April Hoelscher has been named marketing manager for RKL LLP, an accounting and professional services firm in Lancaster. Hoelscher will be responsible for managing the firm’s digital marketing strategy across a variety of channels and service areas. She will also support the growth of the firm’s new and emerging practices with a focus on lead […]
In a regulatory proposal published this month, Pennsylvania tax collectors are offering up a revised definition of business income, a move that sounds innocuous on its face. But observers question whether the new definition would do more than just clarify which corporate profits are subject to state taxation.The proposed changes, the observers say, could open […]
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case involving application of prevailing wages to a $17.2 million build-to-lease project for a State Police barracks and training center in Luzerne County.Administrative rulings sought to apply prevailing wages to the project, based on the notion that the state’s 20-year lease for the property essentially paid […]
After 15 years of leading York-based Royal Square Development and Construction, Josh Hankey is stepping into a new role at the company he founded in 2009.Hankey is poised to become CFO and pass the CEO baton to Dylan Bauer, who joined Royal Square in 2014.In an interview, Hankey said the two executives had been giving thought […]
The former Bishop McDevitt High School in Harrisburg is on the market amid a dispute between its owner and its chief tenant, a development company led by a former NFL player.Owner Jeremy Hunter of William Penn Holdings Inc. announced the building was for sale in a Facebook post on May 24.The post has led to “many” […]
John Dolmetsch believed wireless connectivity would become a staple of modern life. He just didn’t expect it would happen so quickly.“Literally, it’s an explosion,” said Dolmetsch, who in 1992 co-founded York-based IT firm Business Information Group, aka BIG, with his brother, Scott.In a bid to take advantage of that growth, John Dolmetsch partnered this spring with […]
The Tandem Center for Shared Business Success, a Lancaster-based nonprofit focused on employee ownership and profit sharing, has hired Drew Mousetis as its first executive director, effective May 20, The nonprofit was founded last year by Chip Cargas, founder of Lancaster-based software company Cargas. Mousetis worked most recently as a lead consultant at Cargas, an employee-owned […]
A Dauphin County winery and related businesses have filed for bankruptcy as they look for a buyer for their operations.Spring Gate Winery parent company Schoffstall Farm LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on May 14 after experiencing six-figure losses in 2021 and 2022, according to a petition before U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.Based […]
The slowdown in home lending has challenged banks and mortgage brokers over the last year. But it has created opportunities for the firms that offer them advice and technology to improve their operations.It is those opportunities that helped spur a merger for Teraverde, a financial software and consulting company based in East Hempfield Township Lancaster County. The […]
Erin Hermany has been named senior vice president of consumer lending operations at Enola-based Members 1st Federal Credit Union. She was most recently the credit union’s senior vice president of consumer lendng and payment operations. She previously oversaw auto loan and card operations. Her new role adds oversight of home equity and mortgage operations.Hermany joined […]
Kimberly Karwath and Joanne Szupka have joined RKL LLP as partners. They will work in the Lancaster-based firm’s Exton office as part of the audit services group.Karwath specializes in serving financial institutions and specialty finance entities. She earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Kutztown University.Szupka concentrates on ERISA audits for single and multiple […]
John MacDonald has been named vice president of marketing for The Giant Company, a supermarket chain based in Carlisle.MacDonald joined Giant in 2012 as marketing director. Before joining the company, he worked in a variety of roles at Ahold Financial Services and as vice president of marketing at Giant Food. He also was chief marketing […]
Senior-living provider Landis Homes plans to erect 35 villa-style residential units on the western edge of its campus in Manheim Township, Lancaster County. The $27 million project reflects continuing demand for retirement living — 34 of the units have already been pre-sold — said Corey Hamilton, CFO for the nonprofit.The units, mostly two-bedrooms, will range in size from […]
After a bruising legal battle to develop their land in Manheim Township, Lancaster County, the Hurst family has sold it to another developer.The family, which owns the Oregon Dairy supermarket and restaurant, sold the store’s land and building on May 10 to Jerry Horst and his sons, Mark and Chad, who operate Manheim Township-based Vanguard Development Group. The sale […]
Shweta Srikanth has been named chief circularity officer for Ecore International, a Lancaster-based flooring manufacturer. She brings about 15 years of experience in strategy and leadership roles, primarily in the healthcare and industrial sectors.As circularity chief for Ecore, Srikanth will spearhead the company’s commitment to sustainability and practices that create a circular economy, one in which […]
Kyle M. Kelly has joined the Lancaster office of Barley Snyder as a member of the law firm’s business practice group. Before joining Barley Snyder, Kelly worked at a Pittsburgh law firm where he managed middle-market M&A for private equity and corporate clients. He also worked as a judicial intern for the North Carolina Court […]
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Harrisburg has leased 2,000 square foot office space at 2600 N. 3rd St. in Harrisburg for a mental health clinic. Amber Corbo of NAI CIR helped facilitate the lease agreement on behalf of the tenant.Industrial Highway Enterprises LLC purchased 2101-2127 Industrial Highway and 2131-2139 Industrial Highway in Springettsbury Township, York […]
A court order is paving the way for Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings Inc. to purchase 11 stores in Texas from discount retailer 99 Cents Only Stores, which filed for bankruptcy in April. A Delaware bankruptcy judge this week approved Ollie’s as a stalking-horse bidder for the properties as part of a court-supervised sale, meaning the company is the […]
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