Alcoa Corp. recently announced it is supplying sustainable aluminum to RONAL GROUP for use on the Audi e-tron GT, the automaker’s first electric sports car. The aluminum will be used for the allo...
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The state House Commerce Committee recently advanced legislation that would modernize the Second Stage Loan program to create job opportunities and boost the economy. The Second Stage Loan program ...
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Pennsylvania’s chemical manufacturers were thanked Tuesday for their role in managing the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects over the last year. From disinfectant wipes to ventilators, test tubes...
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State Sen. John Yudichak (I-Carbon/Luzerne/Monroe counties) recently urged Department of Community & Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Dennis Davin to promote the use of energy tax credits to help...
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Wabtec Corp. recently received a more than $70 million order to supply Siemens Mobility with products for the London Underground’s Piccadilly Upgrade Program. The program will replace the aging...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) said Friday that it has reworked the Green Energy Loan Fund (GELF) to make it easier to obtain low-interest loans for large-scale, high-im...
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Berwyn-based AMETEK recently entered into an agreement to purchase Abaco Systems, a leading provider of mission critical embedded computing systems, from Veritas Capital for $1.35 billion in an all-ca...
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The Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) recently made available $2.6 million for Schools-to-Work program grants. Grants will be awarded in increments up to $250,000. Funding must be used to creat...
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Legislation recently introduced in the state House would reform the public private partnership (P3) transportation law. House Bill 920 would amend Act 88 of 2012. It would require the P3 board to ...
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The state House recently approved legislation that would give the Pennsylvania Independent Fiscal Office (IFO) dynamic scoring capability. Dynamic scoring would allow the agency to provide the Ge...
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Pittsburgh-based Honeycomb Credit, a first-of-its-kind loan crowdfunding platform, will expand its community-based small business financing model nationwide after raising $1.75 million in seed funding...
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Sens. Wayne Langerholc Jr. (R-Cambria County) and John Sabatina (D-Philadelphia), Senate Transportation Committee chairman and minority chairman, have been invited to sit on the Transportation Revenue...
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Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation will merge with WSFS Financial Corporation following the signing of a definitive merger agreement by the two financial institutions last week. Simultaneously, the Bryn Ma...
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Twenty-nine student research projects at 15 universities statewide recently were approved for nearly $2 million in Manufacturing PA initiative grants. The projects will advance innovation in several ...
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The Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) recently announced it will be adding between 500 and 1,000 customer service representatives to the unemployment compensation call center. More experienced ...
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Legislation recently introduced in the state House would help entertainment-related venues negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. House Bill 878 would establish the Entertainment Venue Indus...
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U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA) introduced two bills in Congress that would spur federal funding to reclaim abandoned mine lands. One is the Abandoned Mine Land Reauthorization Act, introduced alo...
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A recent hearing of the House Majority Policy Committee heard testimony on how to regrow the economy in the southwestern region of the state. Economic development leaders and local business owner...
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In 2020, the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation (LVEDC) received more than $700,000 in private and public sector investment and sponsorship from more than 125 investors. Five of LVEDCâ€...
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The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania recently launched the Ben Franklin Life Science Technology Network to increase awareness of companies and people in northeastern Penns...
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