The Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corp. (LVEDC) recently hired Garner Economics, an economic development strategy and location advisory firm, to develop an updated economic development action pla...
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United States Steel Corporation recently announced it is selling its Transtar business to a Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors (FTAI) affiliate for $640 million. “By selling Tra...
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Pittsburgh-based Kraft Heinz Company announced Monday that it has sold its nuts business to Hormel Foods Corporation for $3.35 billion. Previously, the company said it would divest most of its pro...
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Sen. Gene Yaw (R-Bradford/Lycoming/Sullivan/Union counties), members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, and labor and economic leaders recently toured the $6 billion Shell petrochemical pla...
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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) would provide new funding for minority-owned businesses in Erie County. Part of the Pennsylvania Mi...
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The House Urban Affairs Committee recently held a hearing to discuss how blight laws are being used and how proposed legislation might tackle blight statewide. According to the Housing Alliance of...
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Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding recently toured York Fresh Food Farms in York, where he discussed how farms in urban areas could end food apartheid. The Urban Agriculture Infrastructure Grant...
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Pittsburgh-based Arconic Corporation announced it is continuing its path towards sustainability, as evidenced by its release of its 2020 Sustainability and Environmental, Social and Governance Report ...
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AmerisourceBergen Corporation announced Tuesday that it had completed its acquisition of the majority of Walgreens Boots Alliance’s Alliance Healthcare businesses. AmerisourceBergen purchased th...
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The Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) recently approved two low-interest loans totaling $2.3 million. Through the Bucks County Economic Development Corp., Home Reserve was approv...
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The Hershey Co. recently released its 2020 Sustainability Report, which reviews the company's holistic sustainability strategy and highlights progress on key environmental and social initiatives. "...
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Dollar Mutual Bancorp recently completed its merger with Standard AVB Financial. "We are ecstatic to announce the completion of this merger and welcome Standard Bank into the Dollar family," Doll...
Read MoreGene Barr, PA Chamber of Business and Industry president and CEO, recently issued a statement on the state's workforce having difficulty filling open positions. Businesses in several industries hav...
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Exton-based Allied Resources Group (ARG) announced Wednesday that it has acquired RTR Energy Solutions (RTR), a project management services provider to the power delivery systems industry. With of...
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MSA Safety Incorporated, a safety equipment manufacturer based in Pittsburgh, recently entered into an agreement to purchase New Kensington-based Bacharach from California private equity firm FFL Part...
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Truck-Lite Co., a provider of LED lighting systems for commercial vehicles, plans to relocate its headquarters from Falconer, N.Y., to Erie’s Knowledge Park. The company will lease a nearly 30,00...
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Investment and wealth management firm Glenmede announced Monday it will establish a private wealth office in Pittsburgh. As part of the Philadelphia-based company's targeted regional expansion str...
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Gov. Tom Wolf announced Friday that Gratz Borough-based MI Windows and Doors will expand its operation in Dauphin County, creating nearly 100 new jobs. One of the largest suppliers of vinyl and al...
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Braskem, the world’s leading biopolymers producer, and Vartega, a recycler of advanced materials including carbon fiber reinforced plastics, recently expanded their partnership for a new 3D Printing...
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PIDC, a public-private economic development corporation that owns and develops the Philadelphia Navy Yard, awarded Dominion Energy a 10-year electric utility operations and maintenance (O&M) services ...
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