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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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New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., based in New Enterprise, Pa., announced Friday it had acquired all of the outstanding stock of Hempt Bros., Inc.
The purchase includes three aggregate plants...
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New York-based USI Insurance Services, one of the world’s largest insurance brokerage and consulting firms, recently completed its purchase of Northwest Insurance Services’ insurance business.
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A total of 129 hospitality industry businesses in Dauphin County recently received $3.05 million through the state’s Covid-19 Hospitality Industry Recovery Program (CHIRP).
The Capital Region Eco...
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Philadelphia-based Aramark, a global leader in food, facilities management, and uniforms, announced Thursday that it will be acquiring Next Level Hospitality which provides culinary and environmental ...
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The Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) recently invested $1.3 million in programs statewide that provide computer skills training to job seekers.
Funding is provided through Digital Literacy and ...
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Legislation recently introduced by Sen. Bob Mensch (R-24) that would help first-time homebuyers advanced out of the Pennsylvania Senate’s Urban Affairs and Housing Committee Wednesday.
SB 157 wo...
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Pittsburgh-based PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. announced Tuesday that it would launch a Community Benefits Plan to provide $88 billion in loans, investments, and other financial support over a fo...
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A total of 135 environmental programs and community restoration projects will receive more than $15 million in Marcellus Legacy Fund monies.
The state’s natural gas tax provides the fund’s moni...
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DelGrosso Foods, the oldest family-owned pasta sauce producer in the United States, will expand its manufacturing operations in Blair County.
The company plans to convert a 166,000-square-foot faci...
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GoExpedi, an innovative e-commerce, supply chain, and analytics company, announced the opening of a new Pittsburgh warehouse.
The warehouse will help the company meet increased demand for parts a...
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Emissions data for Chester-based Covanta’s Delaware Valley Waste-to-Energy facility owned is now available online, the company said.
In an effort to allay residents’ concerns over emissions at...
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Actor Michael Keaton recently purchased an ownership stake in a plant that Nexii Building Solutions, a green-construction technology company, plans for Pittsburgh.
Trinity Sustainable Solutions, a ...
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Vulcan Industrial, a provider of mission-critical engineering services and systems, recently moved to a larger facility in Washington, Pa.
The 7,550-square-foot warehouse center will support the co...
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The state House of Representatives recently advanced legislation that would enable small businesses to operate during state disasters.
The One Staffer-One Shopper Bill (House Bill 747) would allow ...
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Pittsburgh-based OneValley, a global innovation platform, launched this week its Pittsburgh Entrepreneurship Platform (PEP) – a site for Pittsburgh-based startups that provides them with an online c...
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The Hershey Co. recently entered into two new clean energy partnerships that will develop solar projects to transition operations to clean and renewable energy.
Hershey entered into a 15-year power...
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Harrisburg-based Ben Franklin Technology Partners and its network of entrepreneur clients helped lift Pennsylvania’s economy during the pandemic, keeping people employed and helping the state with i...
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