Idorsia Ltd., a Swiss biopharmaceutical company, is expanding into the United States by establishing commercial operations in Radnor, a Philadelphia suburb. The company specializes in the discovery...
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Twenty-seven highway, bridge, transit, and bike and pedestrian projects in 23 counties recently received $30.2 million in Multimodal Transportation Fund funding. Many of the projects involve the re...
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CANPACK Group, a coalition of packaging companies, plans to redevelop a former brownfield site in Lackawanna County for a North American Center of Excellence and an aluminum-can manufacturing facility...
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The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) benefited 9,874 small businesses and retained 108,307 jobs in Pennsylvania’s 7th District, according to U.S. Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA). Wild cosponsored the bip...
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The Senate Majority Policy Committee recently released a report on committee meetings regarding the economic impacts of Gov. Tom Wolf’s executive order to shut down businesses. There were four ...
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U.S. Reps. Fred Keller (R-PA) and Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) were among nine Congress members who are urging House Leadership to provide additional relief to the hardwood industry. The industry i...
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The state House recently approved legislation that would add a member to the Mining Reclamation and Advisory Board (MRAB) to encourage the clean up of toxic waste areas that pollute local waterways. ...
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Duquesne Light Co. (DLC) recently announced it is hiring qualified troubleshooters and journey lineworkers for its Field Operations team. "As we expand our workforce, not only in size but also in ...
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U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA) recently said he will co-sponsor five bills aimed at boosting the nation’s medical supply chain. “We saw the risks early on in this crisis as state and local of...
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The application period for rental and utility assistance in Allegheny County has opened and runs through Sept. 30. Funding is through the county’s CARES Rent Relief Program, which was created in ...
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The Pennsylvania Fresh Food Financing Initiative (FFFI) recently received $10 million as part of the PA CARES appropriation being distributed to eligible food retailers in the form of one-time grants....
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UGI Energy Services, a subsidiary of UGI Corp, recently purchased GHI Energy, a Houston-based renewable natural gas company. The purchase is part of the company’s strategy to position itself as a...
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Republicans in the General Assembly recently presented Gov. Tom Wolf with a resolution that would end the state’s COVID-19 emergency declaration. The Wolf administration previously had tried to b...
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Lynn Electronics, an Ivyland-based manufacturer of fiber optic and copper cable assemblies, recently completed the acquisition of Coast 2 Coast (C2C), a custom fiber optic and copper cable assembly ma...
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Allentown–based Air Products and two business partners recently signed a $5 billion agreement to build a green hydrogen-based ammonia production facility powered by renewable energy in Saudi Arabia....
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U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) and U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans (D-PA) recently introduced bicameral legislation that would assist small-business owners whose establishments were damaged by civil unrest follow...
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Carpenter Technology Corp., a specialty alloys company, recently released its fiscal year 2021 preliminary outlook, which also includes the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020. Despite the pandemic,...
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Legislation recently introduced in the state House would potentially cut down on the delays associated with receiving jobless benefits. Under the bill, General Assembly legislative staff would have...
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The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) recently opened applications for a new program offering renters and homeowners impacted by the coronavirus pandemic financial aid. The agency will pro...
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Gov. Tom Wolf recently signed Senate Bill 637 into law, modernizing job-licensing requirements and allowing people with criminal records to receive licenses. In Pennsylvania, one in five workers ...
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