Quint Seidel has joined Investment Real Estate Group of Companies as a data analyst. Seidel will report to Jack Fritsche, CFO of the York-based company. Seidel will be responsible for analyzing data related to acquisitions and development projects, and he will assist in various accounting functions.
Glenn Miller has been named vice president of advancement for York College of Pennsylvania in York. Miller had previously been the college’s senior director of philanthropy. Previous leadership roles include vice president for development and foundation president of Philadelphia Lutheran Seminary, vice president for external relations at Carthage College and vice president for philanthropy and […]
Select Medical Corp., a national rehab chain based in Cumberland County, is giving $5 million to Harrisburg University of Science and Technology over the next five years. The gift, announced yesterday, will support the school’s undergraduate program in exercise science and a doctoral program for physical therapists. “We are thrilled to partner with Harrisburg University to shape the future […]
Contractors and some lawmakers are pushing back against efforts to change how Pennsylvania officials apply prevailing wage law, which sets a floor for wages on publicly funded construction projects. Their target is legislation before the state House and Senate that critics argue will drive up costs for public works. “It’s simply the wrong solution for […]
In a lawsuit filed May 31, a federal consumer watchdog is alleging that the Harrisburg-based Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency misled student borrowers into thinking they still owed money after their student loans were discharged through bankruptcy. The crux of the lawsuit is a distinction between two types of student loans — those that can […]
In a ruling handed down last week, a Pennsylvania court overturned an effort by health officials to recall hundreds of vaping products previously approved for use in the state’s medical marijuana program. The controversial recall, ordered in February 2022 by the Pennsylvania Department of Health, was tantamount to a regulation, according to the ruling in […]
April Hoelscher has been named marketing manager for RKL LLP, an accounting and professional services firm in Lancaster. Hoelscher will be responsible for managing the firm’s digital marketing strategy across a variety of channels and service areas. She will also support the growth of the firm’s new and emerging practices with a focus on lead […]
In a regulatory proposal published this month, Pennsylvania tax collectors are offering up a revised definition of business income, a move that sounds innocuous on its face. But observers question whether the new definition would do more than just clarify which corporate profits are subject to state taxation. The proposed changes, the observers say, could […]
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case involving application of prevailing wages to a $17.2 million build-to-lease project for a State Police barracks and training center in Luzerne County. Administrative rulings sought to apply prevailing wages to the project, based on the notion that the state’s 20-year lease for the property essentially […]
After 15 years of leading York-based Royal Square Development and Construction, Josh Hankey is stepping into a new role at the company he founded in 2009. Hankey is poised to become CFO and pass the CEO baton to Dylan Bauer, who joined Royal Square in 2014. In an interview, Hankey said the two executives had been […]
The former Bishop McDevitt High School in Harrisburg is on the market amid a dispute between its owner and its chief tenant, a development company led by a former NFL player. Owner Jeremy Hunter of William Penn Holdings Inc. announced the building was for sale in a Facebook post on May 24. The post has led […]
John Dolmetsch believed wireless connectivity would become a staple of modern life. He just didn’t expect it would happen so quickly. “Literally, it’s an explosion,” said Dolmetsch, who in 1992 co-founded York-based IT firm Business Information Group, aka BIG, with his brother, Scott. In a bid to take advantage of that growth, John Dolmetsch partnered this […]
The Tandem Center for Shared Business Success, a Lancaster-based nonprofit focused on employee ownership and profit sharing, has hired Drew Mousetis as its first executive director, effective May 20, The nonprofit was founded last year by Chip Cargas, founder of Lancaster-based software company Cargas. Mousetis worked most recently as a lead consultant at Cargas, an employee-owned […]
A Dauphin County winery and related businesses have filed for bankruptcy as they look for a buyer for their operations. Spring Gate Winery parent company Schoffstall Farm LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on May 14 after experiencing six-figure losses in 2021 and 2022, according to a petition before U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of […]
The slowdown in home lending has challenged banks and mortgage brokers over the last year. But it has created opportunities for the firms that offer them advice and technology to improve their operations. It is those opportunities that helped spur a merger for Teraverde, a financial software and consulting company based in East Hempfield Township Lancaster […]
Erin Hermany has been named senior vice president of consumer lending operations at Enola-based Members 1st Federal Credit Union. She was most recently the credit union’s senior vice president of consumer lendng and payment operations. She previously oversaw auto loan and card operations. Her new role adds oversight of home equity and mortgage operations. Hermany […]
Kimberly Karwath and Joanne Szupka have joined RKL LLP as partners. They will work in the Lancaster-based firm’s Exton office as part of the audit services group. Karwath specializes in serving financial institutions and specialty finance entities. She earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Kutztown University. Szupka concentrates on ERISA audits for single […]
John MacDonald has been named vice president of marketing for The Giant Company, a supermarket chain based in Carlisle. MacDonald joined Giant in 2012 as marketing director. Before joining the company, he worked in a variety of roles at Ahold Financial Services and as vice president of marketing at Giant Food. He also was chief […]