Aramark launches management solution
Aramark, a company that provides uniforms and facilities management, recently launched a building and asset management solution designed for owners and operators. Aramark Intelligent Workplace Expe...
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Talen Energy to stop burning coal at Montour facility by end of 2025
Talen Energy Corporation said this week it will cease burning coal at its Montour power generation facility in Pennsylvania by the end of 2025, while also investing in renewable energy and battery sto...
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Labor & Industry Department approve new apprenticeship programs in Southern Pennsylvania
The Department of Labor & Industry’s Apprenticeship and Training Office (ATO) recently approved three new apprenticeship programs in Southcentral and Southeastern Pennsylvania. In partnerships wi...
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AmerisourceBergen enters into deal for COVID-19 vaccination program
AmerisourceBergen, a pharmaceutical company based in Valley Forge, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently agreed to include Good Neighbor Pharmacy and Elevate Provider ...
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Braskem announces latest sustainability goals, achieve carbon neutrality by 2050
Braskem, the largest polyolefins producer in the Americas and leading producer of biopolymers in the world, announced Tuesday its most recent sustainability goals to deliver a 15 percent reduction in ...
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Eureka Resources granted three patents
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office recently issued three patents to Williamsport-based Eureka Resources, a company that uses technology to reclaim water. The patents are for processes that analyz...
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Manufacturers’ Association awarded federal training grant
The Federal Susan Harwood Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently awarded the Manufacturers' Association a $147,000 training grant focusing on warehouse hazards. Funding will ...
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CONSOL Energy among recipients of federal funding for coal initiative
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy recently announced the selection of four projects to share approximately $80 million in federal funding for Coal FIRST Concepts. The Coal F...
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Everstream expands into Pennsylvania
Cleveland-based Everstream, a fiber network company servicing Midwest businesses, is expanding into Pennsylvania after purchasing existing Uniti customers. The company provides Ethernet, internet ...
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Hershey innovates with new snack cake aimed at convenience store customers
The Hershey Company said earlier this month it plans to launch Reese's Snack Cakes in December, aiming to spark growth in the snack cake category through targeting convenience store customers. Cust...
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Second Jefferson Health COVID-19 testing site opens in Philadelphia
Last week, Jefferson Health opened a second public COVID-19 testing site in Southwest Philadelphia, located in the Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School parking lot. The city is funding the test...
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Calgon Carbon raising prices up to 10 percent
Pittsburgh-based Calgon Carbon Corporation recently announced it will be raising prices globally on all activated carbon products, services, and related equipment from between 5 percent to 10 percent....
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COVID-19 resurgence seen as greatest current challenge for businesses, survey finds
A WSFS Back survey of 300 businesses throughout the Greater Philadelphia region and Delaware discovered 64 percent believe a resurgence of COVID-19 is their greatest foreseen challenge. Additiona...
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Guardian Capital Partners invests in Texas company
Suburban Philadelphia-based Guardian Capital Partners, a private equity firm based in that invests in lower middle market consumer products, niche manufacturing, and specialty service companies, recen...
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Equitrans reports increased cost estimate, delayed in-service date for Mountain Valley Pipeline
Equitrans Midstream Corporation (ETRN) said this week that the cost estimate of the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) is now between $5.8 billion and $6 billion and the project’s full in-service date i...
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Pa. Manufacturers’ Assoc. supports passage of advanced plastics recycling legislation
The Pennsylvania General Assembly should approve legislation designed to help advanced recycling of waste plastics in the state, the Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association (PMA) stated in a recent ...
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Mushroom grower purchases Florida distribution center
Kennett Square-based South Mill Champs, one of the largest high-quality mushroom growers in North America, recently purchased a distribution center in Lakeland, Fla. The more than 30,000-square-fo...
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ProPhase Labs purchases New Jersey lab
Doylestown-based ProPhase Labs, a manufacturer and distributor of over-the-counter healthcare products and dietary supplements, recently completed the purchase of Confucius Plaza Medical Laboratory Co...
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Group to build mixed-income rental housing in Philadelphia
Commonwealth Cornerstone Group plans to build 98 mixed-income rental housing units and a shopping complex in North Philadelphia. The group recently completed a federal New Markets Tax Credit tran...
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Ashley Furniture installing solar panels on its Leesport facility
Ashley Furniture Industries recently installed 28,776 roof-mounted solar panels on its Leesport advanced-manufacturing and distribution facility. The panels were purchased from SunPeak, a Wisconsin...
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