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Lehigh Valley’s 2022 GDP at $50.2B, reflecting 1 percent growth year-over-year

By Melina Druga  |   December 21, 2023   |   Local

In 2022, Lehigh Valley’s gross domestic product (GDP) reached a record $50.2 billion, according to data U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released earlier this month. This was approximately 1 percen...

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PennDOT celebrates new Frontier Airlines service

By Melina Druga  |   December 18, 2023   |   Companies

PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll recently attended an event celebrating Frontier Airlines expanding service out of Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT). "I'm proud to be here on behalf of the Shapi...

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Prysmian Group investing $22.5M in expansion

By Melina Druga  |   December 18, 2023   |   Companies

Prysmian Group, an energy and telecommunications cable company, is investing $22.5 million to expand its Williamsport facility. Expansion will allow the company to meet the power transmission and d...

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PJM readies for winter with multiple improvements

By Liz Carey  |   December 18, 2023   |   Companies

PJM Interconnection, along with its member utilities, announced Thursday they have taken multiple steps to prepare for winter, including making multiple improvements. The grid operator in 13 state...

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6K Additive expanding capacity through substantial investment program

By Melina Druga  |   December 12, 2023   |   Companies

Pittsburgh-based 6K Additive, a sustainable metals company, plans to expand current capacity and add to its growing capabilities for metal processing by initiating a more than $50 million investment p...

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Funding to restore railways connecting Pennsylvania towns to New York announced

By Liz Carey  |   December 7, 2023   |   Featured

The Schuylkill River Passenger Rail Authority (SRPRA) will receive $500,000 to connect southeastern Pennsylvania towns to New York by train, U.S. Reps. Madelaine Dean (D-PA) and Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA...

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CNX names new elective vice president

By Melina Druga  |   December 5, 2023   |   Companies

Pittsburgh-based CNX Resources Corp. recently named Timothy S. Bedard as executive vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary. Bedard replaces Alexander J. Reyes, the former executive...

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Penn State research expenditures reached $1.2 billion for fiscal year 2022-2023

By Melina Druga  |   December 4, 2023   |   Featured

For fiscal year 2022-23, Penn State’s total research expenditures reached $1.239 billion -- a record high and a 14 percent increase from the previous year. “This achievement is a testament to t...

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State awards grant for installation of natural gas service in Cambria County

By Melina Druga  |   November 27, 2023   |   Investment

The Commonwealth Financing Authority’s Pipeline Investment Program recently awarded a $1.2 million grant to Jackson Township and Peoples Natural Gas to provide natural gas service to the Jackson Tow...

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Maid-Rite Specialty Foods expanding Dunmore facility

By Melina Druga  |   November 27, 2023   |   Companies

Maid-Rite Specialty Foods, Inc., a ready-to-heat meals manufacturer, plans to expand its Dunmore manufacturing operation. The first phase of the expansion project recently began construction and w...

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Philadelphia mixed-use development holds groundbreaking

By Melina Druga  |   November 22, 2023   |   Companies

The city of Philadelphia and Community Ventures, a nonprofit affordable housing developer, recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for Old First House, an affordable housing mixed-use development. ...

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Burnside America expands Franklin County facility

By Melina Druga  |   November 20, 2023   |   Companies

Burnside America, a manufacturer of hydraulic cylinders, is nearing the completion of a $4.8 million, 30,000-square-foot expansion of its Franklin County facility. The expansion doubles the size of...

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Whitehawk Energy purchases Marcellus Shale assets

By Melina Druga  |   November 17, 2023   |   Companies

Philadelphia-based WhiteHawk Energy, a company focused on acquiring mineral and royalty interests in top tier natural gas resource plays, recently purchased additional Marcellus Shale natural gas mine...

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Astrobotic to renovate building into “space campus” in Pittsburgh

By Liz Carey  |   November 16, 2023   |   Companies

On Tuesday, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro joined Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development Secretary Rick Siger and Astrobotic CEO to announce the company’s Pittsburgh expansion...

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Ansys to collaborate with Sony on automotive sensors

By Liz Carey  |   November 15, 2023   |   Companies

On Thursday, Pittsburgh-based Ansys announced they were collaborating with Sony Semiconductor Solutions (Sony) to enhance image sensor simulation and camera-based features in automotive applications. ...

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Pennsylvania chambers of commerce receive $50,000 grant

By Melina Druga  |   November 14, 2023   |   Companies

New York-based Verizon Communications recently awarded $50,000 to the Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the African-American Chamber of Commerce of PA, NJ & DE (AACC). The chamb...

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Pennsylvania American Water files for rate adjustment

By Melina Druga  |   November 13, 2023   |   Companies

Pennsylvania American Water recently filed a rate adjustment request with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. If approved as requested, the average residential customer would see a monthly ...

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Triumph Group business awarded Lockheed Martin contract

By Melina Druga  |   November 13, 2023   |   Companies

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, recently awarded Triumph Group’s Actuation Products & Services business with a contract from for the CH-53K King Stallion rotorcraft. Under the contract, Tri...

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Consortium purchases Westinghouse

By Melina Druga  |   November 9, 2023   |   Companies

A consortium completed its acquisition of Cranberry Township-based Westinghouse Electric Co. on Tuesday. The consortium is comprised of Brookfield Asset Management, its publicly listed affiliate Br...

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Consulting firm purchases Philadelphia technology company

By Melina Druga  |   November 9, 2023   |   Companies

New York-based CHA Consulting, a full-service engineering, design, consulting, and program/construction management firm, recently purchased Philadelphia area-based Predictive Maintenance Solutions (Pd...

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