The Pennsylvania Bureau of Diversity, Inclusion and Small Business Opportunities spent $4.2 billion on state contract spending during fiscal year 2020-2021, according to the bureau’s annual report. ...
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Niagara Bottling, a leading beverage manufacturer, plans to open a production facility in Luzerne County. The 1,190,000-square-foot plant is under construction in the Humboldt Industrial Park in Ha...
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Gov. Tom Wolf signed nine bills into law Wednesday, including House Bill 2071, now Act 96 of 2021, establishing the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority. The authority will help to manage a...
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U.S. Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA) recently submitted public comments to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) strongly opposing the plan to place tolls on the North Fork Bridges i...
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PPG recently announced it plans to invest $2.7 million to purchase new equipment that will expand production capacity at its Brazilian powder coatings facility and meet a growing demand in South Ameri...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Education recently awarded three school districts and 39 career and technical centers nearly $1.5 million in grants through the Career and Technical Education Equipment ...
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Pennsylvania will receive $1.2 billion during the first round of funding from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Funding will be used to improve roads and bridges statewide. Pennsy...
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The PAsmart initiative recently awarded nearly $4.8 million in PAsmart Industry Partnership Grants to 26 recipients that have innovative plans to meet local and regional workforce needs. “Pennsyl...
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Berwyn-based Triumph Group announced Thursday that it has been awarded a production contract extension with Boeing Commercial Airplanes to manufacture and deliver hydraulic and actuation equipment for...
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The state Senate Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee recently advanced two bills designed to support Pennsylvania’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Senate Bil...
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The Kraft Heinz Co. recently released its program designed to achieve the goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions across its operational footprint and entire global supply chain by 2050. The co...
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Hershey, Pennsylvania-based Hershey Company announced Tuesday that it had completed its acquisition of Dot’s Pretzels, and Pretzels Inc. Dot’s Pretzels is the owner of Dot’s Homestyle Pretze...
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The state Senate recently passed legislation creating an the Airport Land Development Zone (ALDZ) program. The program would provide tax credits, structured like the Keystone Special Development Zo...
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Blue Bell, Penn.-based Unisys Corporation, global IT solutions company, announced Tuesday it had acquired CompuGain, a leading cloud solutions provider, for $87.3 million. The agreement was made o...
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The state House of Representatives recently advanced legislation creating a Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority to facilitate funds anticipated from the $1.2 trillion federal Infrastructure I...
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Luzerne County will get 115 new jobs, Gov. Tom Wolf announced Monday, now that HMTX Industries has chosen Pennsylvania as the location of its new vinyl tile manufacturing facility. HMTX, an $800 m...
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Legislation passed by the state Senate this week would increase public-private partnerships and enhance employment opportunities. Senate Bill 706 would create a Max Manufacturing Initiative Fund an...
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A new study defines and evaluates technological methods to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from natural gas in Philadelphia. The city has set the goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. The Ph...
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Pittsburgh-based United States Steel Corp. and its partners transportation company Norfolk Southern Corp. and The Greenbrier Companies, a supplier of equipment and services to global freight transport...
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Carnegie Mellon University’s (CMU) National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC) transformed Pittsburgh’s economy, the region, and the robotics industry, according to a university report. NREC wa...
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