The state Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) recently awarded the Industrial Maintenance and Metalwork Training programs at Bucks County Community College (BCCC) a $400,000 Manufa...
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Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Rick Siger on Oct. 2 helped cut the ribbon on Hydro’s Extrusion plant in Cressona, Pa., in celebration of the state’s...
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As U. S. Steel Corp. and Nippon Steel Corp. continue working through federal regulatory reviews of a pending takeover of the Pittsburgh-based company by Japan’s largest steelmaker, a new economic im...
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Hatfield-based Nordic Cold Chain Solutions, a temperature-controlled packaging solutions provider, recently purchased New York-based Minus Works Inc., a manufacturing and technology company focused on...
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Legislation recently introduced in the state Senate would sell alternative energy credits as a method to curb orphan and abandoned wells. Senate Bill 1330 would direct the Pennsylvania Department o...
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The Department of Defense recently awarded Lehigh Heavy Forge in Bethlehem a $15 million Defense Production Act Investments program grant. Funding will be used for press equipment upgrades and enha...
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Malvern-based Vishay Precision Group (VPG), a precision measurement and sensing technologies company, recently purchased Germany-based Nokra Optische Prueftechnik & Automation GmbH (Nokra), a precisio...
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The 2024-25 budget would increase funding for career and technical education (CTE) and equipment by $30 million. “Over the past two years, I’ve visited career and technical schools in Altoona...
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Training and recruiting skilled workers in the manufacturing field are top concerns in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley, as in other parts of the state, according to testimony given during a hearing led...
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Gas Works Revenue Bonds 17th Series A&B have provided Philadelphia with $315 million for Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW) infrastructure investments. Improvements will focus on maintaining a safe, r...
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A proposed new $1.3 billion arena for the Philadelphia 76ers would create more than 1,000 construction and operations jobs. The project also is paired with an Economic Opportunity Plan (EOP) that w...
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Malvern-based Vishay Intertechnology, a manufacturer of discrete semiconductors and passive components, recently announced its is restructuring to streamline business decision making as it prepares to...
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A bipartisan group of Pennsylvania lawmakers on Capitol Hill urged the General Services Administration (GSA) to expedite a U.S. Navy contract with Gecko Robotics to bolster national security and creat...
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains recently selected Philadelphia-based Braskem America, a polyolefins and biopolymer producer, to negotiate a $50 milli...
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Swiss-based Hitachi Energy, an energy technology company, plans to invest $60 million in its Mount Pleasant facility. The investment will double production capacity for high-voltage switchgear and ...
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Constellation Energy Corp. signed its largest-ever power purchase agreement (PPA) with Microsoft, a 20-year deal that will pave the way for the launch of the Londonderry, Pa.-based Crane Clean Energy ...
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Georgia-based Pye-Barker Fire & Safety, a fire protection and security systems provider, recently purchased Bethlehem-based Altronics Security Solutions, a security alarms, video surveillance and acce...
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Pittsburgh-based PPG and the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE), one of the world’s largest environmental education networks, recently entered into a two-year partnership. Under the ter...
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Philadelphia-based WhiteHawk Energy, a company focused on acquiring mineral and royalty interests in top tier natural gas resource plays, recently acquired additional Marcellus Shale natural gas miner...
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Belle Vernon-based Guttman Energy, a full-service fuel distribution company, and Source One Transportation, a petroleum and alternative fuels delivery and logistics services provider, recently acquire...
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