Rick Long is retiring effective June 1 as chief information officer at Harrisburg-based PSECU, where he started as a computer operator in 1984. Four decades later, the credit union is known for its digital-first approach to financial services. “Rick’s legacy at PSECU is defined not only by his decades of service, but by the culture of […]
Sunita Gupta Kramer has been named provost and dean of the faculty at Franklin & Marshall College effective July 1. A 1992 graduate of the Lancaster college, Kramer succeeds Mary Osirim, interim provost since January 2023. Osirim replaced Cameron Wesson, who left for a job at La Salle University. Kramer is currently dean of the […]
A state authority is awarding $2 million to a new venture capital fund that aims to sink the money into Pennsylvania’s life sciences sector, an area that state officials have targeted for growth. The fund is Neovate Life Sciences GP 1 LLC, launched by Neovate Capital Partners, which has offices in Pittsburgh, London, Boulder, Colorado, and New […]
The Lancaster City Revitalization & Improvement Zone Authority is putting together an offer to buy a former meat processing plant at 652 Manor St. and related office building at 655 Manor, according to Jeremy Young, the authority’s acting managing director. The properties were home to Kunzler & Company but closed last year after the company was acquired by […]
A federal agency restored funding for organizations that assist small and midsized manufacturers in 10 states. The Trump administration ended contracts with the organizations at the end of March but decided to restore their funding for the remainder of the current fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30, according to a spokesperson for the National Institute […]
More changes are coming to the region’s largest engineering firm. Gannett Fleming TranSystems relocated its West Shore headquarters this year. Now, the firm is getting a new name and a new CEO, the first leader from outside the company. The new moniker is GFT. The new CEO is Mike Orth. He succeeds Bob Scaer, who retired in […]
Brian Spiegel has joined McNees Wallace & Nurick as the law firm’s director of talent acquisition. A former commercial litigator, Spiegel brings nearly a decade of recruiting experience from talent acquisition roles at national firms. “Brian’s unique background, combining both legal practice and recruitment experience, makes him an exceptional fit for this role,” Jenna Wagner, […]
Bank of Bird-in-Hand in Lancaster County is seeking permission to add a stop in Mount Joy for one of its Gelt Buses, which are essentially bank branches on wheels. If all goes as planned, the bank’s Gelt Bus No. 3 would begin making stops at 3141 Mount Joy Road, the home of Mount Joy Gift and […]
On a sunny day last September, leaders of WellSpan Health and real estate developer Inch & Co. came together to cement their partnership on a new sports complex in North York. Seven months later, the partnership appears to be coming apart. WellSpan is no longer a sponsor of what was going to be called the WellSpan Sports Complex, […]
The Nature Conservancy paid $3 million for a 509-acre tract at 160 Cemetery Road in Middle Paxton Township, Dauphin County, and then transferred the land to the Pennsylvania Game Commission. The property, which includes portions of the Kittatinny Ridge, is now part of State Game Lands 211. The property had been owned by the Vartan […]
Developers have acquired land off the Carlisle Pike in Cumberland County where they plan to build three warehouses. The warehouses will span nearly 2 million square feet under plans approved in 2023 under the previous owner of the property, part of Hempt Farms in Silver Spring Township. The developers — a joint venture between New York-based Rockefeller […]
Big Lots is coming back to Central Pennsylvania. The retail brand’s new owner, North Carolina-based Variety Wholesalers, plans to reopen more than two dozen former Big Lots in Pennsylvania over the next two months, including locations in Cumberland, Lebanon, Lancaster and York counties. Variety is reopening three Big Lots on May 1 in Dunmore, Eynon and […]
Penn State Health has promoted two staff members to leadership roles in its perioperative service unit. Betsy Thomas has been named the perioperative administrative leader. She joined the regional health system in 2003 as a budget analyst with the Hershey Outpatient Surgery Center. Most recently, she was director of surgical services operations at Milton S. […]
Ben Shipley has been named president of the York Revolution minor league baseball team effective April 1. He succeeds Eric Menzer, who laid the groundwork for the team as a York city official and went on to lead it for nearly 15 years. Menzer is moving into a role as vice chairman of the York Professional Baseball, which […]
A longtime activist is seeking to block a name change for the Three Mile Island nuclear plant, site of the worst nuclear accident in U.S. history. Plant owner Constellation plans to reopen a portion of the plant in Dauphin County and rename it the Crane Clean Energy Center after a former company executive. But Eric Epstein, who […]
Brandon Bromley has been hired as a senior vice president and relationship manager on the Central PA commercial banking team at Pittsburgh-based PNC Financial Services Group. In his new role, Bromley will deliver banking solutions and a results-driven approach to commercial clients across York, Adams and Lancaster counties. PNC’s commercial banking team caters to businesses […]
Kelly Andrisano has joined the family law group in the Harrisburg office of law firm McNees Wallace & Nurick. Andrisano’s practice includes divorce, custody, child and spousal support, equitable distribution and all matters related to family disputes. Before joining McNees, Andrisano was executive director of the Pennsylvania Coalition of Affiliated Healthcare & Living Communities, where […]
Hannah Ison has been named executive director of Brewers of Pennsylvania, a state trade group for beer brewers. She succeeds Adam Harris, who is moving into a government relations role for the organization. Ison is the director of brewing operations at Harrisburg-based Zeroday Brewing Co. Previously a board member for the trade group, she is its […]