State high court rules Hershey Medical
Center not immune from taxes
The state Supreme Court on June 22 overturned
two lower court rulings and held that Penn State's Hershey Medical Center
property was not immune from real estate taxation. The Supreme Court said
that immunity from taxation is limited to property actually owned or controlled
by the Commonwealth, and that this immunity does not extend to instrumentalities
of the Commonwealth, like Penn State.
After three administrations, this senior
v.p. ready to retire
From the recent mergers of two medical facilities
and the launch of two capital fund-raising campaigns, to the construction
boom of the late 1980s and the belt-tightening of the early 1990s -- Herrmann,
senior vice president for administration, has been a behind-the-scenes player
for three University presidents.
Teamsters OK four-year agreement
Members of Teamsters Local Union No. 8 employed
by Penn State have ratified a new collective bargaining agreement with the
University to replace the current agreement, which expired June 30. Teamsters
Local Union No. 8 represents the bargaining unit consisting of approximately
2,100 technical service employees at all University locations throughout the
state.
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