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 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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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. 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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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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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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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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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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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, 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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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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Bradford, Penn.-based Zippo Manufacturing Company announced Monday that it reached a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Northern Lights Enterprises, Inc. Northern L...
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The fourth bi-annual Lehigh Valley Meet the Buyers Expo will be held on Oct. 23, 2019, at the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks in Bethlehem, the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation (LVEDC) s...
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The Executive Leadership Academy recently announced the first class in the eight-month executive education program. The Advanced Leadership Initiative, a regional initiative to address corporate di...
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Air Products, a global industrial gases company headquartered in Allentown, announced Wednesday that it had been awarded additional on-site nitrogen supply by one of the world’s largest manufacturer...
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In 2018, Harrisburg-based Life Sciences Greenhouse of Central Pennsylvania (LSGPA) invested $2.5 million in three Pennsylvania companies that potentially could significantly change healthcare in the f...
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Camp Hill-based Harsco Corp.’s metals and minerals division signed a $247 million, 15-year contract Tuesday with China’s HBIS Laoting Steel, a subsidiary of HBIS Group, one of China’s top steel ...
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Bosch Rexroth Corporation, an engineering company in Bethlehem, recently received a $49,500 grant to assist with the implementation of its apprenticeship program. The company will identify position...
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The Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce and the University of Scranton’s Small Business Development Center recently launched the Small Business Internship Fund, which places students in internships...
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Invenergy announced this week that Lackawanna Energy Center, located just outside of Scranton, Penn., has begun commercial operations. Lackawanna Energy Center is a 1,485-megawatt natural gas combi...
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