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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The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee recently advanced a reconciliation package that includes a bill U.S. Rep. Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA) introduced. The Innovative Energy Manufacturing Act would r...
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ReImagine Appalachia, an organization of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia labor leaders, policy experts and community leaders, urged U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) to support President Joe...
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Rite Aid recently unveiled its vision of the future corporate workplace. The concept involved a network of collaboration centers and remote work. “We’re changing our business from the inside ou...
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The state Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee recently voted down a proposed regulation that would impose a tax on Pennsylvania energy producers by entering the state into the Regional...
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Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor on Sept. 14 released a performance audit criticizing the Wolf administration’s waiver process for businesses that asked to remain open during the start of...
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State College-based NeuExcell, a privately held early-stage gene technology company, and FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies an industry-leading biologics contract development and manufacturing organiza...
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Pennsylvania Rep. Rob Kauffman (R-89) joined representatives from the Borough of Chambersburg, Safari Energy, LLC and Sun Tribe Development, along with other elected officials, to “flip the switch...
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Highmark, an independent licensee of Blue Cross Blue Shield, recently completed its purchase of Gateway Health Plan, a leading managed care organization, for a nondisclosed amount from Mercy Health, a...
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U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX) recently introduced legislation that would expand credit unions’ lending ability from $50,000 to $100,000. The Member Business Loan...
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Two committees chaired by Pennsylvania Sens. John Yudichak (I-14) and Scott Hutchinson (R-21) toured the Iron Mountain Data Center on Thursday before discussing sales and use tax exemptions approved i...
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Wabtec, a provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions and value-added services for the freight and transit rail industries, and Carnegie Mellon University recently signed an agreement to create ...
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