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U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) recently joined three other lawmakers in a statement urging Congress to replenish the relief fund for local restaurants.
The U.S. Small Business Administration an...
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PPG recently completed the purchase of German-based Wörwag, a global manufacturer of coatings for industrial and automotive applications
Wörwag specializes in developing sustainable liquid, powde...
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Cardinal Systems, a steel wall panel, thermomoulded and extruded plastic products, and vinyl pool liners fabricator and manufacturer, plans to expand its existing operation and production capacity.
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Valley Forge-based UGI Corporation announced Friday that it would commit to reducing its Scope I greenhouse gas emissions by 55 percent over the next five years.
As part of the energy products com...
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Orwigsburg, Penn.-based Clearly Clean Products, LLC, has been recognized as the fastest-growing manufacturer in northeast Pennsylvania by the Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers and Employers Associa...
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Pittsburgh-based PPG recently completed $13 million in upgrades at its Chinese paint and coatings facility.
Upgrades include eight new powder coating production lines and an expanded Powder Coating...
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Cleveland-based GE Current, an advanced lighting and intelligent controls company, recently opened a new distribution center near Harrisburg.
The company will use the distribution center to provi...
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The Department of Agriculture plans to use $500,000 from the Pennsylvania Farm Bill to provide 57 agriculture education and workforce development grants in 33 counties.
The Ag and Youth Program fun...
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The Appalachian Regional Commission’s (ARC) Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative recently awarded the Indiana County Broadband Deployment Initiat...
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Penelec, a FirstEnergy Corp. utility, plans to inject underground cable lines serving an Erie condominium complex with a silicone-based fluid to prolong their life by up to 40 more years.
The tech...
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The GIANT Co. recently announced plans to open four new locations in Philadelphia, with the new stores varying in size from 32,000 to 50,000 square feet.
Grand opening dates have not been announc...
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250 Cross Farm Lane (CFL), a PSC Biotech Corp subsidiary, plans to open a contract pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in York County.
The company plans to invest more than $22 million to trans...
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A bipartisan group of 21 state senators recently sent a letter to Gov. Tom Wolf asking that he repeal COVID-related restrictions on employers before the start of the Memorial Day weekend.
Wolf plan...
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Rick Bloomingdale and Frank Snyder, Pennsylvania AFL-CIO president and secretary-treasurer, recently sent a letter to David B. Burritt, United States Steel Corp.'s president and CEO, disagreeing with ...
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Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center (PABC), a nonprofit life sciences incubator based in Doylestown, announced Wednesday that it had received a major investment pledge by the Bucks County Employees’ R...
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The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s (BFTP/NEP) board of directors recently approved $207,200 in early-stage company investments in five companies.
BFTP/NEP provide...
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Pennsylvania’s Pre-Apprentice and Apprenticeship Grant Program recently awarded more than $650,000 to three programs in two counties that connect apprentices with classroom training.
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A new report from TD Bank shows that Greater Philadelphia small businesses are doing better than expected given the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
TD Bank’s 2021 Small Business Survey foun...
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Lavazza North America recently began construction on a facility in West Chester.
The company is part of Italian coffee company Lavazza Group, and this is the company’s first roasting and packin...
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Intervala, a manufacturer of high-reliability, precision electronic, and electromechanical products, recently purchased certain assets of NEOTech’s manufacturing business in Mason, Ohio.
NEOTech ...
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