Steven Buterbaugh, 54, is president and CEO of York-based McConkey Insurance and Benefits, which he joined in 1991.
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Finance
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Riverview to close two, open two branches
Riverview Financial Corp. is closing two branches in western Pennsylvania and is opening two in the eastern half of the state, according to a regulatory filing by the company.
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UPMC, Highmark reach 10-year deal
After a legal fight with Pennsylvania’s top lawyer, UPMC has reached a 10-year deal with Highmark Health, ending a battle over health care access in western Pennsylvania.
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After Wolf veto, EITC backers hope for compromise
State lawmakers are pushing to expand a program giving tax breaks to companies that donate to nonprofit educational and scholarship organizations, including private schools, but the governor is pushing back. This month he vetoed a bill that would have expanded the popular program, known as the Educational Improvement Tax Credit program.
Read More »Guest view: A win for health care over big tobacco is at risk
A lot has changed since 1998, the year that Pennsylvania and 45 states stood up to big tobacco and helped create the Tobacco Settlement Fund, or TSF. Since Pennsylvania hospitals first began receiving money from the fund, it has been used to bolster health care in that state in a variety of ways. Gov. Tom Wolf’s budget plan kept the TSF whole, but The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania is concerned that this year some lawmakers want to use TSF funds to instead pay state debt.
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Five Central Pa., Lehigh Valley projects receive historic tax credits
The Wolf administration on Monday announced that 24 projects, including five in Central Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley, will receive $3 million in historic preservation tax credits.
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