PIDA approves eight low-interest loans
The Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) recently approved eight low-interest loans for businesses in six counties. Btec Solutions, through the Bucks County Economic Development C...
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Black Buffalo 3D partners for printer distribution
Black Buffalo 3D Corp., the Pennsylvania-based subsidiary of Big Sun Holdings Group, recently entered into a partnership with Presidio, a company focused on innovation in the real estate and construct...
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Rep. Burns to introduce legislation bolstering Pennsylvania’s economy with American-made products
Pennsylvania Rep. Frank Burns (D-Cambria County) announced he would introduce a three-bill legislative package to rebuild Pennsylvania’s economy with American-made products. In a memorandum to s...
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Savana raises $45 million for Digital Delivery Platform, go-to-market activities
Malvern-based Savana, a software company for banks and fintech, recently completed Series A funding, raising $45 million, which will go toward Savana’s Digital Delivery Platform and go-to-market act...
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Pennsylvania College of Technology receives $314,440 state grant
The Pennsylvania Department of Education recently awarded the Pennsylvania College of Technology a $314,440 PAsmart Advancing Computer Science and STEM Education Grant. “Penn College is very exci...
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Omega Systems launches managed IT compliance service
Reading-based Omega Systems, a managed service provider for highly regulated businesses, recently launched Smart Comply, a managed IT compliance service to help companies with cybersecurity risk manag...
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NASA-backed program selects Canonsburg’s Ansys for aviation sustainability project
Canonsburg-based Ansys announced Monday it will be part of a NASA-backed research project looking into alternative, sustainable aircraft fuel. Ansys’s simulation solutions will serve as a way to...
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Saint-Gobain purchases Canadian building materials manufacturer
French company Saint-Gobain, a manufacturer and distributor of construction and industrial materials and services, recently completed the purchase of Kaycan, a manufacturer and distributor of exterior...
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New Geisinger healthplex now operational in Pittston
A recent ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the Aug. 1 opening of the new $80 million Geisinger Healthplex CenterPoint facility in Pittston, Pa. The 124,000-square-foot outpatient specialty facility of...
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Wolf administration approves $16.4M for Ben Franklin Technology Partner Projects
Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development Acting Secretary Neil Weaver announced Friday that the Ben Franklin Technology Partners would receive $16.4 million in Challenge Grant fun...
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Pennsylvania farmers get $13M in tax credits for water, soil improvements
Pennsylvania farmers may receive up to $13 million in tax credits for improving soil and water quality, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding announced Friday. The credits will be funded through t...
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Gov. Wolf announces state commitment to clean transportation
Gov. Tom Wolf announced Thursday that the Pennsylvania Departments of Transportation (PennDOT) and Environmental Protection (DEP) would work with partner organizations to move forward on plans to maxi...
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Union Pacific signs historic locomotive modernization deal with Wabtec
On Thursday, Union Pacific announced it had reached a historic deal with Pittsburgh-based Wabtec Corporation to modernize the railroad. The deal feature 600 locomotive modernizations featuring a s...
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Max Solutions opens first plant in Bristol
Max Solutions, a differentiated specialty packaging company, recently opened its first facility in Bristol. “We believe our new factory is the most advanced packaging facility in North America,...
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Phoenix Tube expanding Bethlehem plant
Phoenix Tube Co., a stainless steel long products manufacturer focused on ornamental and structural tubing, has committed $8.1 million to expand its Bethlehem operations. The company plans to build...
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Georgia-Pacific to upgrade Bradford corrugated plant
Georgia-Pacific, a Georgia-based pulp and paper company, recently committed $34 million to upgrade its Bradford corrugated plant. The company will purchase new converting equipment to improve the p...
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Prioritizing freight rail can end semiconductor shortage, Pennsylvania legislators say
U.S. Reps. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) sent U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg a letter Tuesday urging the Biden administration to prioritize freight rail as a solution to...
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Comcast RISE program awards 100 Allegheny County businesses $10,000 grants
Philadelphia-based Comcast announced it had awarded $1 million in grants to 100 Allegheny County small businesses owned by women and people of color Tuesday. Part of the Comcast RISE program, whic...
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Air Products announces sustainability goals
Lehigh Valley-based Air Products, an industrial gases company, recently announced its new sustainability goal. The company added a goal to reduce the intensity of Scope 3 emissions by one-third by ...
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F.N.B. Corporation to open Baltimore retail location
Pittsburgh-based F.N.B. Corporation, a diversified financial services company, plans to open a new First National Bank retail location in Baltimore. First National Bank is the company’s largest ...
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