In 2020, the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation (LVEDC) received more than $700,000 in private and public sector investment and sponsorship from more than 125 investors. Five of LVEDCâ€...
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The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania recently launched the Ben Franklin Life Science Technology Network to increase awareness of companies and people in northeastern Penns...
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The state’s Manufacturing Training-to-Career program recently awarded $379,500 to two organizations in Lancaster and Lehigh counties to boost manufacturing awareness for students. The program hel...
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SAP SE, a German multinational software corporation with its North American headquarters in Newtown Square, recently announced it aims to make its operations carbon neutral by the end of 2023, two yea...
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United States Steel Corporation (U.S. Steel) recently purchased The NanoSteel Co.’s intellectual property, trademarks, and flat rolled sheet patents for an undisclosed amount. By doing so, it bec...
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Radial, a leading provider of integrated e-commerce logistics, plans to open a second facility in Easton, which is expected to bring more than 700 new jobs to the area. The company will take over t...
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During a House Majority Policy Committee hearing this week, several Pennsylvania business leaders testified on the negative impacts of Gov. Tom Wolf’s budget proposal on businesses and employers alr...
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During the next five years, PECO, the Philadelphia Electric Company, will be investing approximately $6 billion across its electric and natural gas systems. It’s part of an ongoing effort to mode...
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A new grant program, the COVID-19 Hospitality Industry Recovery Program (CHIRP), will assist local businesses in the hospitality industry that were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In December, G...
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Pittsburgh-based LyGenesis, a biotechnology company developing cell therapies that enable organ regeneration, is merging with AgeX Therapeutics, which develops therapeutics for human aging and cell re...
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PRP, a real estate investment management company, recently closed on its preferred equity investment in the new headquarters for AmerisourceBergen in Conshohocken. AmerisourceBergen, a developer of...
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The Hershey Company has set new goals to reduce its global emissions as part of its Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) agenda. Specifically, Hershey plans to reduce its absolute Scope 1 and S...
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Pregis, a protective packaging manufacturer, plans to open a 300,000-square-foot facility in Bethel in early May. The plant is part of the company’s strategy to add capacity to its e-commerce pr...
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U.S. Reps. Fred Keller (R-PA) and Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Education and Labor Committee ranking member and Republican leader, recently sent a letter to Al Stewart, acting Secretary of Labor, urging the ...
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Volvo Construction Equipment is building a $4.3 million technical training center at its Shippensburg headquarters. The facility will provide the company with the space to deliver in-person and vir...
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State Rep. Pam Snyder (D-Greene/Fayette/Westmoreland) on Wednesday hosted a House Democratic Policy Committee hearing to discuss Pennsylvania’s diverse energy portfolio and creating job opportunitie...
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A multi-state and federal government agency permanently banned natural gas drilling in the watershed that leads to the Delaware River on Thursday, a move the oil and gas industry blasted as ignoring s...
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PPG Industries recently completed the acquisition of VersaFlex, a Kansas City specialty coatings company, from DalFort Capital Partners for an undisclosed amount. The purchase is part of PPG’s co...
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Gov. Tom Wolf unveiled Monday his $3 billion workforce and economic development plan, Back to Work PA, which would be paid for by a severance tax placed on the natural gas industry at a rate of about ...
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Millersburg-based Mid Penn Bancorp has approved and disbursed more than $290 million in loans for small businesses since the 2021 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) portal opened for community banks on...
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