Lea Zikmund has been named executive director of Hourglass, a nonprofit focused on quality of life issues in Lancaster County. She succeeds Diana Martin, who left earlier this month to take a job with the High Foundation, a Lancaster County philanthropy. A Lancaster native, Zikmund worked most recently as a mobile tour director for StoryCorps, a national nonprofit […]
Brushing aside a flood of objections from neighbors, environmentalists and elected officials in Central Pennsylvania, federal regulators cleared the way yesterday for further work on a controversial hydroelectric project along the Susquehanna River in York County. At a meeting yesterday morning, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission granted a preliminary permit for the $2.3 billion project, giving […]
Luke Drayer, the Harrisburg-area entrepreneur who founded Drayer Physical Therapy, has contracted to buy a former assisted living facility at 3251 Butler St. in Harrisburg. He plans to donate the building to a nonprofit he co-founded alongside the company he started last year, LHM Physical Therapy Institute. The nonprofit, LHM Hospice & Social Services Foundation, is looking to raise […]
Cindy Fruitrail and Kasey Paulus have moved into new leadership roles at WellSpan Health, the regional health system based in York. Fruitrail has been promoted to chief strategy officer and executive vice president. She joined WellSpan in 2020 as chief of staff and senior vice president. In her new role, Fruitrail will work with CEO Roxanna Gapstur […]
Pennsylvania is dodging a fiscal bullet thanks to a ruling handed down yesterday by the state’s highest court. At issue was a corporate taxpayer’s demand for a $2 million refund after a tax structure was declared unconstitutional. The Commonwealth Court ruled last year that the state should pay the refund. But a divided Supreme Court reversed the […]
Fernmoor Homes, the New Jersey-based developer planning to revitalize the Shops @ Rockvale outlet mall in East Lampeter Township, Lancaster County, marked the start of demolition for some of the existing retail space at the complex. It is slated to be replaced by a 15-building, 480-unit apartment complex. Fernmoor plans to raze about 45% of the existing retail […]
A York-area school board turned down a request by developer Inch & Co. to secure tax relief for a $35 million sports complex the company is building in North York. York-based company Inch & Co. was asking the Central York School District for relief through the Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance program, which phases in property tax […]
Gov. Josh Shapiro is hoping to ensure ambitious developers have a friend in Pennsylvania — or at least an easier time securing permits for construction. At an event in Philadelphia yesterday, the governor signed an executive order creating a transparent, fast-track permitting program for what are being described as “complex and impactful economic development and infrastructure projects.” […]
Under a proposed settlement filed in court last week, the owner of an embattled Harrisburg apartment complex is agreeing to cede control of the property to an independent receiver and to convert its bankruptcy case to a liquidation. The deal, which requires court approval, would end a festering dispute between the city and the apartment […]
Brittney Baker Shurr has been hired as a government affairs and business development consultant for McNees Government Relations. Based in Reading, she will work with clients throughout the Lehigh Valley and greater Philadelphia region. Baker Shurr most recently worked as director of government affairs and public policy for the Greater Philadelphia Association of Realtors. She […]
In a ruling Friday, a Texas judge scuttled an expansion of overtime pay that took effect in July. The decision sinks a Biden administration regulation that lifted the salary threshold for determining who is eligible for overtime pay. Another increase was slated to take effect in January, but that is now off the table, pending […]
Turning Point Restaurant has leased a former Friendly’s location at 3125 Market St. in Camp Hill. The roughly 4,400 square-foot building will be the first Turning Point location in Cumberland County with an anticipated opening in the summer of 2025. Larry Kostelac of Campbell Commercial Partners facilitated the lease. Bling Box is relocating from the […]
Harrisburg Paxton St Investment LLC purchased an investment property at 2741-2771 Paxton St. from Murphy Rentals for $1.95 million, according to county deed records. The new owners are occupying one of the 6,000 square foot suites as a tobacco distributor alongside existing tenants: Hertz, New Life Church, Hose Help LLC, CBN Enterprise and Horizon America […]
Adrienne Vicari has been promoted to vice president of growth at Herbert Rowland & Grubic, a new position designed to drive new client development across the Harrisburg-based engineering firm. Vicari has more than 20 years of experience at HRG, serving clients across every industry and geographic region served by the company. She previously worked as […]
State-backed retirement plans, which have been proliferating around the U.S., appear to boost savings among workers, according to a study released yesterday. Workers are 20% more likely to contribute to a retirement savings account if they work at a business in a state that has an auto IRA program, according to the study, undertaken by […]
Thomas T. Platts has joined the York office of law firm Barley Snyder as part of its business and real estate practice groups. Platts has a bachelor’s degree from Temple University and a law degree from Penn State Law, where he worked as an associate in the Penn State Law Entrepreneurship clinic. Platts is a […]
Kathleen O’Neill joined the Investment Real Estate Group of Companies as director of marketing. She will lead the strategic direction and marketing vision for the York-based company and its chief brand, Moove In Storage. O’Neill has over 13 years of experience with digital marketing, e-commerce, content creation and branding, including in consumer packaged goods, direct […]
Spring Gate Winery in Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County changed hands on Oct. 29 at a price of $2.35 million, according to county deed records. The buyer, a partnership called JNN LLC, plans to operate the winery as is, according to Nik Sgagias of Lemoyne-based real estate firm NAI CIR. Sgagias represented the seller, Martin Schoffstall. JNN LLC […]