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SAE International, based in Warrendale, Pa., announced Dr. Jacqueline El-Sayed will take the helm as the company’s new CEO effective Jan. 6.
El-Sayed will lead SAE International and its affilia...
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The Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) recently opened the application period for the Marketing to Attract Tourists Program.
The program will be awarding $6 million in grants....
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Hanover-based Utz Brands, a branded salty snacks manufacturer, recently opened a 650,000-square-feet logistics center in Hanover.
The Rice Distribution Center, named after the grandson of Bill and ...
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Milford-based Econo-Pak, a contract food packaging and manufacturing company, recently announced it expanded its facility by 125,000-square-feet. The older section of the facility totals 200,000-squar...
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Pennsylvania American Water, Pennsylvania’s largest regulated water utility, recently completed its purchase of a water and wastewater system in Farmington Township in Clarion County.
“Farming...
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The president of the Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC) is retiring at the end of the year and an in-house replacement will take the reins beginning in 2025, the coalition announced Wednesday.
“Lead...
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The state of Pennsylvania is investing $5 million in Fidelity Bank’s headquarters expansion in downtown Scranton through the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP).
The funding will sup...
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The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is investing $1 million to support the growth of semiconductor solutions supplier Powerex Inc.
The funding will go toward a $14 million initiative by the company t...
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Mechanicsburg-based Pennsylvania American Water, the state’s largest regulated water utility, recently hosted a tour of its EH Aldrich Treatment Plant in Elrama to showcase infrastructure improvemen...
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Proposals in the state to increase setback distances would amount to a ban on natural gas development in Pennsylvania, according to the Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC), an industry trade group.
The...
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Ontario-based Shipfusion, an ecommerce fulfillment and third-party logistics provider, recently opened its fourth warehouse in York.
The new warehouse expands Shipfusion’s capacity to serve its g...
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A federal district court granted a motion by the Attorney General of Pennsylvania to temporarily block the closure of Anchor Hocking Holdings’ Pyrex plant in Charleroi, Pa., pending a formal hearing...
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The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), an economic development entity of the federal government and 13 state governments focusing on the counties in the Appalachian Region, recently awarded 12 col...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded the Port of Philadelphia (PhilaPort) a $79.7 million Clean Ports Program grant.
The program funds zero-emission port equipment and in...
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Allentown-based Women in Science Demonstrating Outstanding Merits (WISDOM), a national nonprofit organization providing opportunities, resources, and support to female STEM students and graduates, wil...
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Western Pennsylvania is poised to reap the benefits of an $86 million investment being made by Mitsubishi Electric Power Products Inc. (MEPPI).
MEPPI plans to construct a new 160,000-square-feet ad...
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The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains recently awarded California-based Mainspring Energy, a power generator manufacturer, a $87 million Advanced Energy Manufa...
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Data-driven healthcare and connected devices, along with the development and manufacturing of next-generation therapeutics, could make Pittsburgh a global hub for human health innovation, according to...
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Carnegie Mellon University, in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh and NVIDIA, a California-based computer hardware company, recently launched the NVIDIA AI Tech Community, an initiative t...
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UPMC, the second largest provider-sponsored insurer in the United States, recently named Mary Beth L. Jenkins as executive vice president.
Jenkins was also named UPMC Health Plan president and CEO...
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