Vision Solar opening Reading location
Vision Solar, a Philadelphia-based renewable energy company, is expanding and opening a Reading location. The company is investing $500,000 in the expansion and has hired more than 30 employees. I...
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State initiatives stepping in to fill much-needed skilled manufacturing job openings
Pennsylvania suffers from a lack of skilled labor to fill numerous manufacturing job openings, a rising number that stakeholders across the Commonwealth say has resulted in a cap on the state’s econ...
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Nuclear subsidy legislation draws concern for future of Pennsylvania energy framework
State legislation introduced last month that seeks to bring in government subsidies to keep local nuclear power plants from closing is being heavily criticized by The Heritage Foundation, which has ca...
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Lulus opening distribution center in Palmer Township
Lulus, an apparel brand for women, plans to open a 250,000-square-foot distribution facility in Palmer Township, Northampton County. The company will be investing at least $6 million into the proje...
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Jigsaw Cloud to open American headquarters in Newtown
Jigsaw Cloud, based in Windsor, England, is expanding into the Americas and has selected Newtown for its headquarters. Jigsaw Cloud, founded in 2004, provides sales, services and support...
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Walmart expects to spend $83M in Pennsylvania store improvements, innovations in 2019
Walmart said recently that it expects to spend an estimated $83 million this year in Pennsylvania on the remodeling of 15 stores as well as the launch and expansion of several “customer-focused inn...
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Phoenix Contact receives Department of Commerce recognition
The U.S. Department of Commerce recently recognized Blomberg, Germany, based Phoenix Contact for contributing to job creation and economic growth in the United States. The manufacturer of automat...
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Makin Metal Powders to open first US manufacturing operation in Clearfield County
Gov. Tom Wolf announced recently that Makin Metal Powders Ltd., a United Kingdom-based manufacturer of metal powders, will locate its first U.S. manufacturing operation in Clearfield County, Penn. ...
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PPL releases sustainability report
Utility company PPL Corp. recently released its 2018 Sustainability Report. The report is an overview of the company’s climate-change and risk-management strategy as well as the company’s ener...
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Triumph announces channel partnership with Honeywell
Berwyn, Penn.-based Triumph Group, Inc. announced at the recent MRO Americas industry show that its Accessory Services business entered into a five-year channel partnership with Honeywell that includ...
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FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Utilities complete purchase of Solar Photovoltaic Alternative Energy Credits
Three FirstEnergy Corp. Pennsylvania utilities recently successfully solicited contracts for Solar Photovoltaic Alternative Energy Credits (SPAECs) covering the 2020 and 2021 energy years. Metropo...
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Civil engineering firm Herbert, Rowland & Grubic expanding to King of Prussia
Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc. (HRG), a civil engineering firm with offices in Pennsylvania and West Virginia, recently announced that it is opening a new office in King of Prussia, Penn. “...
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Triumph Group awarded contract for Boeing’s MQ-25 unmanned aircraft for US Navy
Triumph Group, a supplier of aerospace and defense services, structures, systems and support based in Berwyn, Penn., recently received a contract from the Boeing Company to supply critical hydraulic ...
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Exelon Generation files Three Mile Island Unit 1 decommissioning report
Exelon Generation, which owns and operates the Three Mile Island (TMI) Unit 1 nuclear energy facility near Harrisburg, Penn., recently filed the Post Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report (PSDAR...
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ATI to supply Rolls-Royce with specialty materials through 2029
Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Technologies Inc. (ATI) recently extended its long-term purchase agreement with Rolls-Royce through 2029. Under the agreement, ATI will supply rotating disc quality nic...
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Jason Industries acquires Pittsburgh-based Schaffner Manufacturing Company
Jason Industries, Inc. recently announced that it acquired Schaffner Manufacturing Company, Inc., a Pittsburgh-based manufacturer of polishing and finishing products. Shaffner develops products fo...
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New low-interest loan approvals to support expansion of small businesses in Blair, Cumberland counties
Gov. Tom Wolf announced Wednesday two new low-interest loan approvals through the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) program for DelGrosso Foods Inc. in Blair County and Commercial ...
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Spreetail to open fulfillment center in Nanticoke City
E-commerce company Spreetail will open a fulfillment center in the Nanticoke City section of the Hanover 9 site as early as June 1. The 610,000-square-foot facility will employ 50. By 2021, that n...
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Miller Fabrication Solutions to receive manufacturing leadership award for internal Weld Program
Miller Fabrication Solutions announced this week that the National Association of Manufacturers' (NAM) Manufacturing Leadership (ML) Council has recognized the company with a Manufacturing Leadership...
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MSA Safety to acquire Industrial Internet of Things solution provider Sierra Monitor Corporation
MSA Safety Incorporated, a global safety equipment manufacturer headquartered in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, recently announced that it entered into an agreement to acquire California-based Ind...
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