The Port Authority of Allegheny County’s Board adopted the agency’s first 25-year long-range transportation plan Friday. The plan, which will help inform, guide and prioritize the agency’s op...
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Yardley, Pa.-based Crown Holdings, a global supplier of rigid packaging products to consumer marketing companies, recently announced its latest aluminum beverage can manufacturing facility will be lo...
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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently provided Allentown-based PPL Corp. unanimous approval to purchase The Narragansett Electric Co., a Rhode Island utility, from National Grid USA. On...
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Curtiss-Wright Corp. announced Wednesday that it was awarded approximately $100 million in contracts to build pumps at its Cheswick, Penn. facility that will ultimately be used in the U.S. Navy’s Vi...
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The Kraft Heinz Co. recently announced it entered into an agreement to purchase Brazilian condiment and sauce company Companhia Hemmer Indústria e Comércio (Hemmer). The purchase supports the com...
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American Petroleum Institute (API) President and CEO Mike Sommers highlighted the role of Pennsylvania’s natural gas and oil industry in the U.S. effort to provide affordable reliable energy during ...
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The state Senate Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee recently advanced the Max Manufacturing Initiative Act to the full Senate for consideration. The bill, introduced by st...
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U.S. Rep. Fred Keller (R-PA) recently introduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that would help job seekers find new career opportunities. The Strengthening Knowledge, Improving L...
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Yardley-based Crown Holdings, Inc. announced Tuesday that it has signed The Climate Pledge, joining more than 200 other signatories to commit to being net-zero carbon across its business operations by...
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Australia-based Mawson Infrastructure Group, a company dealing in cryptocurrency mining and digital asset management, recently signed a lease with Jewel Acquisition for property and its associated pow...
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Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter) recently introduced bipartisan legislation that would commit $100 million in federal stimulus funding to bring additional high-speed internet service to ru...
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Nucor Corporation announced Monday that it is evaluating locations in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia for a new state-of-the-art sheet mill. The board of directors approved the new mill’s c...
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Alcoa Corp. recently announced it plans to restart aluminum capacity at its Alumar smelter in São Luís, Brazil, at a cost of approximately $75 million. Capacity will be 268,000 metric tons per year ...
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The Penn State Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME) recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the ME Knowledge Lab. The lab, located in the basement of the Reber building, is an area for und...
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Allentown-based American Energy Partners, a diversified energy company, recently agreed to purchase an unnamed privately held energy services company operating in the Appalachian Basin for an undisclo...
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Cranberry Township-based MSA Safety celebrated its new 20,000 square-foot manufacturing facility in that city with a ribbon cutting Friday, Sept. 17. The opening of the facility establishes the Cr...
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U.S. Rep. Fred Keller (R-PA) recently introduced a resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives that would recognize the role of community banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions in ...
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Shearer’s Foods, an Ohio-based contract manufacturer and private brand supplier for salty snacks, cookies, and crackers, recently announced it will expand its Erie County facility for $27.5 million....
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United States Steel Corporation announced Thursday it was beginning an exploratory site selection process for a new state-of-the-art mini mill in the United States. The company said that its Board...
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Legislation soon to be introduced by state Rep. Ed Gainey (D-Allegheny) would amend the Tax Increment Financing Act. Under the current law, financing direct improvements of real property is permitt...
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