Drew Mousetis understands the benefits of employee ownership. As a lead consultant for employee-owned software company Cargas in Lancaster, he enjoyed a sense of financial security that allowed him and his wife to purchase a new home in Lancaster County where they are raising their four young children. “You just can’t really put a value […]
Amid declining enrollment and budget deficits, Penn State is adopting a regional governance model that consolidates leadership at branch campuses in York and Franklin counties, as well as other areas of the state. Enrollment at Penn State branch campuses statewide has fallen by about 24% over the last 10 years, the university said in announcing the […]
Apartments and a hotel could be coming to the former Shawnee Resort property along Oregon Pike in Manheim Township, Lancaster County. Property owners Surender Singh and Manjeet Kaur, doing business as Kirpa Estates LP, envision a mixed-use development on the 26-acre site incorporating apartment buildings, a hotel and other retail buildings, according to Matt Creme, their […]
Maria Isennock has been promoted to staff accountant at the Investment Real Estate Group of Companies, which operates Moove In Self Storage facilities. She joined the company as accounts payable specialist in 2021 and was subsequently promoted to accounts payable supervisor.
Asia Tabb has been named the new host of “The Spark,”a weekday public affairs program that airs on public radio stations WITF 89.5 and 93.3 FM. She succeeds Scott LaMar, who retired at the end of May. Tabb worked most recently as a freelance reporter for WGAL in Lancaster, an anchor for KTAL in Shreveport, […]
Pixelle Specialty Solutions, a specialty paper maker based in Spring Grove, said June 12 it landed “significant new funding” that positions it for future growth. The financing includes amended credit facilities and an infusion of new capital from the company’s private equity backer, H.I.G. Capital. “With this new support, we are well-positioned to take advantage of […]
In a party-line vote, a House panel approved legislation on June 12 to exempt Pennsylvania sales taxes from so-called swipe fees — the fees assessed to process transactions involving credit cards. Fourteen Democrats on the committee voted for the legislation, House Bill 2394, while 11 Republicans were opposed. The exemption would mean that on a $1 […]
Kim Phipps, the president of Messiah University in Grantham, plans to retire in June 2025 after two decades leading the university, which was a college when she first became president. Indeed, converting Messiah from a college to a university is one of Phipps’s major achievements as leader of the Christian-based institution, where she worked for 27 years […]
Pennsylvania banks and credit unions are pushing back on proposed state legislation that would exempt the sales-tax portion of retail purchases from so-called swipe or interchange fees — the fees charged by financial services companies for processing credit card payments. The fees are typically 1% to 3% of a transaction. Under the exemption, on a […]
United Fiber & Data, a York-based fiber optics firm that once promised to bring jobs and data centers to eastern Pennsylvania, is selling “substantially all” of its assets to a New York-based company. Those assets include the signature project of United Fiber & Data, or UFD, a company founded in 2012 by former members of […]
State officials are taking another crack at finalizing proposed rules that would make it easier for Pennsylvania residents with criminal records to earn professional licenses in fields ranging from accounting and nursing to cosmetology and real estate. The Department of State, which oversees professional licensure, issued a revised version of the rules this month after an earlier draft […]
Kyle Eichelberger has been named controller at York-based Investment Real Estate Group of Companies. Eichelberger joined the company in 2020 as a staff accountant and has now been promoted twice.
Karen Roland has been named senior vice president of marketing at Mechanicsburg-based Members 1st Federal Credit Union. Roland worked most recently as an associate vice president in marketing, communications and outreach at State Employees Credit Union in North Carolina. But she also worked previously at Members 1st as assistant vice president of marketing and vice […]
Moon Dancer Vineyards & Winery, a winery and event venue overlooking the Susquehanna River in Lower Windsor Township, York County, was forced to close as of June 9 as the result of a court order in a six-year-old legal battle between winery owner Jim Miller and neighboring homeowners Matthew Balsavage and Amanda Perko. In a […]
When you’re shipping a $100,000 engagement ring, you don’t take any chances. That’s how Simone Kendle found herself on a plane to Toronto over the Memorial Day weekend. “Delivery person” may not be part of the job description for Kendle, the CEO of Wove, a startup custom jewelry company founded and based in Lancaster. And […]
Solar Renewable Energy LLC purchased a 6.5-acre site at 153 Pine Road in Palmyra. The buyer plans to convert the land into a solar farm to generate electricity for the area. David Alderman of NAI CIR represented the buyer. Le Family Trust purchased 3,000 square feet of retail space at 2552 Paxton St. in Harrisburg […]
J&J Pallet and Recycling LLC is planning to purchase, upgrade and move into a 16,400 square-foot industrial building at 1690 Opportunity Ave. in the Cumberland Valley Business Park in Greene Township. The company, which sells recycled shipping pallets, is currently based in leased space at 1051 Sheffler Drive in Chambersburg. The company has been approved […]
WellSpan Health broke ground yesterday on the second of three mini hospitals it is opening in Cumberland and York counties. The latest small-format medical center is going up at 1201 Walnut Bottom Road in South Middleton Township, Cumberland County — expanding WellSpan’s reach in one of the fastest-growing counties in Pennsylvania. Dubbed WellSpan Carlisle Hospital, the […]