Deist Industries expanding in Saegertown
Deist Industries, a family-owned manufacturer and fabricator of hauling products, recently purchased a vacant 60,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Crawford County. The company will...
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Power of 32 Site Development Fund announces $9.6M for brownfield industrial site near Pittsburgh
The Power of 32 Site Development Fund recently announced a $9.6 million to help finance site preparation costs for approximately 30 acres of a brownfield industrial site along the Allegheny River nea...
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Air Products wins contract for Texas LNG export project
Air Products announced Monday that it signed an agreement to provide its proprietary liquid natural gas (LNG) technology, equipment and related process license for the Golden Pass LNG Export Project ...
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Carnegie Mellon, Lockheed Martin sign new research agreement
Carnegie Mellon University and Lockheed Martin recently signed a new master research agreement to expand the organization's research partnership and guide future joint research projects. Lockheed ...
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ARM Group purchases two Ebensburg companies
Hershey-based ARM Group, a science and engineering consulting firm, recently purchased Complete Advanced Maintenance Co. (CAMCO) and Affordable Equipment Co. (AEC). The companies are based in Ebensbur...
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Valmont Industries to construct facility in Midland
Valmont Industries, a designer and manufacturer of engineered products that support infrastructure and agriculture, announced Monday it would build a hot-dip zinc galvanizing facility on an 11-acre si...
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Dairy industry leaders win excellence awards
Pennsylvania’s dairy industry leaders recently were recognized at the 2019 Pennsylvania Dairy Summit in Lancaster. The Pennsylvania Distinguished Dairy Producer Award recognizes dairy producers w...
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Lucas Systems to expand operations in Allegheny County
Lucas Systems, an enterprise software and mobile applications business, plans to expand operations and open a headquarters in Wexford. The company purchased a 45,000-square-foot building close to ...
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Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities approves New Fed Mortgage Corp. to lend in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities recently approved Massachusetts-based New Fed Mortgage Corp., a multi-state residential mortgage lender, to lend in Pennsylvania. “Our goal i...
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American Paper Bag approved for $1.4M loan
The Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) recently approved American Paper Bag for a $1.4 million, 10-year loan at a 3.75 percent interest rate, Rep. Gerald Mullery (D-Luzerne) announce...
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GIANT to open three new Heirloom Market locations in Philadelphia
GIANT Food Stores announced Wednesday plans to open three new GIANT Heirloom Market stores in Philadelphia during 2019. GIANT will open the stores in the Philadelphia neighborhoods of University Ci...
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PA business stakeholder groups relay concerns about Gov. Wolf’s budget plan
While Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf on Tuesday outlined what he called a bold and sensible plan to move the Commonwealth forward in his new 2019-20 budget address, business stakeholders this week said th...
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Rep. Bernstine introduces bill requiring transparency in taxpayer-funded construction projects
Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R-Beaver/Butler/Lawrence) introduced legislation Monday that would require full disclosure of contractual terms, known as project labor agreements (PLAs), for construction projec...
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Wolf’s proposed energy tax hike draws ire from natural gas industry leaders
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf on Thursday proposed a $4.5 billion infrastructure plan that would be funded with a severance tax on natural gas drilling, an energy tax that business and industry leaders w...
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Pittsburgh’s Alcoa Corporation appoints chief strategy officer
Alcoa Corporation, a Pittsburgh-based global producer of aluminum, recently announced that John Slaven would join the company as its new executive vice president and chief strategy officer, effective ...
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Sen. Toomey introduces bill to require congressional approval for national security tariffs
U.S. Sens. Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Mark Warner (D-VA) recently introduced a bill that would require the president to obtain Congressional approval before taking trade actions under Section 232 of the Tr...
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Student contest allows participants to work with manufacturers
The sixth annual “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?” Student Video Contest has a total of 26 middle schools participating this year from Carbon, Lehigh, and Northampton counties. The contes...
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Insurer retroactively corrects workers comp errors
The State Workers Insurance Fund (SWIF), Pennsylvania’s largest writer of workers comp insurance, has filed a plan to retroactively correct charges to employers for their workers compensation polici...
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DataBank purchases PNC Bank data center
DataBank, a Texas-based data center, cloud, and interconnection services company, recently purchased a PNC Bank data center near Pittsburgh for an undisclosed amount. The 115,000 square foot, three...
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McKonly & Asbury purchases rival accounting firm
Camp Hill-based accounting and business advisory services firm McKonly & Asbury recently acquired Bloomsburg-based tax and business services firm Brewer & Co. The purchase is part of McKonly & Asbu...
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