The Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) recently invested $1.3 million in programs statewide that provide computer skills training to job seekers. Funding is provided through Digital Literacy and ...
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A major upgrade of U.S. Steel’s Mon Valley Works south of Pittsburgh was abruptly canceled as part of the steelmaker’s campaign to eliminate its carbon emissions by 2050, the company announced Fri...
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Agriculture contributes $132.5 billion annually to the state economy and supports more than 590,000 jobs paying nearly $33 billion in wages, according to a report released in coordination with Team Pe...
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Pittsburgh-based PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. announced Tuesday that it would launch a Community Benefits Plan to provide $88 billion in loans, investments, and other financial support over a fo...
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A total of 135 environmental programs and community restoration projects will receive more than $15 million in Marcellus Legacy Fund monies. The state’s natural gas tax provides the fund’s moni...
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DelGrosso Foods, the oldest family-owned pasta sauce producer in the United States, will expand its manufacturing operations in Blair County. The company plans to convert a 166,000-square-foot faci...
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Two Pennsylvania facilities are among 31 recipients awarded grants through the federal Maritime Administration (MARAD) Small Shipyard Grant Program. Grants are to be used for increasing productivi...
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Both the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau (PFB) and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation endorsed Sen. Gene Yaw’s (R-23) Senate Bill 465 during a news conference Monday at Flinchbaugh’s Orchard and Farm Market i...
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GoExpedi, an innovative e-commerce, supply chain, and analytics company, announced the opening of a new Pittsburgh warehouse. The warehouse will help the company meet increased demand for parts a...
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Actor Michael Keaton recently purchased an ownership stake in a plant that Nexii Building Solutions, a green-construction technology company, plans for Pittsburgh. Trinity Sustainable Solutions, a ...
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Vulcan Industrial, a provider of mission-critical engineering services and systems, recently moved to a larger facility in Washington, Pa. The 7,550-square-foot warehouse center will support the co...
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United States Steel Corp. (U.S. Steel) recently expanded its sustainability commitment by setting a goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. “Climate change is a global crisis that requires a g...
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The Hershey Co. recently entered into two new clean energy partnerships that will develop solar projects to transition operations to clean and renewable energy. Hershey entered into a 15-year power...
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Allentown-based American Energy Partners recently purchased three existing oil and gas operators in Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia for more than $10.8 million. “This transaction further...
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Harrisburg-based Ben Franklin Technology Partners and its network of entrepreneur clients helped lift Pennsylvania’s economy during the pandemic, keeping people employed and helping the state with i...
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PPG recently purchased Cetelon Lackfabrik GmbH, a German manufacturer of automotive and light truck wheel applications coatings, for an undisclosed amount. “The strategic acquisition of Cetelon w...
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The Department of Labor and Industry’s Apprenticeship Training Office (ATO) recently approved an automation robotics technician apprenticeship program in York. The Manufacturers’ Association p...
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U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) recently sent a letter to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee urging for robust infrastructure funding for the state and her district to be included in th...
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Sen. John Yudichak (I-District 14), chair of the Senate Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee, led two days of hearings on April 13 and 14 to discuss the economic impact of the te...
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Pittsburgh-based EQT Corporation announced Thursday it is committed to seeking independent certification of a majority of its produced natural gas under Equitable Origin and MiQ certification standard...
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