State Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R-34), Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward (R-39), and House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-171) on Wednesday accused the Wolf administration of using...
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PPG Industries recently completed the acquisition of VersaFlex, a Kansas City specialty coatings company, from DalFort Capital Partners for an undisclosed amount. The purchase is part of PPG’s co...
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The Pennsylvania House Appropriations Committee recently questioned Patrick McDonnell, Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) secretary, following McDonnell's testimony about proper natural gas ...
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Gov. Tom Wolf unveiled Monday his $3 billion workforce and economic development plan, Back to Work PA, which would be paid for by a severance tax placed on the natural gas industry at a rate of about ...
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Millersburg-based Mid Penn Bancorp has approved and disbursed more than $290 million in loans for small businesses since the 2021 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) portal opened for community banks on...
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Berwyn-based Triumph Group, a company that designs, engineers, manufactures, repairs, and overhauls aerospace and defense systems, recently announced its Triumph Systems and Support business signed an...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) recently announced the launch of its PennDOT Pathways Major Bridge Public-Private Partnership (P3) initiative, which will use the tolling of nin...
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U.S. Rep. Fred Keller (R-PA) recently visited several manufacturing companies in his district to get input on ways to support the workforce and learn how companies are adapting to the pandemic. “...
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Ansys, a Pittsburgh-based engineering simulation company, recently partnered with Siemens Energy to improve the design process for creating additive manufacturing (AM) parts. "Siemens Energy's exte...
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UGI Utilities, Inc., a subsidiary of UGI Corporation based in Denver, Pa., announced last week that it has signed an agreement with Archaea Energy, LLC of Canonsburg, Pa., to accept delivery of renewa...
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According to We Work for Health Pennsylvania, the state’s 16 biopharmaceutical companies spent $7.9 billion in the state in 2018 and employed 253,876 Pennsylvanians, while supporting 7,294 vendors a...
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Pittsburgh-based Koppers, a treated wood products, wood treatment chemicals, and carbon compounds provider, recently completed the sale of its Follansbee, W.Va., facility to Petro Empire Liquids and S...
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The CompetePA Coalition is urging Gov. Tom Wolf to reconsider business tax increases included in his 2021-2022 budget proposal. CompetePA, managed by the Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce, is ...
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Victaulic, a mechanical pipe joining, fire protection, and flow control solutions manufacturer, recently purchased a 220,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Lawrenceville from Waupaca. “The a...
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Century Therapeutics, a cell therapy company developing cell therapies for cancer, recently announced it plans to expand its operations and laboratory space in Philadelphia. The expansion will he...
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The Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) has called for a one-year moratorium on the implementation of Gov. Tom Wolf’s mandate that Pennsylvania join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiativ...
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The state House Appropriations Committee began budget hearings Tuesday, hearing testimony from representatives of the Independent Fiscal Office (IFO), the Department of Revenue, and the Department of ...
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Pine Run Gathering, a joint venture, recently completed its acquisition of Pine Run Midstream from a PennEnergy Resources affiliate and its minority partners for $205 million. Pine Run Gathering is...
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WESCO International, Inc., headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pa., announced last week that it has sold its WESCO Datacom business located in Canada to Guillevin International, a Canadian distributor of ind...
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Hall Industries, an engineering and manufacturing company with multiple locations statewide, recently announced that it will streamline operations in western Pennsylvania in Mercer County. The comp...
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