeff Crivello. What to name the venues is still up in […]
The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence has leased about 4,000 square feet of office space at 3501 N. Front St, in Harrisburg. The nonprofit will be moving from its current office at 3605 Vartan Way. Jessica Gasper and Art Campbell of Campbell Commercial Partners represented the landlord in the transaction. BDP International Inc.leased 23,148 square […]
Allen Fasnacht has been named president of WellSpan Evangelical Community Hospital in Lewisburg effective Dec. 15. He succeeds Kendra Aucker, who is retiring after leading the 131-bed hospital through its acquisition last year by York-based WellSpan Health. Fasnacht currently works as vice president of patient care services and chief nursing officer at WellSpan Evangelical. He played a role […]
After more than four months of gridlock, state lawmakers and Gov. Josh Shapiro sealed the deal yesterday on a state budget. The nearly $50.1 billion spending plan for the fiscal year that began in July delivers tax savings for lower-income state residents and pours $25 million into the childcare sector, which suffered from lapses in state […]