Saladworks to expand in Pennsylvania
Saladworks, a create-your-own salad restaurant, plans to expand in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, including locations in Fort Washington, Media, Quakertown, Royersford, Springfield, and Trexlertown. ...
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EQT acquires Chevron’s upstream, midstream assets in Appalachian Basin
EQT Corporation, a leading independent natural gas production company, announced Tuesday that it has entered a definitive purchase and sales agreement with Chevron U.S.A., Inc. under which EQT will ac...
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Ben Franklin invests more than $400,000 in economic development
The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s (BFTP/NEP) Board of Directors recently approved $407,130 in regional economic development investments. Funding was divided be...
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Bayer to build new distribution center in Saxonburg
Bayer, a global supplier of medical devices, recently announced it will build a 220,000-square-foot distribution center to support its global radiology business near its Saxonburg manufacturing site. ...
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FERC approves Partial Notice to Proceed for Adelphia Gateway project
Adelphia Gateway LLC, a subsidiary of New Jersey Resources, said this week that it has received a Partial Notice to Proceed with construction on the first phase of the pipeline project from the Federa...
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Ansys purchases rival simulation software company
Ansys, an engineering simulation software company headquartered south of Pittsburgh, recently purchased Analytical Graphics (AGI), a mission-driven simulation, modeling, testing, and analysis software...
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Kitchen cabinet maker to open headquarters in Luzerne County
Wren Manufacturing, a privately-owned British designer, manufacturer, and retailer of custom kitchen cabinets, recently announced it will open its North American headquarters and manufacturing center ...
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Financial institutions important to economic recovery, Banking and Securities official says
Acting Secretary of Banking and Securities Richard Vague highlighted the importance of financial institutions in supporting business, workers and communities in the wake of Pennsylvania’s recovery f...
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Legislation will help expansion of broadband in rural areas
Legislation that would remove barriers to expanding broadband internet service into rural areas has moved to Gov. Tom Wolf’s desk for his signature. If House Bill 2438 becomes law, it will allow...
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CarbonLITE begins production at Reading bottle-to-bottle recycling facility
CarbonLITE Holdings, LLC, announced Tuesday that it has begun production at its Reading, Pa., plant, which is currently the largest standalone bottle-to-bottle recycling facility in the world. Carb...
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Legislation establishes rules for autonomous delivery robots
Legislation, sponsored by state Sen. Ryan P. Aument (R-Lancaster County), would establish rules for the operation of Personal Delivery Devices (PDDs), autonomous robots that deliver packages to consum...
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NOVA Chemicals sells styrenics business
NOVA Chemicals Corp., a chemicals and plastics manufacturer, recently agreed to sell its expandable styrenics business to a subsidiary of Alpek S.A.B. de C.V., a petrochemical company, which operates ...
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Farm vehicle bill heads to Gov. Wolf’s desk
Legislation that would update the state law regarding multipurpose agriculture vehicles (MAV) heads to Gov. Tom Wolf’s desk to sign into law. The Senate approved the bill on June 9 and by the Hou...
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Investment firm purchases Lenox Corporation
An affiliate of Centre Lane Partners, a New York-based private investment firm that invests in middle-market companies' equity and debt in North America, recently purchased Bristol-based Lenox Corp. ...
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State updates PA CareerLink
The Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) recently updated its PA CareerLink website, which provides job search and training assistance and helps employers find skilled candidates, to increase accessib...
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Democrats write plan for remaining CARES funds
The Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus recently wrote a plan for spending the remaining $1.3 billion in federal CARES funding. The federal government distributed the funds for COVID-19-related n...
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Shell, Linde collaborate for ethylene production
Shell Chemicals and Linde GmbH, a global industrial gases and engineering company, recently entered into a collaboration agreement on ethane-oxidative dehydrogenation (E-ODH) technology for ethylene p...
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Iron workers union receives funding for job training program
The Department of Community and Economic Development’s (DCED) recently awarded the Iron Workers Local 404 Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (JATC) of Dauphin County $297,000 through the Ap...
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ARC workforce initiative awards more than $15M awarded to 15 projects
The Appalachian Regional Commission’s (ARC) Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative recently awarded more than $15 million in grants to 15 projects ...
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Radial hiring seasonal workers in Easton
Radial, a commerce technology and operations company, plans to hire more than 1,000 seasonal workers for its Easton fulfillment center. Positions include packing and shipping, sorting, and picking....
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