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Lawsuit chills investor interest in energy project

A federal lawsuit is scaring away potential investors in a controversial hydropower project proposed along the Susquehanna River in southern York County. That’s one of the takeaways from a report on the project’s progress since it was awarded a preliminary permit just over a year ago. The lawsuit, filed by environmental groups critical of the project’s […]

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CB Financial Services

Craig Kauffman has been named to the board of western Pennsylvania-based CB Financial Services Inc. and its chief operating subsidiary, Community Bank, effective Nov. 20. Kauffman is the former president and CEO of York-based PeoplesBank parent Codorus Valley Bancorp, which he led through an acquisition in 2024 by Orrstown Financial, based in Swatara Township, Dauphin County. Kauffman was in line to become CEO […]

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Co-founder pitches deal to take rehab chain private

Robert Ortenzio is looking to put the rehab company he cofounded with his late father back into private hands. Ortenzio proposed this week to buy out shareholders in Select Medical Corp., which is based in Mechanicsburg but operates healthcare facilities around the U.S. In a letter to the company’s board, Ortenzio described himself as “uniquely positioned” […]

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$243M deal would boost Fulton in North Jersey

Lancaster-based Fulton Financial Corp. has agreed to buy a New Jersey bank in a deal poised to expand Fulton’s business in lucrative markets outside New York City. The all-stock deal for Rutherford, New Jersey-based Blue Foundry Bancorp is valued at $243 million and expected to close in the second quarter of 2026. The combined bank would do business […]

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West Shore trucking firm cutting jobs

Trucking company Keen Transport is laying off at least 50 workers from its terminal at 1951 Harrisburg Pike in Middlesex Township, Cumberland County, due to a business restructuring, according to a notice filed last week with state and local officials. The layoffs are slated to begin on or after Jan. 20, according to Keen, which […]

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Lawsuits follow CEO’s exit from Lanco flooring maker

When Brian Carson moved on this year from Lancaster County-based flooring manufacturer AHF Products, a press release described his six-year tenure as “highly successful.” The former CEO’s departure is proving highly litigious. Carson, AHF Products, the company’s current private equity owners and its former owner are embroiled in a series of lawsuits filed in the wake […]

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Brown Plus

Victoria Perez has joined accounting and advisory firm Brown Plus as an audit senior manager. Perez worked most recently at a Big Four accounting firm, where she was involved in a range of audit, assurance and advisory engagements, including Sarbanes-Oxley readiness and internal control assessments. She specializes in accounting and audits of property and casualty […]

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Feds take aim at PA highway funds over CDL claims

The U.S. Department of Transportation is threatening to withhold $75 million in federal highway funding earmarked for Pennsylvania after accusing the state of illegally issuing commercial driver’s licenses to what the agency describes as “dangerous foreign drivers.” The warning comes days after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested an illegal immigrant from Uzbekistan who was […]

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Couscous manufacturer relocating

Couscous manufacturer US Durum Products is shifting operations from a facility in suburban Lancaster to a plant in Harrisburg that it bought last year for $4.25 million. The company is also spending on new equipment to boost volume and streamline its supply chain for a total investment of just over $8 million. The Pennsylvania Department of […]

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Camp Hill fund buys York-area warehouse

A York-area warehouse with several tenants changed hands this week at a price of $13.2 million. The seller was an affiliate of Stewart Properties, part of the York-based Stewart Companies group. The buyer was Opes Capital, a Camp Hill-based real estate investment fund that formed at the beginning of 2025. The off-market deal was facilitated by Michael Curran, president and […]

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Boyer & Ritter

Morgan Harker has joined Boyer & Ritter as a senior associate in the State College office of the accounting and professional services firm. Harker previously worked as a staff auditor for a statewide accounting firm, where she evaluated clients’ internal controls, prepared returns and audited financial statements. She also managed the firm’s social media and […]

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Trout CPA

Travis Oot has been named a partner at Lancaster-based accounting and professional services firm Trout CPA effective Dec. 1. He brings the firm’s partnership group to 20. Oot joined Trout in 2015 after earning a bachelor’s degree from York College. He has worked in the firm’s advisory group for hospitality, funeral homes and crematories, as well as its transaction […]

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How a local pretzel made Oprah’s gift list

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 […]

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Bank aims to consolidate operations in hometown

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, […]

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Lancaster, developer forge deal over data center standards, community benefits

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 […]

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Food processor settling water pollution claims

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 […]

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Court rejects winery’s last-ditch appeal over closure order

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 […]

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Penn State Health

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 […]

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Feds take aim at PA highway funds over CDL claims

Couscous manufacturer relocating

Camp Hill fund buys York-area warehouse

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Bank aims to consolidate operations in hometown

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Court rejects winery’s last-ditch appeal over closure order

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