Recent Articles from Ioannis Pashakis
York architectural firm to open new office in Lancaster
York-based architectural firm Mulá group is opening a new location in Lancaster, headed by a director of operations with years of experience in the county.
Sheetz to begin accepting cryptocurrency payments at select stores
Sheetz will begin accepting digital currencies like Bitcoin, Ether, Litecoin and Dogecoin through digital currency payment company Flexa.
Penn State Health to hire 300 employees before Hampden Medical Center’s October opening
Penn State Health will hire approximately 300 people as it nears the Oct. 1 opening of its Hampden Medical Center in Hampden Township, Cumberland County.
Businesses are ready to hit the gas, but recovery is slow due a shortage of workers
The sharp hiring rebound in March indicated that economic pain from the pandemic continues to decline, but one factor in Lancaster and Lebanon County continues to vex some employers—filling open positions, including part-time jobs.
Fulton Bank partners with national association to serve changing housing market
Lancaster-based Fulton Bank is set to train its employees to meet the housing needs of underserved areas in the midstate through a partnership with a national mortgage banker association.
Columbia Borough plans to buy and develop 57-acre site of former airport
Columbia Borough Council plans to move forward with the approximately $1.5 million purchase of the 57-acre McGinness Property, former home of a small airport, and the municipality’s last large tract of land.
UPMC Pinnacle rebrands to UPMC Central Pa. Region, announces name changes for 3 midstate hospitals
UPMC Pinnacle is dropping “Pinnacle” from the names of three of its central Pennsylvania hospitals as part of a systemwide rebranding.
Duck Donuts inks agreement that will ‘sprinkle a little happiness’ in Egypt
An Egyptian convenience store and gas station company plans to open 25 Duck Donuts locations after signing a master franchise agreement with the Mechanicsburg-based chain.
Three midstate organizations receive grant funding for workforce growth
York Electrical Institute and the Manufacturers’ Association in York County and Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture in Dauphin County were awarded part of $2.8 million in grant funding through the state’s Schools-to-Work Program, or STWP.
Harsco Corp.’s environmental services accounted for 82% of its revenue in 2020
Camp Hill-based industrial services company Harsco Corp. now generates 82% of its revenue from environmentally focused segments, the company announced in its 2020 sustainability report.
Governor Wolf renews disaster declaration as General Assembly receives new powers to dismantle it
Gov. Tom Wolf renewed the state’s 90-day Proclamation of Disaster Emergency on Thursday for the fifth time since the pandemic began last year.
Western Pa. advisory firm expands into Philadelphia, Atlanta with new merger
JFS Wealth Advisors, a Mercer County-based wealth management firm with offices in Camp Hill and Lancaster, is set to acquire a competitor that will grow the company into the greater Philadelphia area and Georgia.