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Volvo Construction Equipment is building a $4.3 million technical training center at its Shippensburg headquarters.
The facility will provide the company with the space to deliver in-person and vir...
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PPG Industries recently completed the acquisition of VersaFlex, a Kansas City specialty coatings company, from DalFort Capital Partners for an undisclosed amount.
The purchase is part of PPG’s co...
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Millersburg-based Mid Penn Bancorp has approved and disbursed more than $290 million in loans for small businesses since the 2021 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) portal opened for community banks on...
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U.S. Rep. Fred Keller (R-PA) recently visited several manufacturing companies in his district to get input on ways to support the workforce and learn how companies are adapting to the pandemic.
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According to We Work for Health Pennsylvania, the state’s 16 biopharmaceutical companies spent $7.9 billion in the state in 2018 and employed 253,876 Pennsylvanians, while supporting 7,294 vendors a...
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Pittsburgh-based Koppers, a treated wood products, wood treatment chemicals, and carbon compounds provider, recently completed the sale of its Follansbee, W.Va., facility to Petro Empire Liquids and S...
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Century Therapeutics, a cell therapy company developing cell therapies for cancer, recently announced it plans to expand its operations and laboratory space in Philadelphia.
The expansion will he...
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Hall Industries, an engineering and manufacturing company with multiple locations statewide, recently announced that it will streamline operations in western Pennsylvania in Mercer County.
The comp...
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The City of Philadelphia announced Wednesday the Workforce Respond and Recharge 2021 Commitment, a renewed strategic commitment to address workforce challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic a...
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Aspirant, a Pittsburgh-based management consulting and technology firm, recently purchased Technical Architecture Solution Engineering (TASE) Labs, a firm providing Microsoft Modern Workplace and Micr...
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The Manufacturing PA initiative recently awarded Pennsylvania State University Behrend campus in Erie County a $200,000 grant through Pennsylvania’s Manufacturing Training-to-Career program.
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Clemens Food Group, a Montgomery County-based vertically-integrated pork processor, recently announced plans to expand its Hatfield operations.
The company will invest more than $228 million to co...
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Bell & Evans, a premium poultry producer, recently finalized a long-term sourcing agreement with Cargill, one of its suppliers, to increase domestic organic grain supply and source organic grain.
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The Chester County Workforce Development Board, with the support of the Chester County Economic Development Council and the Manufacturing Alliance of Chester and Delaware Counties, will host a free vi...
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BNP Paribas, a European bank with a presence in 71 countries, recently announced it will relocate its King of Prussia office to Wayne mid-year.
BNP Paribas signed a 20-year lease for the new locati...
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A group of four Republican lawmakers recently sent a letter to the Independent Regulatory Review Commission expressing serious concerns about Environmental Quality Board (EQB) Regulation #7-559, propo...
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Polytek Development Corp., a manufacturer of specialty polymers for mold making, casting, and coating applications, announced Wednesday the acquisition of Endurance Technologies, a company that specia...
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SunOpta, a food and beverage company focusing on plant- and fruit-based products, recently announced it is expanding its Allentown facility.
“I’m pleased to announce the further expansion of ou...
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Advanced Technology Recycling (ATR), a company providing electronic recycling service portfolios, recently opened a facility in Allentown.
The 30,000-square-foot facility is one of the company’s ...
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Allegheny County committed to locally generated renewable energy last week, entering into a 35-year power purchase agreement with Rye Development LLC to purchase renewable energy generated by a 17.8 M...
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