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Rail stoppage to ripple through PA, though end is in sight

Supply chain troubles are back in the news, thanks to the shutdown this week of two major Canadian freight railroads amid conflict between labor and management.  It’s unclear how long the stoppage will last and what the economic impact will be, though the Canadian government moved yesterday afternoon to get trains back on track. Nonetheless, ripples […]

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Utz Brands

Michael Rice retired Aug. 20 from the board of Utz Brands, the Hanover snack company founded by his grandparents, Bill and Salie Utz. Rice plans to continue participating as an observer. But his board seat is being filled by B.J. Werzyn, founder and CEO of Mechanicsburg-based West Shore Home. Rice, 81, began working formally for the family […]

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$450M project taking shape on former state hospital grounds

The grounds of the former Harrisburg State Hospital are heading for a makeover. The Pennsylvania Department of General Services yesterday unveiled plans to build a $450 million laboratory complex on the 30-acre property, which has been mostly vacant since 2006. The project includes a new $325 million, 300,000 square-foot joint lab to be shared among […]

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The Giant Co.

Rebecca Lupfer has been named a senior vice president and chief merchant for Carlisle-based grocery chain The Giant Co. The chief merchant role had been held by Giant president John Ruane, to whom Lupfer will now report.  Lupfer worked most recently as Giant’s CFO and has been with the company since 2018, when she joined as […]

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Deal boosts insurance arm for regional bank

Mid Penn Bancorp has snapped up a Dillsburg-area employee benefits firm as it seeks growth for its insurance unit. The Mid Penn unit, which does business as MPB Insurance and Risk Management, started in June 2020, primarily in property and casualty products, according to Rory Ritrievi, chair, president and CEO of the Harrisburg-based bank. The acquisition of Commonwealth […]

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Mid Penn Bank

Jeffrey Wolff has been named a senior vice president and chief accounting officer at Millersburg-based Mid Penn Bank. Wolff, who has more than 20 years of accounting experience in finance and manufacturing, worked most recently as director of close and consolidation for Santander Bank, the Boston-based arm of Spanish banking giant Santander Group.  A former U.S. marine, […]

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Lancaster software startup merges with industry peer

In a union billed as a merger of complementary technologies, Lancaster-based software startup AutoOps has joined with Boston-based Steer, which develops and sells customer relationship management software to auto repair shops. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed, but Steer plans to retain the leaders, employees and office of AutoOps, which makes software for scheduling auto repairs, according […]

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Middletown-area warehouse sells for $170.5M

In one of the largest commercial deals in the region this year, a real estate investment trust paid $170.5 million for a 1.2 million square-foot warehouse in the Middletown area. The warehouse is at 3327 E. Harrisburg Pike in Londonderry Township. The buyer is affiliated with Radnor-based advisory EQT Exeter. The seller was an affiliate of […]

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In York speech, Trump pledges ‘pro-American overhaul’ to boost manufacturing

In a roughly 50-minute speech yesterday afternoon at a York factory, former President Donald Trump argued that, if elected for another term, he would usher in a U.S. manufacturing boom driven by higher tariffs, lower taxes, better trade deals and a reduction in energy costs. “Together, we will reclaim our nation’s destiny as the No. […]

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Investment Real Estate Group of Companies

Jennifer Glassmyer has been named director of administration and events for York-based Investment Real Estate Group of Companies, operator of Moove In Self Storage facilities. She will work for both Investment Real Estate and Pink Power, a nonprofit that raises money and awareness for local breast cancer patients. Pink Power was founded by Denise Gilliland, […]

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Changing spaces 08.16.24

From the Heart Church Ministries of Harrisburg PA Inc. purchased the 18,000 square-foot office at 350 Hale Ave. in Harrisburg that was formerly home to Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania. The building, a former church, will be converted back to a church. James D. Ross of NAI CIR represented the seller. PWT Real […]

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Employment provision under scrutiny in PA

Noncompete clauses were the focus when federal regulators moved to outlaw most of them earlier this year. But there are other employment provisions that can have the same “functional effect” as noncompetes, according to the Federal Trade Commission. And one subtype of those provisions is coming under scrutiny in Pennsylvania. They are provisions that require […]

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Neighbors claim York County winery is violating order allowing it to reopen

The land-use dispute between Moon Dancer Vineyards & Winery and neighboring homeowners is taking a new twist. In a legal filing last week in York County court, the neighbors, Amanda Perko and Matthew Balsavage argue that the winery in Lower Windsor Township appears to be violating limits on its operations set by a recent court order. […]

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Family-owned container manufacturer bought by industry giant

Klinge Corp., a York-area company making specialized shipping containers, has been sold. The buyer is Trane Technologies, an Ireland-based company that makes HVAC and refrigeration systems, and its transportation-focused subsidiary, Thermo King. Terms of the transaction, which closed Aug. 1, were not disclosed. In a statement, Thermo King Americas president Adam Wittwer described the acquisition as “a […]

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Former Harrisburg law office headed for residential conversion

A New York City investor has acquired a former law office on North Front Street in Harrisburg and plans to convert the former mansion into an eight-unit apartment building to be called Front Street Lofts. The investor, a family office called Generational Wealth Organization that also has a presence in California, paid $633,000 for the building. It […]

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Sadler Health Center

Steven McQue has been named director of behavioral health at Sadler Health Center in Carlisle. He oversees clinical operations of the behavioral health department and works to ensure its seamless integration with Sadler’s other healthcare services. McQue has worked over the past decade as a community therapist, clinical supervisor and clinical director for evidence-based family […]

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Chase plans Carlisle Pike branch

 Chase Bank, the retail banking arm of financial services giant JPMorgan Chase, is seeking permission to open a branch on the edge of Hampden Commons, a shopping plaza along Carlisle Pike in Hampden Township, Cumberland County.  The bank is leasing a former M&T Bank branch at 5528 Carlisle Pike, according to Brad Rohrbaugh, retail director for York-based Bennett Williams […]

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Financing is among ‘biggest challenges’ for Lancaster rehab

Business owner Jared Mizrahi is planning a $5 million makeover of a mixed-use property in downtown Lancaster. He just needs to finalize the financing. A big piece came through last month in the form of a low-interest $1.4 million loan from the state’s Building Pennsylvania program, arranged by Lancaster-based EDC Finance. Mizrahi said he is hoping to […]

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