Pittsburgh-based PPG recently hired Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC as financial advisor. Morgan Stanley will be tasked with helping review strategic alternatives for PPG’s silica products business. The...
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Exton-based AmerCareRoyal (ACR), a disposable foodservice supplies supplier, recently purchased California-based Thermosource Tooling and Manufacturing (TTM), a thermoformed and flexible packaging sol...
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In 2022, Lehigh Valley’s gross domestic product (GDP) surpassed $50 billion. Economic output, the sum of goods and services for the metro region, for the region increased, adding $10 billion in f...
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LB Capital, a company specializing in positioning smaller companies for successful future acquisition by private equity firms, recently opened its 25,000-square-foot Bristol headquarters. The new h...
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Pittsburgh-based Aurora Innovation, an autonomous freight solutions company, and Germany-based Continental AG, a technologies and services company, recently announced they have finalized the design an...
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New Jersey-based PLM Fleet, dba PLM Trailer Leasing, a company dedicated to the leasing, rental, maintenance, and fleet management of refrigerated trailers, recently opened a new branch in York Haven....
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Pittsburgh-based Koppers, a provider of treated wood products, wood treatment chemicals, and carbon compounds, recently announced a transition plan for its leadership roles. The plan encompasses ...
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Crawford County recently awarded the Manufacturing Assistance Center (MAC) at the University of Pittsburgh at Titusville Education and Training Hub with a $25,000 grant, and the Gene Haas Foundation r...
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The state Department of General Services (DGS) updated the definition of a small business, effective Jan. 1. The change raises the revenue limit from $38.5 million to $47 million, putting the lim...
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Donegal Insurance Group, an insurance holding company whose subsidiaries and affiliates offer commercial and personal property and casualty lines of insurance, recently announced that Dan DeLamater wi...
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Koppers Holdings recently named James A. Sullivan as its next president and chief operating officer, effective on Jan. 1. "Jim has contributed so much to the evolution of Koppers since he joined ...
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Alcoa Corp. recently appointed Matt Reed as executive vice president and chief operations officer, effective Jan. 1. Reed joined Alcoa in June 2023 and served concurrently as vice president of oper...
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PPG recently opened its $17 million aerospace application support center (ASC) in Toulouse, France. The facility includes a color blending area for coatings and a spray booth for hands-on training...
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Last month, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Buffalo District awarded a $682,000 contract to Michigan-based Ryba Marine Construction Co. for the dredging of the federal navigation channel i...
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Penn State Extension plans to use a $50,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program grant to offer a progr...
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State officials recently toured the State Library of Pennsylvania to highlight $70 million in new funding for local libraries in the 2023-24 budget. First Lady Lori Shapiro, Secretary of Education ...
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The Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) has opened the application period for Keystone STARS Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) awards. The awards are a one-time grant for eli...
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The Office of Administration (OA) has reduced the average time to hire state employees from 90 days to 66 days, a nearly 27 percent reduction. “We want to ensure that our Commonwealth agencies ha...
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Pennsylvania recently settled its lawsuit against with Florida-based marketing company RMC Direct Mail Services over allegedly deceptive warranty mailers. “This marketing company has sent its las...
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During fiscal year 2022-23, Pennsylvania spent a record more than $1 billion on small businesses (SBs), small diverse businesses (SDBs), and veteran business enterprises (VBEs), according to the Penns...
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