After expanding its Maryland business through a merger this spring, Orrstown Financial Services Inc. has hired former BB&T executive Christopher D. Holt to head up its operations in the Old Line state.
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Finance
West Chester borough, university spar over stormwater charge
A legal case over a stormwater levy enacted in 2016 by West Chester borough, one of dozens of municipalities around Pennsylvania that have added the fees over the last few years to cope with stormwater runoff and comply with environmental regulations, has pitted it against West Chester University.
Read More »Could games help people save more?
A state representative from East Stroudsburg, Rosemary M. Brown, has introduced House Bill 858, which would encourage savings accounts with some of the excitement of a lottery or raffle.
Read More »Firm builds tools to ease financial worry
Managers at Conrad Siegel looked at personal-finance statistics from a variety of sources and figured there must be a better way to help clients and their employees plan for a secure future. So the Harrisburg-based employee-benefit and investment-advisory firm set about to create online planning tools that would take at least some of the mystery, as well as the stress, out of financial planning.
Read More »CPA taps in-house expertise to fight fraud
Mike Breon spent part of his 20-year accounting career working to investigate questions from workers – their concerns and their tips about fraud – who had reached out through a company hotline.
Read More »A Conversation With: Steven Buterbaugh
Steven Buterbaugh, 54, is president and CEO of York-based McConkey Insurance and Benefits, which he joined in 1991.
Read More »Tuition frozen for Pennsylvania state universities
For the first time in 20 years tuition will stay the same for Pennsylvania’s 14 state-run universities.
Read More »Platform aims to turn small-business customers into investors
Honeycomb Credit, a Pittsburgh-based technology firm, has built a crowd-funding program that it is hoping to bring to small businesses across Pennsylvania.
Read More »Tuition to be set this week for Pa. state universities
The Board of Governors for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education will be meeting over two days this week to decide on a number of issues, including setting tuition rates for the 2019-2020 school year.
Read More »Guest view: Small business can find allies among forensic accountants
When people think of forensic accounting, they often think of fraud investigations. The skill set, however, covers a much broader field, including business valuation.
Read More »ACNB Corp. plans acquisition with Maryland bank
Gettysburg-based ACNB Bank will have a second subsidiary bank in Maryland if a planned acquisition is completed with Frederick, Maryland-based Frederick County Bancorp Inc.
Read More »Friends without benefits: Experts warn of dangers from alternative payment systems
Digital and person-to-person payment services such as PayPal offer the convenience of clicking a few buttons – instead of cutting physical checks or going through the hassle of a wire transfer - but businesses and individuals alike should beware of the potential for fraud in these kinds of transactions.
Read More »Members 1st hopes to break ground on new HQ in early 2020
After securing land development approval, Members 1st Federal Credit Union hopes to begin construction on a new headquarters in Hampden Township in early 2020.
Read More »Guest view: Fraud triangle can help reveal financial crime
Forensic accountants have seen a recent increase in the number of employee-fraud allegations. Financial crimes at work are becoming more prevalent, and they affect all businesses, small and large.
Read More »Orrstown hires new CFO
Orrstown Financial Services Inc. has hired a new CFO to replace an executive who resigned in March. Thomas R. Brugger will assume the company's lead finance role as of July 15.
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