CPBJ In the Lead 2026: Family Owned Businesses

Listen to this article Guided by a mission to bless others as they have been blessed, the Kreider family founded B.R. Kreider & Son, Inc. nine

Listen to this article In 2022, Courtney Bailey Piccolo and Kristy Fasano acquired majority ownership of Bailey Coach, marking the Bailey Family of Companies’ transition to a

Listen to this article Thirty-six years of generational growth have transformed a single-home construction operation in Hanover into a vertically integrated real estate firm operating across the

Listen to this article As national funeral home providers continue to acquire family and independently owned homes across the country, Charles F. Snyder Funeral Homes & Crematory Inc. has remained family-owned

Listen to this article With a commitment to contributing $1 million annually to charitable and nonprofit organizations, Conewago Enterprises Inc. backs its community roots with

Listen to this article Former Pennsylvania Gov. George Leader and his wife, Mary Jane, co-founded Country Meadows Retirement Communities 43 years ago with a mission

Listen to this article The Stone family has been in the insurance business for 91 years, building a multigenerational legacy of client service that now operates under

Listen to this article What began as a small, family-owned operation in 2012 has grown into a full-service commercial roofing contractor serving public and private

Listen to this article Willie and Linda Erb founded E&E Metal Fabrication Inc. in Lebanon in 2003, drawing on extensive industry experience and a conviction

Listen to this article “He climbs highest who helps another up” — the ethos Elam G. Stoltzfus instilled when he founded EGStoltzfus in southcentral Pennsylvania in 1968 — remains

Listen to this article Dave Ober Sr. founded ECS Commercial in Annville 37 years ago driven by a commitment to serving others and a vision

Listen to this article Four generations of family leadership have guided Feeser’s Food Distributors from a produce stand founded in central Pennsylvania in 1901 into

Listen to this article Frank Goodhart began his career as an apprentice fabricator in 1898, crafting cornices and skylights in tin before purchasing his own

Listen to this article From a one-car garage in Mount Joy to approximately 450,000 square feet of fabrication and production space with a 140-ton lifting

Listen to this article The Hanover Canning Company began in 1924 packing peas, beans and tomatoes in summer and sauerkraut in winter. More than 100 years and

Listen to this article Lillian F. Lehman established Interiors Home in Lancaster in 1969 under the name Interiors 2000, founding what has grown into a

Listen to this article Built through more than five decades of acquisitions and franchise expansions, Jack Giambalvo Family Dealerships of York has grown from a

Listen to this article Five generations of the Craft family have guided James Craft & Son Inc. since Faros Craft established a blacksmith and table-making

Listen to this article Among the region’s largest woman-owned food retailers, Karns Prime & Fancy Food Ltd. operates 10 grocery stores under the Karns Foods

Listen to this article Kinsley Construction, headquartered in York, is a full-service construction company and certified materials supplier specializing in building, civil, and industrial construction

Listen to this article Honest advice over commissions has been the founding principle of Langan Financial Group LLC since Bob Langan established the Camp Hill

Listen to this article From helping NASA astronauts calibrate exercise forces to building custom deadweight standards for India’s National Physical Laboratory, Morehouse Instrument Company has

Listen to this article Nexterus has helped small and midsize businesses navigate supply chain challenges from its base in New Freedom for 80 years, employing 50 people.  Abraham

Listen to this article Providence Place Senior Living was founded in 1998 by former Pennsylvania Gov. George M. Leader with a mission to provide independent

Listen to this article Bottled water delivery is costly, and poorly maintained filter systems can harbor bacteria — the problem that Pure Water Technology of

Listen to this article Founded in the 1930s when Frank Sauder began delivering fresh produce, poultry and eggs from Lancaster County farms to Philadelphia, R.W.

Listen to this article On lime-rich Lancaster County farmland that has supported continuous quarrying and production operations since 1886, Rohrer’s Incorporated has grown from a

Listen to this article A.W. Root founded Root’s Country Market and Auction in Manheim in 1925 as a small poultry auction during the Great Depression,

Listen to this article An antique shop out front and a scrap metal operation in the garage behind the family home on Locust Street in

Listen to this article Thomas Shipley, a civic-minded engineer and president of York Ice Machinery, founded Roosevelt Oil Service in York in 1929, driven by

Listen to this article What began as a local surveying and construction venture in York in 1935 has grown across nine decades into a diversified,

Listen to this article Veteran-owned and family-operated, Winter’s Heating & Air Conditioning has served residential customers across Harrisburg, Lancaster and York, and surrounding areas since