MPB Risk Services, an insurance services provider doing business as MPB Insurance and Risk Management, recently purchase Commonwealth Financial Group, an employee benefits firm doing business as Commo...
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Ridgway, Pa.-based Allegheny Contracting LLC, a Department of Transportation-qualified pipeline and site work contractor, has new ownership. Morgenthaler Private Equity (MPE) Partners and its portf...
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PPG recently completed upgrades to its Yen Phong industrial coatings plant in Vietnam. The upgrades expanded the capacity and included a production line dedicated to PPG AQUACRON waterborne decorat...
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Brightspeed, a North Carolina-based broadband and telecommunications services provider, will soon be offering high-speed Internet to nearly 50,000 homes and businesses in Adams, Cumberland and Perry c...
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Rick Siger, Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) secretary, recently spoke about how Gov. Josh Shapiro’s bipartisan 2024-2025 budget supports downtown business districts, creates ...
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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announced on Aug. 19 that more than $51 million in funding from the Multimodal Transportation Fund has been awarded to 66 transportation projects in 32 counties in the s...
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The U.S. Department of Energy recently awarded Philadelphia a $1.31 million Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program grant. The EECBG Program funds projects that improve energ...
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Researchers at Penn State are developing a robotic precision pesticide sprayer capable of targeted application while minimizing unintended exposure. “The primary goal of the project is to develop...
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Pennsylvania’s CONSOL Energy Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement with Arch Resources Inc. to combine in an all-stock merger of equals to create a diversified coal producer serving global st...
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Nancy A. Walker, Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) secretary, visited PA CareerLink Northwest Philadelphia on Tuesday for a job fair. "With our partners at Philadelphia Works, the (...
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A $15-million investment in tourism marketing included in the recently approved bipartisan 2024-2025 state budget will boost the commonwealth’s economy, attract more visitors, and support good-payin...
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Pittsburgh-based PPG recently launched PPG PITT-THERM 909, a spray-on insulation (SOI) coating. “PPG Pitt-Therm 909 coating represents our team’s ongoing commitment to advancing industry stand...
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The Pennsylvania Multimodal Transportation Fund recently awarded Cool Valley Development a $1 million grant for improvements to Morganza and McMurray roads in Washington County. Cool Valley Develop...
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U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) helped secure almost $1 million in funding through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program for three more Penns...
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Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) recently hosted a community roundtable on public safety in Allentown. “The goal of this discussion was to bring together partners in the Lehigh Valley who...
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Lackawanna College and Peirce College recently announced their intent to merge. After the merger is completed, they will operate as a single institution under the Lackawanna College name. The c...
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In July, Pennsylvania's unemployment rate remained at 3.4 percent, according to a recently released Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry preliminary employment situation report, the 10th consec...
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U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) and U.S. Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA) on Friday cheered the new jobs, energy investment, and reduced healthcare and prescription drug costs resulting from the Inflation Reduction ...
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The Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh (FHLBank) recently named David G. Paulson as its next president and CEO, effective Oct. 1. Paulson, the company’s current chief operating officer, will re...
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Cranberry Township, Pa.-based Westinghouse Electric Co. recently received federal approval to increase the burnup limit for its nuclear reactors. The power company said the action by the Nuclear Re...
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