As part of an effort to find ways to revitalize Main Street and strengthen local businesses, state Rep. Abigail Salisbury (D-Allegheny) hosted a House Democratic Policy Committee in downtown Swissvale...
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Attorney General Michelle Henry recently launched the Fourth Annual Career Week, which runs through Friday. Henry met with more than 400 students from 15 high schools in the School District of Phil...
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Kopter, a Swiss-based aviation company, recently awarded Berwyn-based TRIUMPH Group’s French Actuation Products & Services business a development contract. Under the contract, the Kopter AW09 mai...
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The Philadelphia Department of Commerce recently launched its Quality Jobs Program. The program is a fund investing in businesses creating full-time employment with the goal of attracting, retainin...
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California-based Carrick Capital Partners, a growth-oriented investment firm focused on software and software-enabled businesses, recently closed on investment in Pittsburgh-based LegalSifter. Lega...
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Philadelphia-based Carisma Therapeutics, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on immunotherapies, recently closed on its merger with Sesen Bio. The combined company will operate under...
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Penn State University will receive $4.5 million from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) to fund research into turbine performance and efficiency, officials announced Monday. The funding from ...
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The Philadelphia Department of Commerce recently announced that it awarded $750,000 to six organizations through the PHL: Most Diverse Tech Hub initiative. The city uses the initiative to invest in...
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The state Senate Local Government Committee recently advanced legislation that gives Pennsylvania residents options regarding fuel availability. Senate Bill 143, the Energy Choice legislation, woul...
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The U.S. Air Force recently awarded Boeing a $285 million contract for aircraft, sustainment, and support services. As part of the contract, Boeing will begin production on the first 13 MH-139A G...
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A subsidiary of Ford Motor Company, Latitude AI, based in Pittsburgh, is developing a hands-free, eyes-off-the-road automated driving system, the company said Thursday. Latitude adds to Ford’s t...
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State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-Bradford) recently announced his plan to establish an Independent Energy Office within Pennsylvania. The office would be modeled after Pennsylvania’s Independent Fiscal Off...
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Nearly all nursing facilities in Pennsylvania have open direct care positions, according to a recent Pennsylvania Health Care Association (PHCA) report. The report is based on results from a survey...
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Malvern, Penn.-based Ocugen, Inc. announced Monday it had submitted an investigational new drug application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to initiate Phase 1 clinical trials for the treat...
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The board of directors of Pittsburgh-based Viatris Inc., a global healthcare company, recently named Scott A. Smith as the company’s next CEO, effective April 1. Smith was appointed to lead the s...
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Pittsburgh-based UPMC said its financial results for 2022 show continued growth and sustainability for western Pennsylvania’s largest health insurer. According to the company in a release on Mon...
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The U.S. Army’s Common Tactical Truck (CTT) program recently awarded Mack Defense, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mack Trucks and part of the Volvo Group, a contract to design, build, and deliver tru...
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The PPG Foundation invested $16.2 million in 2022, a more than $2.5 million increase from 2021. The funding supported more than 650 community partners and programs worldwide that advance educatio...
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The Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) Board of Directors recently named Jodie Harris as its next president, effective June 1. “Jodie Harris brings nearly three decades of dee...
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Pennsylvania Rep. Joshua Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), the chair of the House Republican Policy Committee, said during a regulation hearing Tuesday that commonsense should rule regulation reform to alle...
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