Theresa Mullan knows full well the meaning of sacrifice, both for her family and for her country. The Harrisburg resident joined the Army Reserves years ago as a 28-year-old single mother of two small children.

To level the playing field for the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC)-owned small businesses, a Lancaster County cohort has teamed up with more than four dozen BIPOC owners to develop a strategic plan to improve access to capital and bring cultural understanding to the community. 

PennDOT will host a one-day conference, Pathways to PennDOT on Oct. 18 to connect small, minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises (DBEs) with potential contracting opportunities at the department. 

Recent hires and promotions include Eckert Seamans, Investment Real Estate and the Junior League of Lancaster

Lancaster-based Saxton & Stump announced that the Hon. Margaret Seymour has joined the firm in its Charleston office.  

UPMC Memorial Hospital in York has named Michelle Del Pizzo as its next president effective Sept. 26. 

Effective Aug. 25, Deborah Berini stepped down as president of Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, the health system said in a statement.

York-based Downtown Inc. has awarded $20,500 grants to 13 businesses through its 2022 Downtown Bloom Grant program. 

Nicole Deary, executive director of Leadership Cumberland for the last five years, will begin as president and CEO of the Chamber on Aug. 22.

Harrisburg-based PSECU, the state’s largest credit union, has named Gina Seibert its new chief financial officer. 

YWCA York announced today its board of directors has selected C. Kim Bracey as their next CEO, effective July 5. 

Harrisburg-based Mid Penn Bancorp Inc., the parent company of Mid Penn Bank, appointed Allison Johnson senior executive vice president and chief financial officer.

Lancaster Chamber Vice President Heather Valudes will succeed Thomas Baldrige, the chamber’s president of more than 22 years, when he retires next month. 

The Downtown Hershey Association (DHA) has appointed Melissa Miller as its new executive director. 

This week, Sarah Knehr was named the 2021 KCA Top Young Leader by Keystone Contractors Association.