The Global Manufacturing and Industrialization Summit (GMIS) recently selected Pittsburgh to host the inaugural American GMIS summit in autumn 2022. The American Middle East Institute (AMEI), hea...
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On Monday, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf joined local, state and federal leaders to celebrate infrastructure investments during a ribbon cutting at I-579 CAP Park, renamed the Frankie Pace Park. The ...
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PPG recently supplied Lockheed Martin with sets of six custom-designed ramp seals for the aft loading ramp of the C-130J Super Hercules military tactical airlifter. “These 3D printed components ...
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Penn National Gaming recently announced it plans to open Hollywood Casino Morgantown on Dec. 22, pending final regulatory approvals. The company invested approximately $111 million, including licen...
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Pennsylvania legislators are using what state Sen. John Yudichak (I-Luzerne) calls smart tax policies to lure privately held companies with massive construction projects requiring manufacturing and ot...
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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced Friday that his administration had approved 166 new projects through the Multimodal Transportation Fund (MTF), totaling more than $84 million in funding. The f...
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The Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) recently approved $105,497 Pipeline Investment Program (PIPE) funds for SEDA-COG Natural Gas Cooperative, through the Commonwealth Financing...
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Pittsburgh-based Dollar Bank’s board of directors recently approved Lisa Griffith as Dollar Bank’s new Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Griffith joined Dollar Bank in 2013 ...
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Lower Gwynedd-based Tavotek Biotherapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company producing medications for patients suffering from debilitating diseases, recently raised $35 million in Round B financing from ...
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The GIANT Co. recently announced the opening dates for its three Philadelphia stores opening in December. “The City of Philadelphia and the surrounding community continues to play a central role ...
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Aramark, a food, facilities, and uniform services company, recently committed to set enterprise-wide science-based targets within 24 months for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. “We are pr...
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Gov. Tom Wolf recently toured the Pratt Industries advanced manufacturing box plant in Carlisle that opened in May. The plant cost $150 million to construct and employs 215 full-time workers. Pratt...
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The Richard King Mellon Foundation recently provided the University of Pittsburgh with a $100 million gift, the largest single-project gift in the foundation’s history. The university will use th...
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The Appalachian Regional Commission’s INvestments Supporting Partnerships In Recovery Ecosystems (INSPIRE) initiative recently awarded Pennsylvania more than $1.5 million in grants to help people wi...
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The Employment and Training Administration recently awarded Penn State a $1.5 million Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC) Initiative grant to create work force education and reskilling ...
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Maryland-based Liquidity Services, an e-commerce marketplace for retail, industrial and government surplus, recently opened a 100,000-square-foot warehouse in Pittston for its retail segment. The c...
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Allentown-based energy PPL Corp. is investing in Flagship Fund, Fund II, which is offered by venture capital firm Energy Impact Partners. The fund invests in energy companies and technologies that...
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The state Senate recently passed legislation that would create a $5 million guaranteed loan program for veteran-owned businesses. Senate Bill 830 would create a Veteran-owned Business Loan Guarante...
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The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry’s President and CEO Gene Barr applauded recent passage in the Senate of Bill that would help small businesses by removing tax barriers. Senate B...
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The Hershey Co. recently entered into an agreement to acquire Dot's Pretzels, the owner of Dot's Homestyle Pretzels, and to purchase Pretzels Inc. from an affiliate of Peak Rock Capital. Both tra...
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