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Canadian developer eyes Lanco solar projects

There are plenty of steps before the finish line, but a Canadian company is hoping to erect a solar project in Lancaster County.  Toronto-based SolarBank Corp. is eyeing a 13.8-megawatt array that would take advantage of pending state legislation for so-called community solar programs. The Lancaster project would be SolarBank’s first in Pennsylvania, according to Matt […]

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Gettysburg benefits firm sold to Maryland company

Matt Crowner began putting out feelers a year ago in search of potential partners for his firm, Gettysburg Benefits Administrators. He found a fit with Maryland-based Kelly Benefits, which announced yesterday it has acquired the Adams County firm. Terms of the deal, which closed Oct. 1, were not disclosed. “When I first met with the senior management […]

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High Foundation

Diana Martin has been named director of the high impact portfolio of the High Foundation, effective Nov. 4. It is a new role for theLancaster-based foundation and focuses on environmental and affordable-housing initiatives. Martin is currently executive director of Hourglass, a nonprofit focused on quality-of-life issues in Lancaster County. “It has been an honor to lead […]

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Union pushes back on Lancaster pork-plant closure

Clemens Food Group announced Friday that it plans to close its recently acquired pork plant in Lancaster and lay off 193 workers while it continues to look for a buyer that will keep the factory going. However, the reassurances, are not swaying the union representing production workers at the plant, the former Kunzler & Company factory acquired by […]

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Changing spaces 10.04.24

Pennian Bank opened a branch this month at 34 S. Market St. in Elizabethville. It is the first Dauphin County branch for the Mifflintown-based bank, which has 11 branches overall. The Elizabethville office is a former Mid Penn Bank branch. T.L.M. Dubensky Trust purchased 5,482 square feet of retail space at 136-140 E. King St, in Lancaster from R. Going […]

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Fulton Bank

Joe Rilatt has been named Central Pennsylvania market president for Fulton Bank. It is a new position for the Lancaster-based bank, which is a subsidiary of Fulton Financial. Rilatt, who joined Fulton as a management trainee in 1991, worked most recently as director of commercial product sales. In his new role, he will provide regional leadership and […]

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Developer sketching in plans for 476-acre Lanco tract

High Associates is starting to sketch in its plans for a 476-acre tract bordering the headquarters of Armstrong World Industries in Manor Township, Lancaster County. The plans, which could change with market conditions, call for a flexible mix of single-family homes, apartment buildings, retail space, industrial space and green space, according to Ken Hornbeck, senior vice president of […]

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Court docs disclose $2.8M offer for bankrupt winery

A potential deal is on the table for Spring Gate Winery in suburban Harrisburg. A buyer named Nitin Patel has offered $2.8 million for the winery, whose parent company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in May, according to court records.  The offer sets a floor for other potential bidders in a bankruptcy auction slated to unfold this […]

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C&N

Brian Tevlin has been named director of investment services at C&N Wealth Management, a subsidiary of Wellsboro-based bank C&N. Tevlin was previously regional manager of financial services for the bank and has helped its investment brokerage services transition to the LPL Financial platform. In his new role, Tevlin will lead and expand the C&N Wealth […]

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Discount retailer buys former Big Lots leases

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings is scooping up leases for seven former locations of its bankrupt rival, Big Lots. The stores include one each in Georgia, Illinois and Louisiana and four in Wisconsin, according to court documents. The price is about $620,000, subject to potential adjustments by the landlords. “These stores are the right size, located in […]

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Retirement clouds leadership succession at regional bank

An early retirement is throwing off leadership succession plans for one of the region’s largest banks. Craig Kauffman, who was in line to take the top job at Orrstown Financial Services next year, retired as of Sept. 30, according to a Sept. 25 securities filing from the bank. Kauffman, Orrstown’s COO, decided to retire due to personal reasons […]

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Credit union to move Harrisburg branch to West Shore

PSECU is seeking permission to relocate its branch in Strawberry Square in downtown Harrisburg to a former FNB branch at 1249 Market St. in Lemoyne, according to a filing by the Department of Banking and Securities. The Harrisburg-based credit union picked the West Shore location, in part, because it is more accessible and convenient, said Adam Stewart, the credit […]

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Developer appeals ruling that blocks York-area warehouse rezoning

Inch & Co. is appealing a York County court ruling that blocks the company from building a warehouse on land south of Route 30 in Manchester Township. The move continues a nearly two-year-old battle over the 52.7-acre site, which borders the Prospect Hill Cemetery. Some neighbors have opposed the warehouse plans since they became public, […]

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Changing spaces 09.30.24

Catherine Hershey Schools for Early Learning, a subsidiary of Milton Hershey School, officially opened an early childhood education center in Harrisburg, the second of six planned facilities. The 46,963 square-foot CHS Harrisburg at 1901 N. Sixth St. serves 140 children from six weeks to age 5 at no cost. Globix Holdings LLC has purchased 8001 […]

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Ports strike could spell supply-chain pain

Companies in Central Pennsylvania and beyond are bracing for a strike that could upend supply chains across the U.S. Workers who load and unload cargo at ports on the East and Gulf Coasts are poised to go on strike at midnight tonight, an outcome that looks increasingly likely to Peggy Stewart, international operations officer for Nexterus, […]

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PA court rules in Covid-era insurance case

Insurers do not have to cover lost revenue for businesses that were forced to shut down during the early weeks of the Covid-19 pandemic. That’s according to a ruling handed down yesterday by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in a class-action lawsuit originally filed in Allegheny County court by a dental practice. The decision resolves conflicts between lower […]

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Harrisburg-area mall sold for $8.8M

A Massachusetts-based developer is acquiring the Colonial Park Mall, an aging retail complex that local officials hope to see rejuvenated. A partnership headed by the developer, Zi Qian “John” Zhang, paid nearly $8.8 million for the mall, which is at 4600 Jonestown Road in Lower Paxton Township, according to county deed records. Zhang is still […]

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