Essential Utilities Inc., one of the largest publicly traded water, wastewater and natural gas providers in the United States, announced Monday the $4.275 billion acquisition of Peoples, a natural gas...
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Gladys Brown Dutrieuille, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) chairwoman, recently signed an emergency order prohibiting the termination of electric, natural gas, water, wastewater, telecommu...
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Gov. Tom Wolf mandated closure on March 15 of all bars and sit-in restaurants under Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 disaster declaration order, following a similar order announced Friday calling for the shu...
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A coalition of unions, business, and civic leaders recently launched Pittsburgh Works Together, an organization that will advocate for workers and families in traditional energy and manufacturing indu...
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The Pennsylvania House Majority Policy Committee, chaired by Rep. Donna Oberlander (R-Clarion/Armstrong/Forest), held a roundtable discussion March 10 on the need for more hiring of employees in local...
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The Port Authority of Allegheny County recently selected Michael Baker International, a Pittsburgh-based engineering, planning and consulting services firm, to help the port authority develop a 25-yea...
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Hill International, a construction risk management firm based in Philadelphia, announced Thursday that it has been awarded two indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts by the New York ...
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Network Rail, the largest infrastructure manager of railway networks in the United Kingdom, recently awarded Camp Hill-based Harsco Corp.’s rail division a $25 million, three-year mobile maintenance...
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United Heartland, the marketing name for United Wisconsin Insurance Co., a national workers' compensation provider, recently added Brett Roth as a senior business development specialist. Roth will...
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IDEX Corp., a global fluidics company, recently completed its $125 million acquisition of Flow Management Devices, LLC (Flow MD), a provider of flow measurement systems that ensure custody transfer ac...
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Pennsylvania House Republicans are pushing for Gov. Tom Wolf to sign into law an energy and fertilizer manufacturing tax credit, part of a series of bills called ‘Energize PA,’ aimed at job growth...
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Gov. Tom Wolf and local representatives celebrated last week the grand opening of the Toben Center, Northeast Philadelphia’s first comprehensive workforce development center. Wolf’s proposed 20...
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Penn State Extension is offering a series of six online courses for entry-level or seasonal landscape employees. Five courses are available now and one will be available in April. The “Emplo...
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DS Smith, a British sustainable packaging company, recently opened a recycling facility in Reading, which is its first in the United States and part of its expanded North America operations. The 43...
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The Partnership for Career Development (PCD) will be holding a career fair April 7-8 at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex for middle and high school students. PCD is the college and career readine...
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Benton Foundry, Inc., an iron casting company, announced plans last week to expand its operations and production capabilities at its facility in Benton, Columbia County. More than 300 jobs will be ...
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Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Dennis Davin recognized Wednesday the students, teachers, and manufacturers that participated in the 2020 “What’s So Cool About Ma...
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The Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) recently awarded six new low-interest loans. “The businesses that were awarded funding today will expand their operations and improve se...
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Grasshopper Solar, a global developer and asset owner headquartered in Canada, announced this week its acquisition of a 278 MWdc portfolio of solar projects from Glidepath Ventures, a leading clean en...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently approved an application for a large noncoal mining permit in Slippery Rock Township, Lawrence County. Allegheny Mineral Corp...
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