The Manufacturing PA initiative recently approved the Greater Johnstown Career & Technology Center (GJCTC) for $200,000 in funding for phase two of its workforce teaching model. The model, Learn Wh...
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Talen Energy Corporation announced Monday that it completed the previously announced sale of its indirect, wholly owned subsidiary Interstate Energy Company LLC (IEC) to Adelphia Gateway, LLC (Adelphi...
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WESCO International, Inc. and Anixter International Inc. announced Monday that WESCO will acquire Anixter under a definitive merger agreement unanimously approved by the companies' boards of directors...
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PPG debuted its PPG CORATHERM thermal gap filler during a technical presentation Monday at the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference Europe in Germany. The coating is designed to help enhance ele...
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Gov. Tom Wolf recently announced that Joy Cone, a food manufacturer in Mercer County, will expand its cookie manufacturing operations in the county, supporting the creation and retention of more than ...
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The Clarke Companies recently acquired Covex, LLC, a global provider of validation and compliance services for the life sciences, food & beverage, and chemical industries based in Wayne, Pa. The Cl...
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Sen. John R. Gordner (R- Montour County) recently applauded the elimination of the interest factor that employers pay toward the state’s unemployment compensation (UC) tax rate. The state authori...
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GIANT Food Stores recently announced it will invest $114 million in Pennsylvania over the next 18 months. “We’re doubling down on growth and innovation for our customers, building on the incred...
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Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter), chairman of the House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, met with leaders from five of the state’s agriculture advocacy organizations at the Penns...
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The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) recently elected Sam Denisco, Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry vice president of government affairs, as chairman. Created i...
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The Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) recently approved seven low-interest loans for businesses in six counties. The funds will be used for business expansion and the purchase of...
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Unemployment compensation (UC) tax rates for Pennsylvania businesses will decline by 1.1 percent in 2020, the lowest tax rate in 41 years, after the elimination of the UC tax rate interest factor. ...
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Canonsburg-based CONSOL Energy recently purchased a 25 percent stake in CFOAM Corp., a new holding company, for $3.5 million. CFOAM Limited owns the remaining stake. CONSOL Energy produces high...
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Hill International, a construction consulting firm based in Philadelphia, Pa., announced Tuesday that the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Investment Management Company (MITIMCo) selected it to p...
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Air Products, an international supplier of gases and chemicals for industrial use based in Allentown Pa., announced yesterday its largest-ever investment in the United States. The company won a lon...
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Berwyn-based AMETEK recently signed an agreement to sell its Reading Alloys business to Kymera International, which is headquartered in North Carolina, for $250 million. It is an all-cash transaction....
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Gov. Tom Wolf announced Monday the approval of $500,000 in Ag and Youth Grants for 55 projects that aim to improve access to agriculture education in Pennsylvania. “Today’s youth are tomorrowâ€...
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Kennametal, a supplier of tooling and industrial materials based in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, announced yesterday that it has agreed to downsize its Essen, Germany facility instead of closing it as previ...
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Penn State New Kensington campus' innovation hub, The Corner, will be hosting a free, 10-week, business course beginning in February. Participants will meet for nine two-hour sessions and will work...
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EQT Corporation, a natural gas production company based in Pittsburgh, recently announced that its board of directors appointed David Khani as chief financial officer, effective Jan. 3. Kyle Derham...
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