Harrisburg-based Mid Penn Bancorp recently announced it will merge with New Jersey-based Brunswick Bancorp. Brunswick Bank will be merged with and into Mid Penn Bank. The companies signed an a...
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The state Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) recently awarded a $296,396 grant through the Pre-Apprentice and Apprenticeship Grant Program to the International Brotherhood of Elec...
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The Pennsylvania CDFI Network, in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (PA DCED) and 11 community development financial institutions (CDFIs), recently sec...
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The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and Lightsource bp will partner on a 25-megawatt solar project, the two entities announced Tuesday. The project will bring their joint statew...
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The Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) recently awarded 25 workforce development projects $5.5 million through the PAsmart Industry Partnership Grants program. Industry Partnerships received gran...
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Project partners for a new state-of-the-art life sciences research facility planned for Philadelphia received a $290 million construction loan from JLL’s Capital Markets group Monday. The fundin...
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York-based Traditions Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Traditions Bancorp, recently announced it plans to open its second full-service branch in Lancaster County. The branch will be located in a...
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Independence Blue Cross and Jefferson Health recently signed a long-term renewal of their contract, effective on Jan. 1. “This long-term contract renewal is a significant and positive step forwa...
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Camp Hill-based Harsco Corp.’s Harsco Environmental division recently extended its contract with Chilean steelmaker Compañía Siderúrgica Huachipato (CSH). The five-year renewal contract will...
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The Pennsylvania Manufacturing PA Training-to-Career Program (MTTC) recently awarded the River Valley School District a $200,000 grant to prepare students for electrical careers in residential, commer...
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On Thursday, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney announced property and casualty insurance company Chubb was planning to build a new office building in Philadelphia. The s...
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First Bank, a New Jersey state-chartered bank, recently entered into a definitive merger agreement with National Association, the parent company of Malvern Bank, to acquire Malvern Bancorp, valued at ...
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Pittsburgh-based Duquesne Light Company announced Wednesday that a first-in-the-nation lineworker apprenticeship program developed with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Lineworkers (IBEW) L...
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Pittsburgh-based HarbisonWalker International (HWI) announced Wednesday it had been acquired by Platinum Equity. The acquisition plan will ensure HWI will continue its growth in the refractory pro...
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The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed legislation that would provide foreign trade assistance to small businesses. The STEP Improvement Act would reauthorize the Small Business Administ...
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Pennsylvania Rep. Valerie Gaydos announced Wednesday that she had introduced legislation that would support advanced manufacturing technologies in the state. In a memorandum to fellow legislators,...
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Philadelphia-based Houwzer, a real estate brokerage and home services company, recently purchased Colorado-based brokerage Trelora. The purchase will allow Houwzer to expand its footprint to 14 st...
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PNC Bank recently announced the $59 million New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) fund. The fund will support 13 projects to spur economic activity in seven states, create jobs, revitalize outdated facilit...
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Pittsburgh-based natural gas company CNX Resources Corp. announced it was launching its new initiative, Appalachia First, which would reimage the region’s future as an energy, technology, and engine...
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Pittsburgh-based F.N.B. Corporation recently completed its purchase of North Carolina-based UB Bancorp, including its wholly-owned banking subsidiary, Union Bank. "The Union Bank acquisition levera...
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