The federal Consolidated Appropriations Act, recently approved in the U.S. House of Representatives, will fund multiple projects in Pennsylvania’s seventh congressional district. “This governme...
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The Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) recently awarded nine local workforce development boards (LWDBs) $1.8 million in registered apprenticeship program grants. Funding was provided through th...
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Republic First Bancorp, the holding company for Republic First Bank, recently announced it has made leadership changes. Harry Madonna, the company’s founder, will step down as Interim CEO. He has...
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CNX Foundation and UPMC have collaborated to expand career opportunities in the healthcare sector for students from the CNX Mentorship Academy. The academy, an initiative of the CNX Foundation, ta...
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Enterprise Ventures Corporation (EVC), based in Johnstown, Pa., announced Tuesday it had been awarded an $18 million contract from Naval Supply Systems Command (AVSUP). The contract will allow EVC...
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Incoming legislator, Pennsylvania Rep.-elect Joe D’Orsie (R-Manchester) announced Wednesday he would be introducing legislation to stop an automatic gas tax hike when he is sworn into office next ye...
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Harrisburg-based Mid Penn Bancorp recently announced it will merge with New Jersey-based Brunswick Bancorp. Brunswick Bank will be merged with and into Mid Penn Bank. The companies signed an a...
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The state Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) recently awarded a $296,396 grant through the Pre-Apprentice and Apprenticeship Grant Program to the International Brotherhood of Elec...
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The Pennsylvania CDFI Network, in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (PA DCED) and 11 community development financial institutions (CDFIs), recently sec...
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The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and Lightsource bp will partner on a 25-megawatt solar project, the two entities announced Tuesday. The project will bring their joint statew...
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The Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) recently awarded 25 workforce development projects $5.5 million through the PAsmart Industry Partnership Grants program. Industry Partnerships received gran...
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Pittsburgh-based United States Steel Corporation (U.S. Steel) announced Tuesday that its new four-year collective bargaining agreement with the United Steelworkers union (USW) had been ratified. T...
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Project partners for a new state-of-the-art life sciences research facility planned for Philadelphia received a $290 million construction loan from JLL’s Capital Markets group Monday. The fundin...
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York-based Traditions Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Traditions Bancorp, recently announced it plans to open its second full-service branch in Lancaster County. The branch will be located in a...
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Independence Blue Cross and Jefferson Health recently signed a long-term renewal of their contract, effective on Jan. 1. “This long-term contract renewal is a significant and positive step forwa...
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Camp Hill-based Harsco Corp.’s Harsco Environmental division recently extended its contract with Chilean steelmaker Compañía Siderúrgica Huachipato (CSH). The five-year renewal contract will...
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The Pennsylvania Manufacturing PA Training-to-Career Program (MTTC) recently awarded the River Valley School District a $200,000 grant to prepare students for electrical careers in residential, commer...
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On Thursday, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney announced property and casualty insurance company Chubb was planning to build a new office building in Philadelphia. The s...
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First Bank, a New Jersey state-chartered bank, recently entered into a definitive merger agreement with National Association, the parent company of Malvern Bank, to acquire Malvern Bancorp, valued at ...
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In a letter to Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and 11 other governors of states on the East Coast, the Industrial Energy Consumers of America (IECA) warned that natural gas scarcity along the eastern seabo...
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