PPG hosts Investor Day in Helsinki
On Thursday, PPG hosted Investor Day in Helsinki, Finland, highlighting the company’s growth through recent acquisitions along with its latest environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives ...
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University of Pennsylvania partners with Longfellow Real Estate to develop new life sciences facility
The University of Pennsylvania (Penn) will partner with Longfellow Real Estate partners to develop a new 455,000-square-foot life sciences research, development, and manufacturing facility, the organi...
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Evoqua Water Technologies opens manufacturing facility in Singapore
Pittsburgh-based Evoqua Water Technologies announced Thursday it opened its new manufacturing facility in Singapore. The company said the facility furthers the company’s investment in Asia-Pacif...
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ByHeart formula manufacturer receives $8.3M through state funding
ByHeart, an FDA-registered baby formula manufacturer, recently received $8.25 million through the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP). This brings the state’s total investment to $1...
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Air Products signs supply agreement with Indian oil company
Allentown-based Air Products recently signed a long-term supply agreement with Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), India’s national oil company, to build, own, and operate an industrial gas compl...
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New York redevelopment company acquires retired Pennsylvania Energy Harbor coal plant
The Frontier Group of Companies (FGC), a North American real estate and brownfield redevelopment company, announced Wednesday it had acquired two retired Energy Harbor coal-fired plants, including one...
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Legislation would allow Pennsylvania companies to bid on well plugging
The House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee advanced legislation on Tuesday that would allow any Pennsylvania company, regardless of the size, to bid for a Department of Environmental Prote...
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Westinghouse Electric, California company partner for clean hydrogen production
Cranberry Township-based Westinghouse Electric Co. and California-based Bloom Energy Corp. recently agreed to identify and implement clean hydrogen projects across the nuclear industry. The compani...
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Pennsylvania: Ready for selection as an H2Hub
One initiative that has overwhelming bipartisan support in Pennsylvania is making the state a leader in the development of clean hydrogen and ensuring its competitiveness as a Regional Clean Hydrogen ...
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Wabtec to modernize Australian locomotive fleet
Wabtec Corp., a global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for the freight and transit rail industries, recently signed an agreement with Fortescue Metals Group...
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Carnegie Mellon University awarded $10.5M Army contract to study aircraft flaws
Carnegie Mellon University's (CMU) Auton Lab recently signed a three-year, $10.5 million U.S. Army contract to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to provide early warning of emerging aircraft flaw...
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Bulter Health System, Excela Health announce plans to merge
Butler Health System and Excela Health recently agreed to combine into a new health system serving western Pennsylvania. The new health system will support five hospitals, employ more than 1,000 ph...
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Westinghouse, Energoatom announce expanded cooperation on Ukraine nuclear utility plants
On Friday, Cranberry Township-based Westinghouse announced it had expanded its agreements with Energoatom, the state-owned nuclear utility of Ukraine. Westinghouse said the new agreement allows it...
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Rep. Houlahan hosts U.S. Secretary of Commerce in Malvern for roundtable discussion
U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) hosted U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, as well as business, government, and student representatives from Chester County, for a tour and roundtable at Vishay...
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Alcoa supplying low-carbon aluminum to European cable manufacturer
Alcoa Corp. is supplying Hellenic Cables S.A., one of Europe's largest cable producers, with low-carbon EcoLum aluminum. The EcoLum brand is part of Alcoa’s Sustana low-carbon products, with a ca...
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F.N.B. Corp., UB Bancorp sign merger agreement
F.N.B. Corp. and UB Bancorp recently signed a definitive merger agreement with a market value of approximately $117 million, based on the closing stock price of F.N.B. on May 31. Under the agreem...
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Hershey Company highlights progress in sustainability, employee well-being in 2021 ESG Report
Hershey, Penn.-based The Hershey Company released its 2021 Environmental, Social and Governance Report Tuesday, highlighting its progress in its priority ESG areas, including sustainability, responsib...
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PPG, Canadian company exhibit smart device technology at trade show
Pittsburgh-based PPG and Meta Materials, a Canadian-based developer of high-performance functional materials and nanocomposites, will demonstrate ophthalmic smart devices primarily for extended realit...
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Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology receives $200,000 grant to expand workforce training program
The Manufacturing PA Training-to-Career Program (MTTC) recently awarded Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology a $200,000 grant to expand short-term workforce training programs for adults. The coll...
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State to award grants to military veterans for farm expenses
The Agriculture Business Development Center recently announced it will fund up to three $100,000 grants to organizations that will offer grants of up to $10,000 to military veterans for agricultural b...
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