
$37.5M sale of York fiber optic company on hold
State utility regulators are putting an indefinite hold on the proposed sale of York-based United Fiber & Data, a deal valued at about $37.5 million, according
State utility regulators are putting an indefinite hold on the proposed sale of York-based United Fiber & Data, a deal valued at about $37.5 million, according
Restaurateur Victor Claffey is gearing up to open a restaurant called Bloom in the former Left Bank Restaurant and Bar in downtown York.Claffey, an Irish native with two decades of restaurant experience in Ireland and the U.S., hopes to infuse new life into the space, which is one of the oldest fine-dining establishments in York.“I think there is a […]
The adoption of driverless vehicles in Pennsylvania depends on resolving a host of legal, regulatory and technical challenges. But it also may rest on cultivating a more positive public perception, judging by the reaction to draft guidelines for highly autonomous vehicles, or HAVs, published last month by PennDOT.HAVs include vehicles monitored and operated from a distance.The guidelines […]
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 will bring […]
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 manufacturing, […]
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.They argue […]
Hanover Foods agreed on a new labor contract this week with a union representing about 300 employees at its Hanover-area plants. The union — United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1776 — had threatened to strike, with its leader arguing that the company was proposing unacceptable changes to health and pension benefits, as well as inadequate raises.The new […]
Union members voted overwhelmingly in favor of a strike at Hanover Foods if they cannot agree on a new contract with the Hanover-based company by the end of this month, according to Wendell Young, president of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1776.The most recent labor contract expired at the end of 2023, said Young, whose union represents […]
AAA Central Penn has welcomed Shaun Balani, Tracy Grajewski, Shanice Mariluz and Velma Redmond to its board of directors.Balani, now retired, was CEO and majority shareholder of Travel Time Travel Agency Inc. for 32 years. He most recently worked as a Vistage chair, helping a community of CEOs of small to mid-size companiesnetwork and grow […]
Steve Massini is planning to retire this fall as CEO of Penn State Health following a five-year tenure marked by significant growth for the health system but also challenges for its transplant programs. Massini oversaw the construction and opening of new hospitals in Cumberland and Lancaster counties, two of the region’s most competitive healthcare markets.Massini also led the […]