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Pentec Health acquires ZOIA Pharma

By Liz Carey | July 20, 2023 | Companies

Glen Mills, Pa.-based Pentec Health announced Tuesday it had acquired medical food provider ZOIA Pharma. Pentec officials said ZOIA Pharma, based out of Vancouver, Wash., is the only medical food ...

Members of Congress file amicus briefs on restarting Mountain Valley Pipeline construction

By Hil Anderson | July 20, 2023 | Companies

U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Chief Deputy Whip Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) led filings of amicus briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court thi...

Penn College of Technology receives $2M federal grant for workforce development

By Dave Kovaleski | July 19, 2023 | Featured

The Pennsylvania College of Technology, an affiliate of Penn State University, received a $2 million federal grant to enhance its academic and workforce development programs. Specifically, the gran...

Pennsylvania firm awarded $75.5M contract from DoD

By Liz Carey | July 19, 2023 | Companies

Johnstown, Pa.-based Concurrent Technologies Corporation announced it had been awarded a $75.5 million contract with the U.S. Department of Defense to provide a comprehensive safety and occupational h...

Predictive Oncology relocates headquarters to Pittsburgh

By Liz Carey | July 19, 2023 | Companies

On Tuesday, Predictive Oncology, Inc., announced it would be relocating its corporate headquarters to Pittsburgh, the location of its main laboratory facility. Predictive Oncology is a science-dri...

Slovakia signs MOU with Westinghouse over nuclear reactor technology

By Liz Carey | July 18, 2023 | Companies

Cranberry Township, Pa.-based Westinghouse Electric Company announced Monday it had signed memorandums of understanding (MOU) regarding small modular reactor technology with JAVYS, a Slovakian state-o...

Penske Truck Leasing expands fleet with two acquisitions

By Liz Carey | July 18, 2023 | Companies

On Friday, Reading, Pa.-based Penske Truck Leasing announced it had expanded its operations through the acquisition of Star truck Rentals, Inc., and Kris-Way Truck Leasing. The acquisitions increa...

Rep. Meuser introduces bill that directs SEC to study impact of EU mandates

By Dave Kovaleski | July 18, 2023 | Companies

U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser (R-PA) introduced legislation recently that directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to study the effect that certain mandates in the European Union will have on compa...

U.S. Steel launches new environmental product declarations

By Dave Kovaleski | July 17, 2023 | Companies

United States Steel announced several new environmental product declarations (EPDs) last week. The EPDS are across three key offerings including Hot-Rolled, Cold-Rolled and Corrosion-Resistant flat...

PSU researchers receive $1M to study hemp-based supply chain

By Liz Carey | July 17, 2023 | Investment

Researchers at Penn State University will receive a $1 million grant to fund the development of the Pennsylvania Industrial Hemp Engine, officials said Thursday. According to the university, an in...

Pittsburgh’s Kraft Heinz invests in automated CPG distribution center

By Liz Carey | July 17, 2023 | Companies

Pittsburgh-based Kraft Heinz announced Thursday it will invest more than $400 million into building a new automated CPG distribution center, one it says will be one of the largest in North America. ...

Philadelphia to invest more than $700,000 in workforce training

By Liz Carey | July 14, 2023 | Featured

The Philadelphia Department of Commerce announced on Tuesday that it had awarded three organizations more than $700,000 to develop innovative workforce training programs. The grant funding, provid...

Natural gas production in key Pennsylvania counties fell in 2022

By Dave Kovaleski | July 14, 2023 | News

Natural gas production in the Appalachian Basin remained flat in 2022 as production from four key Pennsylvania counties fell, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Those four co...

A. Duie Pyle opens Allentown warehouse, distribution center

By Liz Carey | July 14, 2023 | Companies

West Chester, Pa.-based A. Duie Pyle announced Tuesday it would be opening a new state-of-the-art warehouse and distribution center in Allentown. The supply chain solutions company said the expans...

Airgas adds argon storage capacity to strengthen supply chain

By Liz Carey | July 13, 2023 | Companies

Radnor, Pa.-based Airgas announced Tuesday it had installed two argon storage nodes as a way to strengthen the argon supply chain. The industrial, medical and specialty gases company, a division o...

A PPL Electric Utilities employee installs a Dynamic Line Rating (DLR) sensor onto a transmission line.

PPL Electric launches innovative line rating technology

By Liz Carey | July 13, 2023 | Companies

Allentown, Pa.-based PPL Electric Utilities announced Tuesday it is garnering national attention with its innovative technology, Dynamic Line Rating (DLR). The first-of-its-kind technology integra...

Pennsylvania Congressional lawmakers introduce bill to lower RFS compliance costs

By Dave Kovaleski | July 13, 2023 | Featured

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), along with U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Brendan Boyle (D-PA) and Mark Kay Scanlon (D-PA), are among a group of lawmakers sponsoring a bill that seeks to reduce comp...

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