A new analysis has found that employment in the Lehigh Valley manufacturing sector grew at a faster rate than the nation as a whole over the last five years. According to the Lehigh Valley Economi...
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The Manufacturing PA initiative recently awarded the Warren County Career Center a $117,000 Manufacturing PA Training-to-Career Program (MTTC) grant. The center, a vocational-technical school servi...
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State Rep. Tim Twardzik (R-Schuylkill) announced Friday that he had hosted a public hearing of the House Majority Policy Committee to discuss barriers related to starting up and growing a business in ...
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Eric Hagarty, acting secretary of education, recently went to the Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts to tour its PNC Innovation Zone. The PNC Innovation Zone addresses gender and equity barri...
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On Tuesday, the City of Philadelphia announced it had enabled 22,500 internet connections over the past two years as part of the PHLConnectED program. A response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its i...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced Monday the opening of its draft 2022 Pennsylvania State Water Plan for public comments. The plan identifies regional and sta...
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The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) recently presented U.S. Rep. Fred Keller (R-PA 12th District) with the Friend of Farm Bureau Award. The award recognizes members of Congress who support t...
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Pennsylvania American Water announced Thursday that it will begin installing approximately 2,800 feet of new water main in Allegheny County as part of approximately $2 million in improvements to the s...
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The state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) recently purchased 5,600 acres in the Weiser State Forest that will be developed into a motorized recreation area. The parcel is ...
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Guardian Booth, a manufacturer of prefabricated structures, will relocate its headquarters to Waynesboro, Penn. The move from Orangeburg, N.Y., to Franklin County will create new jobs, Gov. Tom Wo...
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Pennsylvania American Water recently announced it will invest $3.5 million to install nearly 6,000 feet of ductile-iron water main along the San Souci Parkway (SR 2002) in Hanover Township, Luzerne Co...
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Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel Corporation announced this week plans to join Equinor US Holdings Inc and Shell US Gas & Power LLC in a non-exclusive Cooperation Agreement to advance a collaborative clean...
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Advance Central PA, an organization overseeing programs designed to assure businesses in Central Pennsylvania remain competitive, recently received an $80,058 Pennsylvania’s Manufacturing PA Trainin...
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Philadelphia-based Rite Aid, a full-service pharmacy, recently partnered with WellSpan Health, a York-based integrated health system serving central Pennsylvania and northern Maryland, to improve heal...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC), and the Regional Industrial Development Corporation (RIDC) of Southwestern PA are partnering to pla...
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Almac Group, an Irish-based contract development and manufacturing organization, recently announced plans to expand its North American headquarters in Souderton by 60 percent. The company will inve...
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Walmart plans to open its 400,000-square-foot consolidation center in Lebanon this month. The facility, which will service all 42 regional distribution centers, is expected to bring nearly 1,000 j...
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Malvern-based Savana, a software company for banks and fintech, recently completed Series A funding, raising $45 million, which will go toward Savana’s Digital Delivery Platform and go-to-market act...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Education recently awarded the Pennsylvania College of Technology a $314,440 PAsmart Advancing Computer Science and STEM Education Grant. “Penn College is very exci...
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Canonsburg-based Ansys announced Monday it will be part of a NASA-backed research project looking into alternative, sustainable aircraft fuel. Ansys’s simulation solutions will serve as a way to...
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