When tariffs took effect last week, leaders at JLS Automation decided to hold off a few days on importing a piece of equipment due in from Canada. It was not the threat of the tariffs as much as it was the potential for congestion at the border as shippers tried to avoid the extra charges, said Craig […]
Crystal Brown has been hired as vice president of equity initiatives for The Foundation for Enhancing Communities, a philanthropy based in Harrisburg. Brown will focus on deepening the foundation’s commitment to equity both within the organization and throughout the communities it serves. Drawing on her background in social work, she aims to evaluate grantmaking and […]
Jody Shaffer is retiring after 12 years as CEO of YWCA Hanover, effective in June. The nonprofit’s board has created a CEO transition team to oversee the recruitment of a new leader. Shaffer, a Hanover native who spent much of her career in various roles at the YWCA, is credited with helping to diversify its funding […]
It may be more than 30 years old, but the Central Penn Business Group on Health is in startup mode. The Lancaster-based nonprofit has hired a new CEO, and it is mulling new approaches to help area employers contend with rising healthcare costs, perhaps by applying analytics and other technologies. “The employers are looking for more,” said […]
Jeff Oldham has been named CEO of Groff Tractor & Equipment, a Mechanicsburg-based construction equipment dealer. He succeeds Michael Savastio, who retired, according to a Groff spokesperson. Oldham worked most recently as CEO of GreenMark Equipment, a dealership covering western Michigan and northern Indiana. He began his career at a John Deere parts depot in Kansas City and […]
It was a groundbreaking six years in the making, and developer Don Murphy wasn’t going to let steady rain or thunderstorm warnings stand in the way. Murphy and about 100 other people huddled in and around a tent yesterday to mark the start of construction on a new hotel at the intersection of Walnut and […]
McNees Wallace & Nurick has hired two attorneys. Sean Campbell has joined the law firm’s litigation group, while Matthew Garber joined the firm’s energy and environmental law group. Both are based in McNees’ downtown Harrisburg office. Campbell worked previously as an associate at a regional law firm where he focused on business torts and contract […]
FirstEnergy plans to spend $33 million to expand and reconfigure electrical substations in Windsor and Lower Windsor townships to improve reliability, according to Will Boye, a spokesperson for the Ohio-based utility. The projects were recently approved by the PJM, the entity that operates the regional power grid, but they still require additional approvals, including from the Pennsylvania […]
Federal workplace safety regulators are probing the shooting that took place inside the intensive care unit at UPMC Memorial in York County on the morning of Feb. 22. The investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration was opened the day of the shooting, which claimed the life of a West York police officer and injured […]
Schiffman Sheridan & Brown PC leased 3,601 square feet of office space at 2805 Old Post Road in Harrisburg. The law firm is relocating from its former office on Linglestown Road in Harrisburg. James D. Ross of NAI CIR represented the tenant. Jason Sourbeer of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord in this transaction. Gift […]
The Christmas-Dale Trust purchased a 2,500 square foot mixed-use investment property at 517 Main St. in McSherrystown. Located outside of Hanover, the property features a retail suite, two residential units and a fully occupied garage unit. The retail suite will undergo minor renovations before being offered for lease. Tony Plakas of NAI CIR represented the […]
The Colonial Park Mall, a suburban Harrisburg retail destination being eyed for redevelopment, is back on the market. The 31-acre mall property, which changed hands last fall at a price of $8.8 million, is listed for sale by R.J. Brunelli & Co., a real estate firm based in Old Bridge, New Jersey. “We’re currently marketing it to developers,” Mario […]
A Florida-based private equity firm has landed what it hopes will be a sweet deal in Lancaster County. The firm, New Water Capital, has acquired a majority stake in family-owned Dutch Gold Honey and related businesses in food, logistics and packaging. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed, but it includes minority ownership for its original owners, the […]
State police broke up a bank-fraud ring that drained more than $3 million from accounts of customers at Members 1st Federal Credit Union, according to a criminal complaint filed in a Cumberland County magisterial district. The credit union, based in Hampden Township, Cumberland County, reimbursed the losses suffered by its members. News of the bust came […]
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology has hired a financial consultant to review its finances, a move triggered by a technical default under its bond agreements, according to disclosures made to bondholders. It is the third time over the last several years that HU has hired a consultant to help straighten out its finances. The […]
The heartbreaking accounts began populating social media feeds early last week: harrowing posts from nurses and other healthcare workers who survived the deadly hostage-taking that unfolded inside the intensive care unit at UPMC Memorial in York County on the morning of Feb. 22. The stories offer a glimpse into the nightmare endured by UPMC staff members, who […]
Kevin Cysyk has been named chief experience officer of Messiah Lifeways, a Mechanicsburg-based senior-living provider, effective March 3. He succeeds Alicia Titus, who left to become president and CEO of Londonderry Village, a senior-living community in Palmyra. Cysyk worked most recently as vice president of development, acquisition and capital expenditure at senior-living provider IntegraCare. At Messiah, he will […]
The flurry of litigation around defunct ATM operator Paramount Management Group and its former principal, Daryl Heller is thickening. Investors in the ATM network are suing a South Dakota bank that signed off on Paramount’s financial condition, alleging the bank should have warned them about shortcomings at the Lancaster-based ATM company. A company that sold ATMs to […]