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PPL Electric Utilities announced Monday it had activated dynamic line rating for Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland Interconnection (PJM) operators.
Part of a project involving three transmission li...
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Koppers Performance Chemicals (PC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pittsburgh-based Koppers Holdings, recently expanded its market share in industrial and commercial wood preservation technology markets...
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The state House of Representatives recently approved legislation ensuring funding for the demolition of blighted properties.
Senate Bill 439 would amend the Recorder of Deeds Fee Law of 1982 to pro...
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CRDC Global, a global disruptive building materials company, recently opened its first United States facility in York for converting difficult-to-recycle plastic waste into a new concrete additive cal...
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CONSOL Energy, based in Canonsburg, Pa., announced Friday it had commissioned the Itmann Preparation Plant last month and that the first train of Itmann coal had already loaded and shipped.
The It...
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The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) recently approved $1.8 million in grants for 21 projects within the beer industry across the commonwealth.
Under Act 39 of 2016, the PLCB can approve up...
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The Pennsylvania Senate Committee on Environmental Resources and Energy approved several bills this week promoting fairness in drilling impact fee distribution and stream maintenance measures, state S...
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Citizens Financial Services (CZFS) and HV Bancorp (HVBC) recently signed an agreement to merge HVBC with CZFS.
Citizens Financial Services is the holding company for First Citizens Community Bank (...
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The state recently awarded B. Braun Medical, an infusion therapy and pharmacy products company, a $72,500 grant to fund a medical plastics waste recycling pilot project in the Lehigh Valley.
Fundi...
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Boston-based private equity firm Artemis Capital Partners recently purchased Beaver Falls-based McDanel Advanced Ceramic Technologies for an undisclosed amount.
McDanel will continue to operate as ...
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The Department of Community and Economic Development recently awarded Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC), an applied scientific research and development professional services organization, a $1...
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Younium, a European subscription management hub for B2B companies, recently opened its United States headquarters in Philadelphia.
"We had always planned to have a larger presence in the U.S.," You...
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The most recent report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration shows that Appalachia is responsible for one-third of all natural gas production in the United States, a trend being driven by Pe...
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Cabinetworks Group, a manufacturer and distributor of kitchen and bath cabinetry, plans to invest $23 million to expand its Mount Union facility in Huntingdon County.
The company plans to convert i...
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Westinghouse Electric Co., one of the world’s largest nuclear services businesses, is being sold by Brookfield Business Partners to a consortium that includes Cameco and Brookfield Renewable.
Th...
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The Senate Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee and the Senate Labor and Industry Committee held a joint hearing on Tuesday to discuss workforce development in northeastern Penns...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. have given Mid Penn Bank, a full-service commercial bank wholly owned by Mid Penn Bancorp, approval to ope...
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Ven Raju
Pittsburgh-based Innovation Works (IW) announced Thursday that Ven Raju would take the helm as its new president and CEO.
Raju will succeed Rich Lunak, who announced his retirement in February aft...
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Souderton-based Univest Financial Corp., financial solutions company operating primarily in the Mid-Atlantic Region, recently purchased property for two new regional offices in Western Pennsylvania.
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The Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) recently made $2.75 million in grant funding available to build and modernize Pennsylvania's network of registered apprenticeship programs.
Funding is thro...
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