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Lancaster flooring maker buys firm with Chambersburg plant

Lancaster-based flooring manufacturer Ecore International has acquired a firm based in New York state with operations in Franklin County. The company is HTI Recycling, a tire collection, recycling and crumb rubber manufacturing company based in Lockport. The deal also includes HTI subsidiaries D&G Heavy Equipment Leasing and Edge Rubber Recycling, which has a plant in Chambersburg. Terms of the deal were […]

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Barley Snyder

Catherine Begley has joined Barley Snyder as a member of the Lancaster-based law firm’s business, litigation and food & agribusiness groups. She will be based out of the firm’s Malvern office. Begley joins Barley Snyder from a prominent insurance coverage law firm. She focuses her practice on helping clients navigate the complexities of crisis management, […]

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Stevens & Lee

Andrew J. Reilly has joined law firm Stevens & Lee as of counsel and will serve as senior adviser and assistant general counsel to GSL Public Strategies Group, a government consulting, government affairs and corporate and crisis communications firm. Both firms are part of The Stevens & Lee Companies, based in Reading. Reilly is currently […]

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Parts supplier relocating Harrisburg-area operation

Automotive parts distributor Paul MacHenry & Co. is moving its Harrisburg location. The Moorestown, New Jersey-based company paid $3.85 million for a 65,345-square foot building at 7501 Derry St. in Swatara Township, Dauphin County. Paul MacHenry currently operates out of a roughly 21,000-square-foot building at 431 Amity Road in Swatara, according to Adam Boussatta, an […]

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Major mixed-use project in Lancaster secures zoning OK

High Real Estate Group took a step forward this week in its ambitious plan to develop a 476-acre tract west of Lancaster where the company envisions a mix of homes, apartment buildings, shops and light industrial space. Supervisors in Manor Township voted 4-1 this week to change zoning on nearly 400 acres of the property from […]

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Bank buys Lititz insurance agency

The insurance division of Harrisburg-based Mid Penn Bancorp has acquired Charis Insurance Group, an insurance agency based in Lititz. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2017, Charis is led by president Matthew Snavely. He has been named a managing director of Mid Penn’s insurance unit, MPB Risk Services LLC. “Charis Insurance Group has built […]

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The Hershey Co.

Kirk Tanner has been named president and CEO of The Hershey Co. effective Aug. 18. He succeeds Michele Buck, who is retiring after eight years leading the company. Buck is staying on in a senior advisory role to aid in the company’s transition to new leadership. Tanner comes to Hershey from fast food purveyor The Wendy’s Co., […]

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Firm eyes hotel use in part of former York-area hospital

The developer that converted the former Memorial Hospital in suburban York into apartments is asking Spring Garden Township to allow a hotel/motel use in a portion of the building, according to a zoning application before the township. In a zoning request for a special exception, BHI Properties LLC said it wants to create a hotel […]

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Deal to bring Wayne County bank into Central PA

A northeastern Pennsylvania bank is swooping into Central Pennsylvania. Norwood Financial Corp., the Honesdale-based parent of Wayne Bank, has agreed to pay roughly $54.9 million for Coatesville-based PB Bankshares, the parent of Presence Bank, a lender active in this region. The cash-and-stock deal, which requires regulatory approval, is expected to close in late 2025 or early 2026. Wayne […]

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Lancaster City Alliance

Two executives have been promoted to new roles at Lancaster City Alliance, a nonprofit focused on economic and community development. Colleen Wagner has been named vice president of administration and relations. She was previously director of administration and relations, a role she has held since 2007. She will oversee and lead employee relations, communications, volunteer […]

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West Shore industrial site sold

A 20,000-square-foot industrial building in Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County, is under new ownership. A Mechanicsburg-based real estate partnership called SLP1280 LLC paid $3.185 million in June for the property at 700 Independence Ave., according to county deed records. SLP1280 was represented in the deal by Garrett Rothman of Lemoyne-based RSR Realtors. Bill Rothman, also with RSR, represented […]

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Leading in times of strategic uncertainty: What great leaders do differently

Column by Richard Randall Strategic plans, whether formal documents or ideas in your head, rely on assumptions about political and

Heller spreads blame for collapse of ATM network

Investors have spent nearly a year blaming Daryl Heller for the crackup of an ATM network that allegedly cost them hundreds of millions of dollars. In a court filing last month, Heller dished out some blame of his own. He alleged that people managing the ATM investments misappropriated funds that should have gone to investors, […]

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York-area confectioner buys West Shore firm

A York-area candy company has more than doubled its factory footprint after taking over a peer based in Lower Allen Township, Cumberland County. After six decades of family ownership, The Warrell Corp. and its 230,000-square-foot plant have been sold to Wolfgang Confectioners, which operates out of a150,000 square-foot facility in Loganville. Terms of the transaction, which closed […]

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Retail spaces leased in Highspire, Hershey

Flavor 76 Catering leased 2,100 square feet of retail space at 311 2nd St. in Highspire. The local, full-service catering and private chef company is making the strategic move into its first brick-and-mortar location, offering customers a new dine-in experience. Owner Stephen Colston plans to maintain the company’s strong catering focus while using the new […]

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Barley Snyder

Lauralee Baker has been named chair of the healthcare industry group at Barley Snyder. A partner at the Lancaster-based law firm, she brings more than 35 years of experience to her new role. Baker focuses her practice on representing healthcare providers – including hospitals, physicians and nurses – in medical malpractice defense litigation and in […]

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Court ruling freezes bidding on state lab project

A state appeals court has halted the bidding process for work on a $325 million state laboratory near Harrisburg after a builders group challenged a labor requirement attached to the project. The requirement, known as a project labor agreement, would require contractors to use mostly union workers. But the Lancaster County-based Keystone chapter of the Associated Builders […]

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Igloo Insurance

Brian Mahon, who has nearly a decade of experience in the insurance and risk management industry, has launched Igloo Insurance, an independent insurance agency in Middletown. The firm, which opened on June 1, specializes in commercial, life, and personal lines insurance with a focus on industries such as manufacturing, healthcare, professional services, contracting and others. Mahon, […]

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Firm eyes hotel use in part of former York-area hospital

Deal to bring Wayne County bank into Central PA

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West Shore industrial site sold

Leading in times of strategic uncertainty: What great leaders do differently

Heller spreads blame for collapse of ATM network

York-area confectioner buys West Shore firm

Retail spaces leased in Highspire, Hershey

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