The Pennsylvania Insurance Department and a working group of stakeholder partners will host the Pennsylvania NextGen Insurance Academy Aug. 1-4 in Harrisburg. The academy is an interactive workshop...
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On Monday, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced that the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and Norfolk Southern Corporation (NS) had reached an agreement that would expand passenger ...
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The state Senate recently approved Senate Bill 1194, legislation that would create the Pennsylvania Military Academy Assistance Program. The program would recruit, train, educate and retain cadets ...
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Evoqua Water Technologies, based in Pittsburgh, is set to acquire Smith Engineering, a manufacturer of water treatment equipment. The acquisition will enhance Evoqua's portfolio of high purity wate...
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A group of 20 employees -- including floor managers, bakery managers, front-end managers, HR generalists, and warehouse directors -- from The GIANT Co. and Bake Crafters recently completed a certifica...
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Penn Power completed extensive work to reinforce the electric system against extreme heat and severe weather this summer. Penn Power, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy, conducted equipment inspections an...
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ChristianaCare, a Delaware-based health care organization, recently purchased the former Jennersville Hospital in West Grove, which closed on Dec. 31, from Tower Health. The purchase includes the h...
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Pittsburgh ranked 13th in the global Emerging Ecosystem featured in Startup Genome’s 2022 Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER) released at London Tech Week last week. Startup Genome is a policy...
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced Monday that it will partner with Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) to launch and host the 2022 Global Clean Energy Action Forum in Pittsburgh on Sept. 21-2...
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Jennifer Berrier, state Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) secretary, recently visited Fortyx80, which provides opportunities for nontraditional job seekers to acquire the skills needed to enter the...
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The Senate State Government Committee recently held a hearing on Senate Bill 1140, legislation that would make small, diverse, and veteran-owned businesses more competitive regarding how the state awa...
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Gov. Tom Wolf recently signed Act 24 of 2022, establishing a competitive process to accept sale proposals for the 20.2-acre SCI Pittsburgh property. The former prison facility is located on the sho...
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The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency announced Monday it is accepting bids for the purchase of $4.5 million in mixed-use development tax credits. The tax credits will benefit the state in two w...
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The University of Pennsylvania (Penn) will partner with Longfellow Real Estate partners to develop a new 455,000-square-foot life sciences research, development, and manufacturing facility, the organi...
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The Frontier Group of Companies (FGC), a North American real estate and brownfield redevelopment company, announced Wednesday it had acquired two retired Energy Harbor coal-fired plants, including one...
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Butler Health System and Excela Health recently agreed to combine into a new health system serving western Pennsylvania. The new health system will support five hospitals, employ more than 1,000 ph...
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On Friday, Cranberry Township-based Westinghouse announced it had expanded its agreements with Energoatom, the state-owned nuclear utility of Ukraine. Westinghouse said the new agreement allows it...
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U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) hosted U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, as well as business, government, and student representatives from Chester County, for a tour and roundtable at Vishay...
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On Thursday, Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Secretary Jennifer Berrier visited the Philadelphia OIC, a workforce development and job-training center. The Philadelphia Region Hospitality and E...
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) recently invited Pittston-based Renewable Energy Aggregators (REA), a developer of renewable energy for electric vehicle (EV) charging in...
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