First Commonwealth Bank, a subsidiary of First Commonwealth Financial Corp., recently completed the acquisition of 14 retail banking locations from Santander Bank. “With the legal close and conve...
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The House Majority Policy Committee will hold a public hearing Friday to discuss ways to attract major businesses to southeastern Pennsylvania. The main topic will be the challenges to attract busi...
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Penn State University recently held the groundbreaking for a 70-megawatt, utility-scale solar energy project. The project represents a partnership between Penn State and Lightsource BP. Lightso...
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GreenPath Financial Wellness, a national nonprofit organization that provides financial counseling, education and products, and its affiliate Clarifi, a nonprofit credit counseling and housing organiz...
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Highmark Health plans to invest $20 million in upgrades to its headquarters in downtown Pittsburgh over three years. The project is expected to create more than 100 construction jobs. In additi...
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WebFX, a digital marketing firm, recently announced plans to expand its campus in Dauphin County. The company recently purchased a more than 100-year-old building adjacent its current location in ...
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The Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority recently approved low-interest loans to six businesses in five counties. The authority offers lines of credit and low-interest loans to Pennsylva...
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Sally Kozak, deputy secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, recently testified in front of a state Senate committee on the critical role broadband access plays in healthcare. Th...
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The Department of Community and Economic Development recently approved a $352,500 Industrial Sites Reuse Program grant for the city of Scranton. The city will turn an approximately quarter-acre sit...
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A one-hour seminar on brand marketing will be held Sept. 11 at Penn State DuBois, hosted by the North Central PA Launchbox and Ben Franklin Technology Partners. The seminar, Positioning Your Busine...
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Snack food manufacturer That’s How We Roll plans to expand its operations and open a manufacturing facility in York County. The New Jersey-based company has outgrown its current facility and will...
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The state recently awarded 29 airports in 24 counties $13.7 million in grant funding, which will be used for infrastructure and equipment upgrades. The grants are through the Pennsylvania Departme...
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Gov. Tom Wolf announced Tuesday the approval of a $99,000 grant awarded to the Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce to fund apprenticeships programs for three Hanover area companies. The grants will he...
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Gov. Tom Wolf announced Tuesday that Crown Cork & Seal USA, Inc. (Crown), which manufactures metal food, beverage, and aerosol containers, will expand its manufacturing operation in Hanover Borough, Y...
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The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) is seeking proposals for mixed-use projects seeking financial support through the Community Revitalization Fund Program. Mixed-use projects combine r...
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Industry and local leaders gathered this week at an event hosted by the Marcellus Shale Coalition in Alameda Park in Butler, Pa., to discuss how Butler County and the City of Butler have used revenues...
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Marquette Savings Bank revealed yesterday the architectural design for the new Marquette Operations, Training and Innovation/Learning Center in Erie, Pa. The $7 million project will more than doubl...
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Rep. Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) unveiled Tuesday a proposal to eliminate school property taxes at a Capitol press conference. House Bill 13, the School Property Tax Elimination Act, would replace 100 p...
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Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania (Ben Franklin) announced yesterday that its Global Opportunity Philadelphia Fund (GO Philly Fund) made its first investments in two techno...
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The Wolf Administration announced Monday the second Dairy Innovation Forum, which will be held during the 2019 All-American Dairy Show in the PA Farm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg on Sept...
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