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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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) recently awarded the Laurel Valley Transportation Improvement Project (LTVIP) in Westmoreland County $30 million for the second phase of constru...
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The Kraft Heinz Company announced Wednesday that it plans on combining its U.S. and Canada businesses to create the North American Zone to bolster its long-term, sustainable growth plans. The move...
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Roquette, a French provider of naturally-derived pharmaceutical excipients and plant-based ingredients, recently selected Montgomery County as the location of its next headquarters and innovation cent...
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State Sen. Camera Bartolotta (R-46) announced four Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) grants totaling more than $2.5 million will go to the 46th District. The grants, administered by t...
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NVI Institute Blairsville will launch auto and diesel technology accelerated programs beginning Jan. 3. Students will study for six months to become auto or diesel technicians. The programs are...
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Pennsylvania baby formula manufacturer ByHeart was awarded $1.75 million in Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) grant funding to improve a Reading-based facility, state Sen. Judy Schwank (...
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The Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) recently awarded four grants totaling $2.5 million to a drug treatment project, a project to increase tourism and two projects that specialize in in...
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Subsidiaries of salty snack manufacturer Utz Brands recently completed their purchase of RW Garcia Holdings, a tortilla chip, cracker, and corn chip maker, for $56 million. The deal is still sub...
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Pittsburgh-based Limbach Holdings, a firm specializing in heating, ventilation, air-conditioning (HVAC) systems, recently closed on its purchase of Jake Marshall, a specialty mechanical contractor bas...
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U.S. Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA) recently submitted public comments to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) opposing a plan that would toll the Canoe Creek Bridges in Clarion Co...
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Pittsburgh-based AlphaLab Health, a healthcare and life sciences accelerator program of Innovation Works (IW) in partnership with Allegheny Health Network (AHN), announced a second cohort of start-up ...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) tried unsuccessfully to circumvent the legislature and push through a proposed regulation on the state joining the controversial Regional ...
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A total of 27.3 gigawatts (GW) new natural gas-fired are scheduled to come online in the United States between 2022 and 2025, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s latest Monthly...
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Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Deputy Secretary for Compensation and Insurance Scott G. Weiant announced Thursday that Phoenix Sintered Metals LLC in Brockway had been awarded the G...
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Millersburg-based Mid Penn Bancorp closed on its acquisition of Riverview Financial Corp. on Nov. 30. Riverview’s banking subsidiary, Riverview Bank, was merged with Mid Penn’s subsidiary ban...
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Pittsburgh-based PPG announced Wednesday it would start the expansion of automotive clearcoat production at its facility in Erlenbach, Germany. The €3 million project will nearly double the site...
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Re-Match, a Danish recycler of synthetic turf fields, recently leased a 53,040-square-feet building Hanover Township, Luzerne County, to establish its first recycling facilities outside Europe. The...
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The Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) recently approved four new low-interest loans. So far this year, PIDA has approved $42.8 million in low-interest loans. Van Industries in...
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UGI Utilities raised its gas rates effective Wednesday, increasing the average residential heating customer’s rates 9.6 percent, from $89.69 per month to $98.31 monthly. Utilities are required by...
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