Niagara Bottling, a leading beverage manufacturer, plans to open a production facility in Luzerne County. The 1,190,000-square-foot plant is under construction in the Humboldt Industrial Park in Ha...
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Pennsylvania-based UGI International, a subsidiary of UGI Corporation, and SHV Energy announced Wednesday that they had received approval from the European Commission to create a joint venture to prod...
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Gov. Tom Wolf signed nine bills into law Wednesday, including House Bill 2071, now Act 96 of 2021, establishing the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority. The authority will help to manage a...
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U.S. Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA) recently submitted public comments to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) strongly opposing the plan to place tolls on the North Fork Bridges i...
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PPG recently announced it plans to invest $2.7 million to purchase new equipment that will expand production capacity at its Brazilian powder coatings facility and meet a growing demand in South Ameri...
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Pennsylvania state Rep. Robert Mercuri (R-Pine) said Tuesday that he plans to introduce legislation that would reform Pennsylvania’s tax laws. In a memo to Pennsylvania House members, Mercuri sai...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Education recently awarded three school districts and 39 career and technical centers nearly $1.5 million in grants through the Career and Technical Education Equipment ...
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Alcoa Corp. recently closed its Wenatchee Works aluminum smelter in Washington state. The facility, with a aluminum smelting capacity of 146,000 metric tons, had been idle since 2015. The decommiss...
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Pittsburgh-based Evoqua Water Technologies announced Monday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of the renal business operated by Mar Cor Purification and Cantel Medical, subsi...
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WSFS Financial Corp. recently received all required approvals to acquire Bryn Mawr Bank Corp. Approval allows Bryn Mawr Trust Co. to merge with WSFS Bank. “We are pleased to have received all req...
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Philadelphia-based Aramark announced Thursday that it had acquired independent foodservice company Wilson Vale in the United Kingdom. Wilson Vale will join the Aramark UK business, part of Aramark...
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Pennsylvania will receive $1.2 billion during the first round of funding from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Funding will be used to improve roads and bridges statewide. Pennsy...
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The PAsmart initiative recently awarded nearly $4.8 million in PAsmart Industry Partnership Grants to 26 recipients that have innovative plans to meet local and regional workforce needs. “Pennsyl...
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Berwyn-based Triumph Group announced Thursday that it has been awarded a production contract extension with Boeing Commercial Airplanes to manufacture and deliver hydraulic and actuation equipment for...
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The state Senate Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee recently advanced two bills designed to support Pennsylvania’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Senate Bil...
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Lehigh Valley ranks 49th out of 384 metro regions in the United States for manufacturing, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, the economic reporting arm of the U.S. Department of Commer...
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The Kraft Heinz Co. recently released its program designed to achieve the goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions across its operational footprint and entire global supply chain by 2050. The co...
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The state Senate recently passed House Bill 2071, legislation designed to improve access to high-speed internet in underserved communities, a moved applauded by state Sens. Camera Bartolotta (R-Greene...
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Hershey, Pennsylvania-based Hershey Company announced Tuesday that it had completed its acquisition of Dot’s Pretzels, and Pretzels Inc. Dot’s Pretzels is the owner of Dot’s Homestyle Pretze...
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As of Wednesday evening, both Pennsylvania General Assembly chambers have voted to save state jobs by officially disapproving of the Wolf administration’s proposed regulation that would authorize th...
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