Promotions announced by Boyer & Ritter, among Central Pennsylvania’s largest regional accounting firms

Boyer & Ritter CPAs and Consultants is proud to announce the following promotion of accountants. Boyer & Ritter features a strong staff development program that includes comprehensive cross-training, allowing each accountant to provide a full range of tax, audit and consulting services. The company congratulates the following: Christine D. Shontz Christine D. Shontz provides audit, accounting and tax services for […]

Conemaugh Cancer Care Center Welcomes Nurse Practitioner

Conemaugh Physician Group – Medical Oncology welcomes Katie Fisher, Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner, to its team. She will treat outpatients at the Conemaugh Cancer Care Center. Originally from Johnstown, Fisher is glad to be able to serve patients in the local community. “Working with this patient population is very rewarding,” says Fisher. “We work with individuals during some of the […]

Siemens sees lower profit, but books more big-ticket orders

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Industrial equipment and technology company Siemens saw net profit fall 14 percent in the most recent quarter as higher taxes and lagging profits at its oil and gas business weighed on earnings. On the positive side, the Munich-based company said Thursday it booked sharply higher orders, a key factor for earnings down the road. Those included […]

Dominion Energy/SCANA Merger Receives Approval of SCANA Shareholders

The proposed combination of Dominion Energy, Inc. (NYSE: D) and SCANA Corporation (NYSE: SCG) has achieved another significant milestone with the approval of SCANA’s shareholders. SCANA’s special shareholder meeting was held in Columbia, South Carolina, with Chairman of the Board of Directors, Maybank Hagood and Chief Executive Officer, Jimmy Addison presiding. During the meeting, shareholders voted to approve the Merger Agreement, dated as of January […]

PennDOT Secretary joins event celebrating federal grant for I-99/I-80 interchange

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Secretary Leslie Richards joined Centre County officials and community leaders for a celebratory event for the high-speed I-99/I-80 interchange project. The event was hosted by the Chamber of Business & Industry of Centre County and supporters of the ‘DRIVE Forward’ transportation initiative. PennDOT was recently awarded $35 million in federal Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant […]

Ben Franklin Technology Partners Invests in 15 PA Startups

Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central & Northern PA has been investing in tech startups and small manufacturers for more than 35 years. The program’s funding is the financial bridge that links a startup’s assets to future investment opportunities from banks, angel or venture capital groups. In order to best support entrepreneurs and share the risk inherently involved in tech […]