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 […]
Senior-living provider Landis Homes plans to erect 35 villa-style residential units on the western edge of its campus in Manheim Township, Lancaster County. The $27 million project reflects continuing demand for retirement living — 34 of the units have already been pre-sold — said Corey Hamilton, CFO for the nonprofit. The units, mostly two-bedrooms, will range in […]
After a bruising legal battle to develop their land in Manheim Township, Lancaster County, the Hurst family has sold it to another developer. The family, which owns the Oregon Dairy supermarket and restaurant, sold the store’s land and building on May 10 to Jerry Horst and his sons, Mark and Chad, who operate Manheim Township-based Vanguard Development Group. […]
Shweta Srikanth has been named chief circularity officer for Ecore International, a Lancaster-based flooring manufacturer. She brings about 15 years of experience in strategy and leadership roles, primarily in the healthcare and industrial sectors. As circularity chief for Ecore, Srikanth will spearhead the company’s commitment to sustainability and practices that create a circular economy, one in […]
Kyle M. Kelly has joined the Lancaster office of Barley Snyder as a member of the law firm’s business practice group. Before joining Barley Snyder, Kelly worked at a Pittsburgh law firm where he managed middle-market M&A for private equity and corporate clients. He also worked as a judicial intern for the North Carolina Court […]
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Harrisburg has leased 2,000 square foot office space at 2600 N. 3rd St. in Harrisburg for a mental health clinic. Amber Corbo of NAI CIR helped facilitate the lease agreement on behalf of the tenant. Industrial Highway Enterprises LLC purchased 2101-2127 Industrial Highway and 2131-2139 Industrial Highway in Springettsbury Township, […]
A court order is paving the way for Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings Inc. to purchase 11 stores in Texas from discount retailer 99 Cents Only Stores, which filed for bankruptcy in April. A Delaware bankruptcy judge this week approved Ollie’s as a stalking-horse bidder for the properties as part of a court-supervised sale, meaning the company is […]
Adam Maust poured millions of dollars over the last four years into the Atlas Building, an edifice in Uptown Harrisburg that had fallen into disrepair by the time Maust bought it in 2020. He is now passing the torch to a new owner, a Harrisburg-based nonprofit called the Pennsylvania Social Equity Land Trust, which paid $14.5 […]
Ryan McCrory has been named executive director of the Dauphin County Library System. McCrory earned a master’s degree in library science from Clarion University and has over 25 years of library experience.
The founders of Inch & Co. are looking to raise $20 million from investors interested in backing the York-area company’s forays in multifamily housing. For the last 15 years, the company has leaned on its own resources, buttressed by capital from friends and family, said Jeff Inch, a co-founder and co-owner of Inch & Co. “Now […]
In January 2019, Roxanna Gapstur became president and CEO of WellSpan Health, one of the largest employers in Central Pennsylvania. In little over a year after her first day on the job, she was guiding the health system through one of its most visible challenges, the Covid-19 pandemic. The pandemic has subsided. But WellSpan and […]
Natalie Pelaez has been named design and digital content specialist at accounting and professional services firm Boyer & Ritter. She will support execution of the firm’s strategic marketing initiatives and communications efforts. Pelaez graduated from Towson University with a degree in electronic media and film, with concentrations in film, video and digital media. She previously […]
Lancaster County-based Bank of Bird-in-Hand is seeking shareholder and regulatory approval to form a holding company, a common step for banks as they grow. The holding company would be called GELT Bancorp Inc., incorporating the Amish word for money. The bank also uses the word for its mobile branches, called Gelt buses. Existing bank shareholders would become […]
Lemoyne-based insurance and benefits agency Gunn-Mowery is expanding its footprint in York County The firm has acquired Central Penn Benefits, an insurance and benefits agency in West Manchester Township, York County. Terms of the transaction, which closed May 1, were not disclosed. But Central Penn Benefits will continue to operate under its own name and from its existing […]
Shippensburg Marketplace Owner LLC purchased 59,865 square feet of retail space at 397 Baltimore Road, Shippensburg, from ARG SMSHPPA001 LLC. Abe Khan, Brad Rohrbaugh and Chad Stine of Bennett Williams Commercial represented the seller. Salunga Properties LLC purchased 43,956 square feet of industrial space at 99 Elmwood Ave., Landisville, Lancaster County, from Elmwood Properties LP. […]
LinkBancorp is selling its newly acquired operations in South Jersey for an after-tax gain of about $10.5 million, according to LinkBancorp CEO Andrew Samuel. The buyer is Philadelphia-based American Heritage Federal Credit Union, which has more than 310,000 members and assets of more than $4.8 billion. Expected to close in the second quarter of this year, […]
A new twist is complicating the bankruptcy case of Uptown Partners LP, the Maryland-based owner of Governor’s Square apartment complex in Uptown Harrisburg. The company managing the affordable-housing complex, Landex Management LLC, is asking the court to void its contract with Uptown Partners, arguing that the owner is not providing enough resources to manage the beleaguered property […]
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court decided this week not to accept an appeal from Gratz Borough over a lower-court ruling that favored a company seeking to develop a solar farm in the northern Dauphin County municipality. The appeal followed a Commonwealth Court ruling last fall that the borough failed to properly advertise a meeting where it set stricter zoning standards […]