You can’t redistribute what hasn’t been produced
Column by Richard Randall I feel the need to repeat something I know I’ve said before: All national wealth is
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Column by Richard Randall I feel the need to repeat something I know I’ve said before: All national wealth is
A York County winery is back open after facing yet another court order to shut down. In a brief decision Friday, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court cleared Moon Dancer Vineyards & Winery in Lower Windsor Township to reopen while it pursues its appeal of a long-running case over its right to operate. Lower courts have consistently ruled […]
Michael Sola has been named president of Keystruct Construction, a York-based subsidiary of Viocity Group, a holding company based in Rapho Township, Lancaster County. Sola, who was previously operations director, succeeds Darin Flohr. Sola joined Keystruct in 2010 as a preconstruction manager but left in 2020, spending time at both Mowery Construction and Alexander Building Construction. He returned to Keystruct […]
By next year, people traveling from Lancaster Airport could have new destinations on their itinerary. Airlines are vying to snare millions of dollars in federal subsidies to offer flights from Lancaster to airports in Baltimore, Chicago, Philadelphia and Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina. The carriers include Wisconsin-based Air Wisconsin Airlines, San Francisco-based Boutique Air and Utah-based SkyWest Airlines, as well as […]
Members 1st Federal Credit Union has won court approval to acquire a former Rite Aid store in Monroe County. Rite Aid is auctioning off the store — and other assets — after filing for bankruptcy in May. Based in Hampden Township, Cumberland County, Members 1st was the high bidder for the store, which is at 504 Marion Lane in Brodheadsville, […]
A new lawsuit aims to implicate former business partners of Daryl Heller in the alleged ponzi scheme at the center of his legal troubles. The class-action lawsuit, filed in federal court this week, accuses Jerry Hostetter, Mir Jafer Ali “Buck” Joffrey, Randall Leaman and Dave Zook of helping Heller carry out the scheme, which the […]
Timothy Stengel has joined Saxton & Stump as a shareholder and as co-chair of the Lancaster-based law firm’s investigations, white collar and criminal defense group. Stengel, a former federal prosecutor, will work out of the firm’s Lancaster and Philadelphia offices. He worked most recently as deputy chief of the violent crime unit in the U.S. […]
As uncertainty over tariffs froze customer orders in the spring, JLS Automation in York County laid off 10% of its workforce. Business began to come back over the summer, JLS president and CEO Craig Souser said in an early August interview. The York-area company, which employs about 130 people, assembles automated packaging lines for food companies. “It’s […]
Mark Shell has been named chief technology officer at Ephrata National Bank, a new role for the growing Lancaster County-based lender. The new exexcutive is coming on board as Ephrata National prepares to absorb its first-ever acquisition, a $30.8 million deal for Maryland-based Cecil Bancorp expected to close in early 2026. Shell, who has 25 years of IT […]
West Shore Home is relocating its branch on the West Shore. The Cumberland County-based home improvement contractor sold a 13,225-square-foot flex space at 5024 Simpson Ferry Road in Lower Allen Township and is moving into 22,000 square feet of leased space at 5073 Ritter Road in Upper Allen Township, according to Lemoyne-based real estate firm Campbell Commercial […]
Painterland Sisters, an organic yogurt maker based in Lititz, just raked in a seven-figure sum from a bevy of investors, according to company spokesperson Chloe Schwartz. Schwartz declined to share the precise amount raised in the seed funding round, which was disclosed yesterday. But the money will provide working capital to support innovation and operations for […]
Derek Shive has been named regional director for Central Pennsylvania for Community Options, a Princeton, New Jersey-based nonprofit providing services to people with disabilities. The Central PA region includes offices serving Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster and York counties. Shive succeeds Stacy Buchmann, who left for another job opportunity. Shive worked most recently as executive director of […]
Restaurants in Pennsylvania overcame a key obstacle in their long-running effort to recover tens of millions of dollars in fees from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board that the restaurants argue they never should have been charged. In a 31-page ruling last week, a Commonwealth Court judge said the restaurants could pursue a class-action lawsuit against the […]
Robert “Teke” Drummond has joined United Disabilities Services Foundation as senior vice president of business development. Drummond worked most recently in leadership roles at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, including as stint as director of outpatient services. At Lancaster-based United Disabilities, Drummond will focus on building new partnerships, driving sustainable growth and advancing the nonprofit’s […]
Frederick, Maryland-based WLR Automotive Group is planning to build a car wash at the northeast corner of Route 30 and North Hills Road in Springettsbury Township, York County, one of the busiest intersections in the county. WLR operates car washes under The Auto Spa and The Auto Spa Express brands. Township supervisors signed off on land development plans earlier this year, […]
Regional nonprofit Pennon is juggling two media operations amid stiff financial headwinds. Its signature public media station, WITF, is facing a loss of federal funding. Its newspaper business, LNP Media Group, is laboring under declining ad sales and relatively stable fixed costs. Pennon’s board is eyeing operational changes, but leaders are not yet ready to share details. “We are […]
Vitetta, a DRG Architects Company, is leasing 3,250 square feet of office space on the second floor of an office building at 211 House Ave. in Camp Hill. Vitetta will be relocating from their existing office on North 12th Street in Lemoyne. Jessica Gasper and Art Campbell of Campbell Commercial Partners represented both parties in […]
Flooring manufacturer AHF Products is closing a factory in Somerset, Kentucky, and moving production to other facilities. The decision follows an internal review finding that consolidating production is the best way to match the company’s factory capacity with the current and projected demand for its products, according to a company release. The Kentucky plant employs […]