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Penn’s Northeast appoints board chairwoman

By Melina Druga  |   October 19, 2023   |   Companies

Pittston-based Penn’s Northeast, a collaborative public/private partnership promoting and advancing Northeastern Pennsylvania's economic potential, recently named Kelly O'Brien as its board chairwom...

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Hilco Redevelopment Partners breaks ground on South Philadelphia project

By Melina Druga  |   October 18, 2023   |   Companies

Hilco Redevelopment Partners (HRP), a real estate investment and redevelopment company, recently broke ground on the first phase of transforming an obsolete industrial site into a state-of-the-art inn...

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Harmony Biosciences Holdings purchases Zynerba Pharmaceuticals

By Melina Druga  |   October 17, 2023   |   Companies

Plymouth Meeting-based pharmaceutical company Harmony Biosciences Holdings recently completed its purchase of Zynerba Pharmaceuticals, a pharmaceutical company producing transdermal cannabinoid therap...

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PennDOT seeks Public-Private Partnership proposals

By Liz Carey  |   October 16, 2023   |   Featured

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced Thursday that it would be accepting unsolicited public-private partnership proposals for transportation projects through Nov. 10. ...

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M&T Bank invests $250,000 in science and technology center

By Melina Druga  |   October 13, 2023   |   Companies

M&T Bank recently invested $250,000 in the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology. The center offers opportunities for partners to inves...

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Rolls-Royce taps Westinghouse for reactor fuel

By Liz Carey  |   October 13, 2023   |   Companies

Cranberry Township-based Westinghouse Electric Company will develop and design the nuclear fuel for Rolls-Royce’s Small Modular Reactor program, the companies said Wednesday. Westinghouse is a l...

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Pennsylvania Congressional delegates announce $10M for Clean Energy Manufacturers

By Liz Carey  |   October 12, 2023   |   Featured

On Tuesday, U.S. Sens. Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) and U.S. Reps. Chris Deluzio (D-PA) and Summer Lee (D-PA) announced Pittsburgh-based Catalyst Connection would receive $10 million to ...

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SBA to offer disaster loans for those impacted by July flooding in Northampton County

By Dave Kovaleski  |   October 11, 2023   |   Featured

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) declared Northampton County in Pennsylvania a disaster after widespread flooding in July. This administrative declaration makes loans available for bus...

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Philadelphia mayor releases progress report on city’s financial health

By Dave Kovaleski  |   October 10, 2023   |   Featured

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney recently released the first in a series of progress reports focused on shaping the city’s future. The first progress report examined Philadelphia’s financial heal...

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Department of Military and Veterans Affairs to hold job fair in Philadelphia

By Melina Druga  |   October 10, 2023   |   Investment

The Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) is holding a job fair in Philadelphia on Oct. 12 to fill positions at the Delaware Valley Veterans’ Home (DVVH). The fair will ...

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Lehigh Valley apprenticeship program will provide manufacturing training

By Melina Druga  |   October 5, 2023   |   Investment

The Industrial Training and Education Consortium of the Lehigh Valley (iTEC), an apprenticeship program that will provide industrial skills training, was announced at the Lehigh Valley Manufacturing F...

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Emko Capital forms SMX Industrial Solutions

By Melina Druga  |   October 4, 2023   |   Companies

Emko Capital recently combined two of its metal fabrication equipment brands, Steelmax Tools and Scotchman Industries, into SMX Industrial Solutions. “Emko Capital is thrilled to support the comb...

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Essential Utilities closes sale of West Virginia assets

By Melina Druga  |   October 4, 2023   |   Companies

Bryn Mawr-based Essential Utilities recently closed on the sale of its West Virginia natural gas utility assets. West Virginia-based Hope Gas purchased the assets. Selling its West Virginia a...

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Penelec prepares employees for severe weather

By Liz Carey  |   October 4, 2023   |   Companies

Erie, Pa.-based Penelec said Monday it had finished its annual emergency preparation drill to test its storm restoration process during a tabletop drill The company said employee participated in t...

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Pennsylvania American Water to purchase Appalachian Utilities

By Melina Druga  |   October 2, 2023   |   Companies

Mechanicsburg-based Pennsylvania American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, recently reached an agreement to purchase Appalachian Utilities, a private, investor-owned system, for an undisclosed a...

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Philadelphia-based bank deal receives $35M investment, calls for reconstitution of board

By Dave Kovaleski  |   September 29, 2023   |   Companies

Republic First Bancorp, based in Philadelphia, reached an agreement with the Norcross Braca Group for a multi-million-dollar investment in the bank and changes to the board. Under the terms of the...

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Cecilian Partners secures $11M in Series A Funding

By Liz Carey  |   September 25, 2023   |   Companies

New Hope, Pa.-based Cecilian Partners, a proptech firm providing digital solutions for home builders and land developers, announced Wednesday, it had raised $11 million in its first institutional equi...

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Rendering of Bristol PHL Cool Port

Bristol Group to build cargo facility Philadelphia International Airport

By Melina Druga  |   September 22, 2023   |   Companies

Bristol Group, a privately-owned real estate investment and development firm, plans to build a approximately 261,000-square-foot climate-controlled cargo facility at Philadelphia International Airport...

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Mural Health raises $8M to expand clinical trial modernization platform

By Liz Carey  |   September 21, 2023   |   Companies

On Tuesday, Berwyn, Pa.-based Mural Health Technologies, Inc. announced it had raised $8 million in seed funding to accelerate the growth of its Mural Link platform to modernize the clinical trial exp...

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Pratt Industries investing $500M in Carlisle corrugated packaging facility

By Melina Druga  |   September 20, 2023   |   Companies

Pratt Industries, a corrugated packaging company, recently announced that it will invest $500 million in its Carlisle facility. The project is expected to create hundreds of jobs over the next 10...

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