PPG purchases German coatings company
PPG recently purchased Cetelon Lackfabrik GmbH, a German manufacturer of automotive and light truck wheel applications coatings, for an undisclosed amount. “The strategic acquisition of Cetelon w...
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Senate committee hearings held on economic impact of state’s technology, energy infrastructure
Sen. John Yudichak (I-District 14), chair of the Senate Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee, led two days of hearings on April 13 and 14 to discuss the economic impact of the te...
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EQT commits to seeking natural gas certification under Equitable Origin, MiQ standards
Pittsburgh-based EQT Corporation announced Thursday it is committed to seeking independent certification of a majority of its produced natural gas under Equitable Origin and MiQ certification standard...
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CNX investing $30M in tristate area
CNX Resources Corp., an independent natural gas development, production, and midstream company, recently announced it will invest $30 million throughout the tristate area over six years. The invest...
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Air Products acquires remaining stake in gasification technology joint venture
Allentown-based Air Products announced Wednesday that it had completed the acquisition of its equity stake in its gasification technology joint venture (JV) with China Shenhua Coal to Liquid and Chemi...
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New Jersey company purchases Pittsburgh manufacturer
New Jersey-based Eos Energy Enterprises, a sustainable zinc-based energy storage systems company, recently purchased the remaining 51 percent ownership stake in HI-POWER, a Pittsburgh manufacturing fa...
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Packaging manufacturer expanding operations in Pennsylvania
Sharp, a clinical supply chain services and contract pharmaceutical packaging company, recently announced it will expand operations at existing facilities in Allentown and Conshohocken and construct a...
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Chesapeake Energy, Project Canary announce multi-basin gas partnership
Chesapeake Energy has joined with Project Canary to launch a pilot partnership to produce certified responsibly source natural gas in the Marcellus shale at two well pads in Pennsylvania, the companie...
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Tech companies partner for autonomous vehicle technology
Pittsburgh-based Ansys, an engineering simulation company, recently partnered with Velodyne, a LIDAR solutions company, to develop software models of next-generation automotive LIDAR sensors for highl...
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Northampton Community College receives funding for manufacturing training program
The state’s Manufacturing Training-to-Career program recently awarded Northampton Community College (NCC) $199,997 in funding to develop the Industrial Skills for Manufacturing training program. ...
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Legislators meet with local business leaders affected by COVID-19 restrictions
Pennsylvania Reps. Joe Kerwin (R-Dauphin/Schuylkill), Tim Twardzik (R-Schuylkill), and Martina White (R-Philadelphia), the House Majority Caucus Secretary, held a roundtable discussion in Harrisburg o...
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Talen, Pattern energy groups enter into joint venture
Talen Energy Corp., one of North America’s largest competitive power generation and infrastructure companies, and Pattern Energy Group, developers and operators of wind, solar, transmission, and ene...
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Crown Holdings selling its European business
Yardley-based Crown Holdings, a rigid packaging products supplier, recently entered into a definitive agreement to sell its European tinplate business to KPS Capital Partners, an investment funds comp...
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Pennsylvania trucking torn between tax hike and smooth roads
A bipartisan congressional delegation was scheduled to travel up impeccably paved Pennsylvania Avenue from Capitol Hill to the White House Monday for the first official discussions on the Biden admini...
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Federal legislation would extend tax deadline for small businesses
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) recently introduced legislation that would extend the first quarter estimated tax payment deadline for small businesses to May 17. This would align it with the revised ...
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State House advances several economic recovery bills
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives advanced five bills last week centered on the state’s economic recovery. “As we begin to look past and recover from the economic effects of COVID-19 an...
Read MoreHarsco Environmental renews metal recovery, scrap contract with JSW Steel
Harsco Corporation, a global market leader in industrial and specialty waste environmental solutions based in Camp Hill, Pa., announced that its division Harsco Environmental (HE) has renewed its mult...
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PA Chamber applauds House passage of COVID-19 liability protections bill
The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry applauded the advancement of House Bill 605, which seeks to provide certain protections to small businesses against frivolous COVID-19-related lawsuit...
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Ohio company purchases Allegheny Pipe & Supply
Winsupply, an Ohio-based supplier of residential and commercial construction and industrial supplies and equipment, recently purchased Allegheny Pipe & Supply’s assets for an undisclosed amount. ...
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Pixelle acquires two specialty papers businesses
Spring Grove-based Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC (Pixelle) announced Monday that it has acquired two specialty papers businesses – Rollsource Corporation and Appvion Operations, Inc. Rollsourc...
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