The Global Manufacturing and Industrialization Summit (GMIS) recently selected Pittsburgh to host the inaugural American GMIS summit in autumn 2022. The American Middle East Institute (AMEI), hea...
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On Monday, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf joined local, state and federal leaders to celebrate infrastructure investments during a ribbon cutting at I-579 CAP Park, renamed the Frankie Pace Park. The ...
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Penn National Gaming recently announced it plans to open Hollywood Casino Morgantown on Dec. 22, pending final regulatory approvals. The company invested approximately $111 million, including licen...
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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced Friday that his administration had approved 166 new projects through the Multimodal Transportation Fund (MTF), totaling more than $84 million in funding. The f...
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Pittsburgh-based Dollar Bank’s board of directors recently approved Lisa Griffith as Dollar Bank’s new Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Griffith joined Dollar Bank in 2013 ...
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On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee hosted a hearing to discuss ongoing remediation of the former Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery. The second ...
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The GIANT Co. recently announced the opening dates for its three Philadelphia stores opening in December. “The City of Philadelphia and the surrounding community continues to play a central role ...
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The Richard King Mellon Foundation recently provided the University of Pittsburgh with a $100 million gift, the largest single-project gift in the foundation’s history. The university will use th...
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The Appalachian Regional Commission’s INvestments Supporting Partnerships In Recovery Ecosystems (INSPIRE) initiative recently awarded Pennsylvania more than $1.5 million in grants to help people wi...
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The Employment and Training Administration recently awarded Penn State a $1.5 million Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC) Initiative grant to create work force education and reskilling ...
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Maryland-based Liquidity Services, an e-commerce marketplace for retail, industrial and government surplus, recently opened a 100,000-square-foot warehouse in Pittston for its retail segment. The c...
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Allentown-based energy PPL Corp. is investing in Flagship Fund, Fund II, which is offered by venture capital firm Energy Impact Partners. The fund invests in energy companies and technologies that...
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The Hershey Co. recently entered into an agreement to acquire Dot's Pretzels, the owner of Dot's Homestyle Pretzels, and to purchase Pretzels Inc. from an affiliate of Peak Rock Capital. Both tra...
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Rolls-Royce recently awarded a 10-year contract extension to Triumph Geared Solutions. "Triumph has maintained a strong relationship with Rolls-Royce over the years and we are excited to continue o...
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The GIANT Co. recently signed a long-term renewable energy supply agreement with Baltimore-based Constellation, a competitive energy and energy solutions provider, to power GIANT’s Pennsylvania oper...
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Canadian National (CN), a Canadian railroad company operating a 19,500-mile rail network, recently purchased the FLXdrive battery-electric freight locomotive from Pittsburgh-based Wabtec Corp. CN h...
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Rep. Parke Wentling (R-Crawford/Erie/Lawrence/Mercer) recently hosted a House Majority Policy Committee hearing in Greenville to listen to testimony on how to advance the economy in Northwestern Penns...
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Cranberry Township-based MSA Safety recently signed a $4 million contract to produce elastomeric air-purifying respirators for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The respirators will...
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The Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) recently approved two low-interest loans. “Today’s funding is invaluable in assisting these two businesses in their next steps to improv...
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Malvern-based CertainTeed, a sustainable building products company, recently announced it is investing more than $400 Million to expand its production capacity at four key manufacturing locations. ...
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