EHC Associates, an environmental services contractor based in Upper Leacock Township, Lancaster County, has acquired two companies for undisclosed terms. The first is ecoservices LLC, an
Over the last few years, the York Galleria mall has replaced retail anchors with a mini casino, a gym and a self-storage facility. Could an apartment building be next?This spring, developers pitched local officials on plans to erect a four-story, 98-unit apartment building on an underused parking lot in front of the self-storage facility.No land […]
At a meeting last night, developers shared more details on their plans for a $15 billion data center complex near Carlisle. Residents shared a barrage of doubts.Over two hours, they questioned how much water and electricity the centers would use.They questioned how the developers picked the 700-acre tract of farmland in Middlesex Township where the complex […]
A Lancaster County contractor is under new leadership as it transitions to the next generation of family owners.Speedwell Construction Inc., based in Penn Township, Lancaster County, has promoted Jon Sensenig to president.Sensenig, who joined Speedwell 10 years ago, worked most recently as vice president of design/build.He succeeds company owners Keith Ebersole, and Gary Myer, who […]
New developers are embracing the challenge of bringing life to one of York city’s most prominent buildings.John and Denise Gilliland paid $650,000 for the stately bank branch at 1 N. George St., and they aim to convert it into a boutique hotel and high-end restaurant in the heart of the White Rose city, John Gilliland […]
A contractor is disputing claims it’s liable for defective concrete used during construction of a new hospital tower in York.The contractor, New Holland-based Stief Concrete Work Inc., denies the claims, which were raised in a lawsuit filed in May by York-based Kinsley Construction LLC. Kinsley claims it’s owed $935,000 for the concrete, which the company delivered for use in […]
Aiming for a bigger slice of business in Pennsylvania, an Ohio-based engineering firm has acquired Dawood Engineering, a firm based on the West Shore.The deal brings together two companies with complementary services and creates opportunities to build on them, according to Neil Churman, president and CEO of the Ohio-based buyer, Woolpert. Woolpert, for example, has a team that […]
Aimee Deraco hesitated when she was first approached about becoming chief executive of Brubaker Inc., a family-owned contractor in Lancaster County that was mulling a transition to employee ownership.She wasn’t sure, at first, what role would be played by the company’s then-owners, brothers Dave, Don and Gerry Brubaker. They had taken over the company from […]
The dust is still settling on the flurry of announcements for massive data and energy projects proposed this week for Pennsylvania. Actual dust could soon start flying on one of those projects — a $6 billion data center investment in Lancaster.The city has issued demolition permits for the first phase of the project, according to city […]
A vice president overseeing supply chains for Mechanicsburg-based West Shore Home LLC allegedly tried to extort a severance payment from the company after he was fired, according to a federal criminal complaint filed by the U.S. Attorney’s office and a civil lawsuit filed by the company.The home improvement company fired the VP, Bryan Chapman, in August 2023 […]
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