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Agency in deal to buy former Carlisle factory

A Cumberland County agency has taken another step toward the purchase of a Carlisle factory that shut down last year. The Real Estate Collaborative LLC, a subsidiary of the Cumberland Area Economic Development Corp., has struck a tentative agreement to buy the Frog, Switch & Manufacturing Co. site at 600 E. High St. in the Cumberland County borough. No […]

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Regional real estate player buys Shippensburg firm

Regional real estate firm Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Homesale Realty has scooped up Sailhamer Realty, an eight-person firm in Shippensburg. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Sailhamer was headed by John Dyson, a son-in-law of the firm’s original founders. The firm’s Shippensburg office will close, and Dyson and the rest of the Sailhamer team will work out […]

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Commonwealth Foundation

Andrew Lewis, a former state representative and business owner, has been named president and CEO of the Commonwealth Foundation, a conservative think tank in Harrisburg. He succeeds Charles Mitchell, who has led the organization since 2016. Lewis, a Republican, represented portions of Dauphin and Lebanon counties from 2018 to 2022 before deciding not to run […]

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Virtual-assistant biz makes third acquisition this year

The virtual-assistant business has been a source of real-world growth for Zirtual, a portfolio company of Lancaster-based investment firm PennSpring Capital. Zirtual closed Friday on the acquisition of Double, a virtual-assistant business based in Brooklyn, New York.  It’s the third deal this year for Zirtual since it was acquired by PennSpring in December. People hire virtual assistants to help […]

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Harrisburg venue kicking off 25th anniversary party

Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts in Harrisburg is planning a birthday celebration this week designed to reintroduce the 25-year-old center to the community. The celebration kicks off Monday Sept. 9 with a private lunch for the center’s founding board and staff members, as well as other community leaders who helped bring Whitaker to Harrisburg. Tuesday […]

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Deal broadens reach of equipment dealer

A Harrisburg-area construction equipment dealership is extending its footprint southward through the acquisition of a company with offices in Maryland and Virginia. Stephenson Equipment Inc. said last week it purchased Valley Supply & Equipment, a business founded in 1982 by Howard Klein and last owned by his two sons, Adam and Brandon. Terms of the transaction […]

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West Shore Home

Al Patel has been named chief marketing officer at West Shore Home, a Mechanicsburg-based home improvement company. Patel most recently led marketing teams at Trugreen, and Culligan International.  He also has led brand marketing efforts at MillerCoors and Procter and Gamble.  At West Shore Home, Patel will focus on strengthening the brand, modernizing the consumer and digital experience, and growing the […]

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Phoenix Contact USA

Phoenix Contact USA, based in Middletown, restructured its leadership team as of Sept. 1. The changes are in preparation for the Dec. 31 retirement of President Jack Nehlig after 23 years with the company. Heath Scoggin has been promoted to president of device connectors for the business area and will lead Phoenix Contact development and […]

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Lancaster cleaning firm sweeps up opportunities in M&A

Alan Chachapoya, the managing director of DSC Solutions, a Lancaster County-based commercial cleaning company, is seeing opportunities where others do not. Chachapoya recently bought Guaranteed Property Services, another Lancaster-based company in the same industry. Founded in 1997, Guaranteed Property Services operates Guaranteed Carpet Services, C&S Cleaning, and Personalized Commercial Cleaning. Mike Graybill, the owner of Guaranteed Property Services, will join the […]

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Harrisburg seeks dismissal of apartment owner’s bankruptcy case  

The city of Harrisburg is asking a federal court to dismiss the bankruptcy case of Uptown Partners LP, the Maryland-based owner of the Governor’s Square apartment complex in uptown Harrisburg In a filing last month, the city argues that the deteriorating apartment complex is “unlikely” to find a buyer and that state court would be a […]

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Boyer & Ritter

Robert Hutchinson has been hired as a manager in the tax services and small business practice groups at Boyer & Ritter, a Camp Hill-based accounting firm. Hutchinson, an accountant with over 10 years of experience, most recently worked as a senior accountant with another Pennsylvania firm, analyzing business budgets, assisting with tax planning and projections, […]

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McNees Wallace & Nurick

Jill Laskowitz, president-elect of the Lancaster Bar Association, has joined McNees Wallace & Nurick as an of counsel attorney in the Harrisburg-based law firm’s family and collaborative law group and its litigation group. An experienced family law attorney, Laskowitz handles matters around divorce, including custody, support and equitable distribution of marital property, and regularly drafts […]

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MITER Brands

Rod Hershberger has been named to the board of MITER Brands, a residential window and door manufacturer based in Harrisburg, effective July 25.In 1980, Hershberger co-founded VinylTech, a vinyl porch enclosure manufacturing company, with Paul Hostetler, and the duo began producing products in Venice, Florida, with just three employees. In 1987, Hershberger and Hostetler recognized […]

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Launch Kits

Adam Grim has been named director of strategy for Launch Kits, a web design firm based in Columbia. He will lead digital marketing bootcamps that help business owners make the most of their new websites, as well as efforts to make Launch Kits a go-to provider of affordable, custom websites. The new role is a […]

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Bethlehem snack factory to close in wake of sale

Following its sale to a Texas company, a Lehigh Valley factory making stuffed marshmallows is slated to close, idling 106 workers. The factory is operated by Stuffed Puffs LLC, which was sold yesterday to Mount Franklin Foods.  The Bethlehem plant is slated to close by Nov. 9, with layoffs beginning Oct. 26, according to a layoff notice […]

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Lancaster manufacturer stakes growth on acquisitions, innovations in outdoor gear

When Tom “Dutch” Ressler strung up his first hammock during a through-hike on the Appalachian Trail in 2003, the equipment he carried was not always optimal. “Staying dry was a challenge,” he said. So, when he returned home to Lancaster, Ressler started fashioning his own gear. The DIY adventure led him to launch his own […]

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Amid childcare shortage, Hanover nonprofit plans to boost capacity with new building

Amid widespread concerns about a shortage of childcare for working parents in Pennsylvania, the Hanover YWCA is aiming to expand its capacity and shrink its waiting list for spaces. The nonprofit is in the midst of a capital campaign to raise $10 million that will support construction of a new, three-story childcare center at the corner of […]

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