MSA Safety names Steve Blanco as new CEO
At its recent annual meeting of shareholders, the MSA Safety board of directors elected Steve Blanco to be CEO, effective May 10, and director of the company, effective immediately. Blanco joined...
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Matthews International relocates bipolar plate manufacturing, prototyping operations
Pittsburgh-based Matthews International Corp., a industrial technologies, memorialization products, and brand solutions provider, plans to relocate its bipolar plate manufacturing and prototyping oper...
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CNX to make $1.5M contribution to CNX Foundation
The CNX board of directors recently approved President and CEO Nick Deiuliis’ request to make a $1.5 million donation to the CNX Foundation, a philanthropic organization that invests in communities ...
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NexTier merges with Mars Bancorp
NexTier, the holding company of NexTier Bank, completed its merger with Mars Bancorp, including its wholly-owned subsidiary, Mars Bank on Feb. 16. The merger allows NexTier to expand its geographic...
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Harsco Environmental to provide Brazilian company with service
Harsco Environmental, a provider of onsite material processing and environmental services to the global metals industry, recently signed a multi-year services contract with Gerdau, Brazil's largestâ...
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PNC Financial Services Group appoints new president
The PNC Financial Services Group board of directors recently appointed Michael P. Lyons to be president of the corporation and its wholly owned banking subsidiary, PNC Bank, National Association, effe...
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Lawmakers urge U.S. Treasury to allow critical mining tax credits
A group of nine U.S. senators, including Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), recently sent a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, urging the Biden Administration to allow critical mineral mining and pro...
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Philadelphia International Airport receives $20.4M federal grant
The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded the Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) a $20.4 million Airport Terminal Program grant. The airport will use funding to upgrade the HVAC ...
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Legislation would expand school career counseling services
Bipartisan legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would expand K-12 career counseling services. The Counseling for Career Choice Act would provide additional resources...
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Philadelphia software company receives clearance for diagnostic tool
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently gave Philadelphia-based Proscia, a software company, clearance for its Concentriq AP-Dx digital pathology solution. “This regulatory milestone...
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PNC to open at least 100 locations as part of $1B investment plan
PNC Bank recently announced an approximate $1 billion investment plan that will be used to open more than 100 new branches in key locations to improve the reach of the bank’s coast-to-coast network....
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Montauk Renewables to deliver biogenic carbon dioxide over 15 years
Pittsburgh-based Montauk Renewables, a renewable energy company specializing in the management, recovery and conversion of biogas into renewable natural gas, and EE North America, a developer, finance...
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Koppers Holdings elects MSA Safety CEO Nish Vartanian to board of directors
Pittsburgh-based Koppers Holdings, a treated wood products, wood treatment chemicals, and carbon compounds provider, recently elected Nish Vartanian, MSA Safety Incorporated chairman and CEO, to the b...
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Fulton Financial names Betsy Chivinski as interim CFO
Lancaster-based Fulton Financial Corp., a financial holding company, recently named Betsy Chivinski as its interim chief financial officer and senior executive vice president, effective immediately. ...
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Federal grant will support Philadelphia’s Plug In Philly initiative
The U.S. Joint Office of Energy and Transportation recently awarded Philadelphia’s Plug In Philly initiative a $1.47 million Ride and Drive Electric program grant. Plug In Philly is a two-year pi...
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Federal legislation would benefit pre-apprenticeship programs
U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Bipartisan Building Trades Caucus co-chairmen, recently introduced the bipartisan Pre-Apprenticeships To Hardhats (PATH) Act that would ...
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Energy Innovation Center Institute receives $85,000 grant
Electric distribution company FirstEnergy Corp. recently awarded Pittsburgh-based Energy Innovation Center Institute (EICI), a nonprofit organization providing skills-based work force training for peo...
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Wabtec to supply Norwegian transit company with efficient door, HVAC systems
Pittsburgh-based Wabtec Corp., a provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions and value-added services for the freight and transit rail industries, recently received an order from Norway-based No...
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State awards more than $4M in grants to career and technical centers, school districts
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) recently awarded more than $4 million in Competitive Equipment Grants to 55 career and technical centers (CTCs) and school districts statewide for the pu...
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IMG Energy Solutions sells gas generation facilities
Pittsburgh-based IMG Energy Solutions, a builder, owner, operator and servicer of on-site power generation plants, recently sold six 21-megawatt natural gas generation facilities in Northeast Pennsylv...
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