DANVILLE — Following an extensive search, Geisinger has named Megan Brosious, MHA, the system’s new executive vice president and chief operating officer. “Megan has shown expertise, knowledge and strong leadership in various roles throughout her 20-year career at Geisinger,” said ...
DANVILLE. — Karen Murphy, R.N., Ph.D., is the new president of Geisinger Health Plan (GHP) and executive vice president of insurance operations for Geisinger. Murphy previously led the Steele Institute for Health Innovation at Geisinger, serving as its founding director, and oversaw ...
Dollar Tree’s decade-long effort to fold the Family Dollar chain into its business is ending after agreeing to sell the bargain store chain to a pair of private equity firms for $1 billion. Dollar Tree Inc. bought Family Dollar with its over 7,000 stores 10 years ago for more than $8 billion. Neil Saunders, managing director of GlobalData, said that Dollar Tree struggled with supply chain issues, poor store locations and other operational difficulties ever since making the acquisition. “Basically, Dollar Tree bit off far more than it could chew,” he said. Last year Dollar ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Copper prices have hit record highs as an ongoing trade war between the U.S. and its key trading partners threatens to squeeze supplies of the vital metal. Buyers in the U.S. have been stocking up on copper ahead of potential tariffs. Future prices for the base metal’s most traded contract rose to $5.24 per pound on Wednesday. Prices are up about 30% so far this year, following modest gains over the last several years. President Donald Trump has threatened to impose a tariff of up to 25% on all copper imports and has called for increasing U.S. production. China, ...
LEWISBURG — Geisinger is strengthening its commitment to the Lewisburg area with a series of investments over the coming years, starting with the construction of a new, $32 million state-of-the-art cancer center near Bucknell University. The facility will expand services, bring new providers ...
Steinbacher, Goodall & Yurchak, an elder law firm with seven locations across northeastern and central Pennsylvania, is pleased to announce the addition of Attorney Alexandra Garver and Attorney Skylah Cunningham to the firm as associate attorneys. Alexandra will be working out of the Altoona and State College offices, and Skylah will be working out of the Williamsport office. Both are recent law school graduates that passed the bar exam last fall. Alexandra is a central Pennsylvania native, having been born and raised in Martinsburg, Pa., and is a graduate of Central Martinsburg. ...
