PITTSBURGH — From the outside, the locomotive whirring along Wabtec’s test tract in Erie looks almost like any other. The operator cab is pretty standard, too. It’s in the guts that things take a turn. There’s no engine. No oil. No steel levers or red valve handles. Instead, ...
SEDA-Council of Governments welcomed employees in August. Jamie Shrawder returned to SEDA-COG’s community development program as project coordinator on Aug. 17. She previously worked for SEDA-COG’s Joint Rail Authority in 2004 and transferred to SEDA-COG’s community development program in 2008 where she worked until 2016 as senior program analyst. Shrawder has 15 years of experience, working in administration, financial management, contracting, marketing, and communications. Her experience includes administrator of governmental affairs for Danville Borough, township manager for ...
Brandon R. Schemery, Esquire has joined the family law section of Lepley, Engelman, Yaw, & Will LLC. He will concentrate in the areas of family law including divorce, child custody, spousal support, property settlement, prenuptial agreements, and protection from abuse. Along with Schemery, the firm’s family Law department, headed by attorney Janice Ramin Yaw, includes attorneys Jason Lepley and Taylor Mullholand as well as four Domestic Relations paralegals and a legal secretary. Schemery graduated from Ursinus College with a bachelor in politics and minors in international ...
NEW YORK — When the coronavirus outbreak forced cruise lines to cancel trips to Alaska, it wiped out Midgi Moore’s tour business, leaving her with thousands of dollars in deposits to refund. Moore’s company, Juneau Food Tours, didn’t have enough cash on hand. So, she withdrew $30,000 ...
HARRISBURG — A casino could be built near Penn State University’s flagship campus, after Pennsylvania on Wednesday found another taker for a mini-casino license, auctioning it for $10 million to a Philadelphia-area private equity investor. Ira Lubert beat one other bidder, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board said after the sealed-bid auction limited to owners of the state’s licensed casinos. Lubert, who helped open Valley Forge Casino Resort before selling it, was qualified to bid because he is a partner in Rivers Casino Pittsburgh. He does not have to name an exact location ...
McELHATTAN — Truck-Lite, located in McElhattan, is about to receive six new job opportunities, 15,000 square feet of additional space and 12 new work centers in a building expansion, which is expected to be completed in October. “It is a further investment in the company,” Andrew ...
