On Thursday, Nov. 19, the United Way of Lebanon County held its mid-campaign update meeting for 2015 at The Foundry Craft Grillery in Lebanon. 2015/2016 Campaign Chair David Warner Jr., attorney at Buzgon Davis Law Offices, provided an update on the progress of the “Great Things Happen When We LIVE UNITED” campaign to numerous business and community United Way supporters. Warner announced that $631,500 has been raised to date for the campaign. This amount represents 34 percent of the United Way’s $1.85 million goal.
Allegiant recently announced new nonstop service from Harrisburg International Airport (MDT) to southwest Florida via Punta Gorda Airport (PGD), beginning February 18, 2016. This marks the third nonstop destination in Florida served by Allegiant.
Alicia LaFrance of Philhaven joined the United Way of Lebanon County as a Campaign Loaned Executive for the 2015-16 community campaign. Currently Philhaven’s Director of Community Engagement, Alicia will also serve alongside United Way campaign staff and volunteers to provide professional fundraising expertise through the end of the campaign. The United Way will conclude the 2015 Campaign - “Great Things Happen When We Live United” - at their Victory Celebration on January 28, 2016, at StoneRidge Poplar Run. Individuals are encouraged to join the campaign by donating before January 28, 2016, and can call Alicia at the United Way office at 717-273-8144 or donate online at unitedwaylebco.org.
Lancaster General Health and the University of Pennsylvania Health System, who recently formed a partnership, each appointed three new board members. Ralph Muller, Thomes E. Beeman, and Frederick C. Beyer were appointed to the LG Health Board of Trustees. C. Clair McCormick, Philip R. Wenger, and Joanne B. Ladley were appointed to the Penn Medicine Board. (Source: CPBJ.com)
In their 2016 Corporate Equality Index, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation gave The Hershey Company a score of 100 percent in the “Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality” category. (Source: CPBJ.com)
WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital completed its branding transition to York-based WellSpan Health on Tuesday, Nov. 24. (Source: CPBJ.com)
Centric Financial Corp., the holding company for Centric Bank, recently raised $12 million in capital through a stock offering. This exceeds their initial goal of $8 million. The money will be put toward the banks’ future growth as well as its U.S. Small Business Administration loan program. (Source: CPBJ.com)
Dr. Robert Nielsen, the founder of Annville Family Medicine, has been appointed the medical director for PinnacleHealth Medical Group based in Harrisburg. (Source: CPBJ.com)
Effective Dec. 1, 2016, Ebersole Inc. purchased Ciocca Hyundai of Lebanon. The dealership will now be known as Ebersole Hyundai. (Source: CPBJ.com)
Shipley Energy recently converted seven of its service vans to run on propane propulsion. (Source: CPBJ.com)
UGI announced that it would be lowering its purchased gas rates beginning Dec. 1, 2015. As a result, the bill for the monthly residential customer went down by 6.7 percent and commercial customers’ bills went down by 6.6 percent. UGI attributes this decrease to the “economic ripple effect of Pennsylvania’s shale-gas supply.” (Source: CPBJ.com)
On Dec. 1, the United Way of Lebanon County raised $5,150 for the fourth annual #GivingTuesday. Also, five businesses, including Boscov’s, Lebanon County Library System, Developmental & Disability Services of Lebanon Valley, and Palmyra Area School District, turned in their employee campaign results on Dec. 1, donating a total of $16,463.20 to the United Way.
David Kleppinger, a lawyer for McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC based in Harrisburg, will serve as the vice chairman of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business & Industry. (Source: CPBJ.com)
Sheets Inc., McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC, and Edward Jones all made it onto the Central Penn Business Journal's list of Best Places to Work in Pennsylvania in the large companies category. Edward Jones was listed as the top place to work in this category. UniqueSource Products & Services made it onto the list in the small- to medium-sized category. (Source: CPBJ.com)
On the evening of Thursday, Dec. 3, the United Way of Lebanon County hosted its first LEAD UNITED Reception at Lebanon Valley College’s Suzanne H. Arnold Art Gallery in the Zimmerman Recital Hall. CEO Kenny Montijo announced that $880,873.43 has been raised to date, equaling just over 47% of the United Way’s $1.85 million goal for the “Great Things Happen When We LIVE UNITED” campaign. The United Way is also looking for volunteers for it’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program to help individuals with preparing taxes for the 2016 tax season. Volunteers will receive training through the IRS. Anyone interested can call 717-273-9328.
Ruth Koup, the former president and CEO of Suits to Careers Inc., of which Dress for Success is an entity, has announced that she will serve as a consultant for Dress for Success Worldwide. (Source: CPBJ.com)
F.N.B., the holding company for First National Bank of Pennsylvania, will complete its acquisition of Metro Bank approximately by Feb. 12, 2016. (Source: CPBJ.com)
Shipley Energy has made a deal with Gleba Inc., a bulk petroleum trucking company based in King of Prussia, to purchase its operating assets. This deal will add a number of pieces of equipment and seven full-time drivers to Shipley Energy. (Source: CPBJ.com)
Legal action is being taken by the Federal Trade Commission and the Pennsylvania Attorney General against Penn State Hershey and PinnacleHealth System in order to block their proposed merger. Penn State Hershey and PinnacleHealth represent the two largest health systems in Harrisburg. The merger would result in reduced competition, increased health care costs, and a decrease in the quality of care provided. The administrative trial is set for May 17, 2016, and on Dec. 9, a federal judge issued a restraining order to block the merger. On Dec. 17, the health systems announced their intent to contest the complaint posed by the FTC and Attorney General. (Source: CPBJ.com)
Talen Energy announced that it will be selling its Ironwood, Holtwood, Lake Wallenpaupack, and C.P. Crane plants. The company already has buyers for its plants, and was ordered by the Federal Energy Regulator Commissioner to sell some of its plants due to competition reasons. (Source: CPBJ.com)
The Hershey Company has hired Rob Gehring as its global chief sales officer. Gehring has worked in the sales industry for 20 years, including at Coca-Cola North America. (Source: CPBJ.com)
BB&T, which acquired Lititz-based Susquehanna Bank in August 2015, has been approved by shareholders to acquire National Penn Bancshares based in Allentown. The acquisition deal is worth $1.8 billion. (Source: CPBJ.com)
Effective Jan. 1, 2016, Philhaven joined WellSpan Health. (Source: lancasteronline.com)
As of Friday, Dec. 18, the United Way of Lebanon County collected 1,882 new and gently worn hats, scarves, gloves, mittens, coats, sweaters and more for adults and children through the seventh annual “LIVE WARM” Drive. The number of items collected is a 40% increase over last year’s efforts.
On Dec. 16, BB&T donated $1 million to Tec Centro through the BB&T Economic Growth Fund. Tec Centro is a bilingual job training organization at the Spanish American Civic Association. (Source: CPBJ.com)
Levi Hains, the son of Perlita and Luke Hains of Hains Dry Carpet Cleaning, recently received a family trip to the Bahamas through Make-A-Wish and Macy's.
