The hidden danger of choosing core values: Lessons from Target and Jim Collins
Column by Richard Randall One of the things I often ask clients to do is to examine their values and
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Column by Richard Randall One of the things I often ask clients to do is to examine their values and
Art Dodge, president and CEO of Lancaster-based flooring manufacturer Ecore International, is among the business leaders picked by professional services firm EY as entrepreneurs of the year in the greater Philadelphia region. Dodge, whose company makes floors out of recycled tires, is now in the running for a national entrepreneur of the year award. The annual competition, which has […]
Shila Ulrich has been named CEO of the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank effective July 1, completing a leadership transition announced last fall. Ulrich, who became the nonprofit’s president in January, is succeeding Joe Arthur. He led the food bank for more than a dozen years and is staying on in a fundraising role. Before joining the food bank, […]
A Scranton-area bank is seeking permission to open what would be its first branch in Lancaster County, according to a regulatory update from the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities. Dunmore-based Peoples Security Bank & Trust Co. is looking to open the branch at 2343 Oregon Pike in Manheim Township, on the site of a retail plaza […]
M&T Bank has relocated its regional office in York to the third floor of the Susquehanna Commerce Center at 221 W. Philadelphia St. The Buffalo-based lender had been using a complex of three connected buildings at the corner of West Market and North Beaver streets, including one on the site of what was a military […]
A firm sponsored by private equity has purchased JMF Underground, a West Shore contractor that specializes in repair and maintenance of underground utility infrastructure. The Mechanicsburg-based contractor is now a part of Ohio-based Delphi Infrastructure Group, which is backed by MPE Partners, a private equity firm with offices in Boston and Cleveland. Terms of the transaction were not […]
Dauphin County CASA is leasing 2,000 square feet of office space at 4309 Linglestown Road in Harrisburg. The nonprofit is relocating. Jessica Gasper of Campbell Commercial Partners represented the landlord. Lifetime Quality Roofing is leasing 1,880 square feet of office space in a condo at 5010 E. Trindle Road in Mechanicsburg. The office is a […]
Gina Suydam is joining the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry as member executive starting at the end of July. She will be responsible for managing and growing the chamber’s membership with a focus on northeast Pennsylvania. Suydam currently is resident of the Wyoming County Chamber of Commerce and is the immediate past president of […]
Contract talks are underway between WellSpan Health and a union representing workers at WellSpan Chambersburg, one of the health system’s hospitals in Franklin County. The two sides have been negotiating a new labor contract to replace one set to expire at the end of this month. Wages are a major issue for the union, SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania, […]
A settlement has been reached in one of the myriad lawsuits involving former members of the rock band Live and their former business partner Bill Hynes. In this case, it’s a lawsuit in which Hynes sued band members Patrick Dahlheimer, Chad Gracey and Chad Taylor in late 2022 over their alleged failure to repay a […]
Time may be running out for Moon Dancer Vineyards & Winery, a York County venue wrangling with neighbors who want to shut it down, arguing that its operations violate local land-use restrictions. Superior Court of Pennsylvania, a state appeals court, sided with the neighbors — Matthew Balsavage and Amanda Perko — in a decision published last […]
Before Stephen Stoltzfus bought land in southern York County, he wanted to know whether he could operate a sawmill on the 12-acre plot where he also planned to move his family. The initial answers from Codorus Township seemed to be yes, so he settled on the property. But after several months, the township said no, forcing […]
Cargas added three new members to its board of directors. They are Dennis DiSabatino, Alex Mobarak and Randy Eckels. DiSabatino is senior vice president of sales and operations at Cargas, a Lancaster-based software company owned by employees. He joined the company in 2003 and helped it grow from 19 employees to nearly 200. Mobarak is […]
Investment Real Estate LLC opened an indoor self-storage facility in York Township, north of Red Lion. The York-base company is operating the recently constructed 701-unit facility at 905 Belle Road under the umbrella of the Moove In Self Storage brand. A Moove In affiliate paid $800,000 for the land, according to county deed records. It is near […]
State insurance regulators are joining other observers warning about higher costs next year for the tens of thousands of Pennsylvania residents who buy health insurance in the market created by the Affordable Care Act. Insurers have begun to propose premiums for ACA plans next year and the Pennsylvania Insurance Department said yesterday that insurers are […]
Michael A. Smith has been named president and CEO of the YMCA of the Roses effective Aug. 1. He is succeeding Larry Richardson, who is retiring after 31 years in office. Smith has worked for the York-based regional nonprofit for eight years, most recently as vice president of administration. He also has worked as operations director and […]
Just over a year ago, Drew Mousetis began pitching the idea of direct employee ownership to anyone willing to listen. Now, he and the Lancaster-based nonprofit he leads, the Tandem Center for Shared Business Success, are poised to land their first convert. “There’s a lot of buzz out there about Tandem, and people want to […]
Steve Knaub plans to retire effective Dec. 31 as president and CEO of Choices Healthcare, the Lancaster-based parent of Hospice & Community Care and Hospice of Central PA. The nonprofit’s board is conducting a national search for his successor. Knaub’s career in regional hospice began in 1998 when he was hired as CFO of Hospice & Community Care, based […]