On Tuesday, the Hershey Company said it was making progress on key sustainability goals in its latest ESG report. The company said its 2022 Environmental, Social and Governance Report showed it ha...
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An Amtrak report on the Coatesville, Pa., train station has found that a reconstruction of the station will spur economic investment nearly double the project’s cost. Reconstruction of the 155-y...
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A recently House Policy Committee hearing discussed the opportunities, work force outcomes, and challenges of career and technical education schools statewide. Career and technical education school...
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Shank’s Extracts LLC, a specialty ingredient, flavors and botanical extracts company, plans to expand its East Hempfield Township, Lancaster County, headquarters. The project is expected to cost ...
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Hazleton-based Exceler Building Solutions, a producer of exterior panel building systems, recently opened a 180,000-square-foot manufacturing facility. The facility, a climate-controlled building...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently granted the orphan drug designation to rucosopasem manganese, a pancreatic cancer treatment developed by Malvern-based Galera Therapeutics, a clini...
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Penn State and onsemi, an intelligent power and sensing technologies company, recently signed of a memorandum of understanding to create the onsemi Silicon Carbide Crystal Center (SiC3) at Penn State...
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Pittsburgh-based Bayer celebrated the opening of its raw materials hub in Saxonburg, Pa., with ribbon cutting Tuesday. The 60,000-foot facility, located next to the company’s Saxonburg manufactu...
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A total of 104 students about to graduate from Lehigh Valley area career and technical schools recently participated in SkillsUSA Council District 11’s annual Signing Day event at DeSales University...
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Atlanta-based ABB Installation Products, an electrification and automation company, recently opened a $4 million, 350,000-square-foot Northeast Distribution Center in Easton. The facility will help...
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India-based Sak Abrasives, a manufacturer of industrial abrasives for the Indian and overseas markets, recently purchased Philadelphia-based Jowitt & Rodgers Co., a manufacturer of resin bonded grindi...
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IEC Pennsylvania, the state chapter of Independent Electrical Contractors (IEC), will be accepting applications May 24 through June 2 for its next electrical apprenticeship class. The four-year pro...
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The ARM Institute, a Pittsburgh-based robotics manufacturing innovation institute, recently awarded the Digital Foundry at New Kensington, an initiative of Penn State New Kensington and the Economic G...
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The state House Majority Policy Committee recently hosted a roundtable discussion in Chester County to hear what can be done to grow downtown areas. The roundtable discussion began in Phoenixville ...
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The Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers and Employers Association recently awarded Clearly Clean Products, an Orwigsburg-based recyclable rolled-edge tray packaging company, with the Manufacturers an...
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Re:Build Manufacturing (Re:Build) plans to invest $50 million to create a manufacturing complex in the New Kensington Advanced Manufacturing Park in Westmoreland County. Government and private g...
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Cheswick-based Vitro Architectural Glass recently entered into an agreement with First Solar, a solar modules manufacturer, to make glass for advanced thin film photovoltaic solar panels. "This agr...
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Pennsylvania Rep. Rob Mercuri (R-Allegheny) said for the state to remain competitive in manufacturing, it must prepare for the manufacturing and workforce of tomorrow. In a hearing hosted by the H...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) recently awarded Goodwill of the Southern Alleghenies a $9.5 million U.S. Department of Labor's First Step Act grant. The organization will use...
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Between 2017 and 2021, Ben Franklin Technology Partners generated $6.1 billion for the state economy and $400 million in tax receipts by helping to create 16,006 jobs, according to an independent econ...
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