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Gov. Tom Wolf announced Wednesday that Pennsylvania will provide $2.7 million in low-interest loans to three companies in Bucks, Franklin, and Luzerne counties.
Funded through the Pennsylvania Ind...
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According to a Milken Institute study, economic growth in Lehigh Valley’s high-technology sector is among the nation’s top 10 percent of the largest metropolitan regions.
“This report confirm...
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Harsco Corporation, a global market leader in industrial and specialty waste environmental solutions based in Camp Hill, Pa., announced that its division Harsco Environmental (HE) has renewed its mult...
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Spring Grove-based Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC (Pixelle) announced Monday that it has acquired two specialty papers businesses – Rollsource Corporation and Appvion Operations, Inc.
Rollsourc...
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Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania recently made a request to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) to have its revised rates approved.
The rate change would be for upgrading and replacing p...
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The Hemp Promotional Grant Program recently awarded three projects $157,735 to increase hemp and hemp products awareness and increase market opportunities for growers and processors.
The program re...
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At the request of state Sens. Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia), Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia), and Nikil Saval (D-Philadelphia), the Pennsylvania Democratic Policy Committee held a virtual pu...
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Pennsylvania Legislative Democrats held a virtual public hearing Friday, March 26, to discuss abandoned and blighted property conservatorship, the effect of blight on neighborhoods, and what tools are...
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Pennsylvania Democrats worked to find solutions to provide students with quality, reliable internet access and equipment as a way to reimagine the education system and close the digital divide during ...
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Pennsylvanians facing eviction or loss of utility service are eligible to apply for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, through which the state will distribute $847 million among the counties.
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The state recently launched Pick Up Pennsylvania, a campaign to reduce litter by encouraging community cleanups that will run through May 31.
Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful coordinates the campaign, a...
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Filterbuy, Inc., a leading air filter manufacturer, will expand its operations into Pennsylvania, Gov. Tom Wolf announced Thursday.
The business's expansion is expected to create at least 120 new,...
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Dr. Scott Tinker, geologist and energy sector expert, spoke Tuesday to members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly about mitigating environmental impacts and how affordable and reliable energy could ...
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Wabtec Corp. recently received a more than $70 million order to supply Siemens Mobility with products for the London Underground’s Piccadilly Upgrade Program.
The program will replace the aging...
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Berwyn-based AMETEK recently entered into an agreement to purchase Abaco Systems, a leading provider of mission critical embedded computing systems, from Veritas Capital for $1.35 billion in an all-ca...
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Allentown-based energy company PPL Corp. is expanding its presence in the U.S. with the acquisition of Narragansett Electric, a Rhode Island-based utility owned by National Grid.
PPL is buying Narr...
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Small business owners said the COVID-19 pandemic gives them a sense of optimism, but most say they still see a long road to recovery before business returns to normal, a new poll shows.
According ...
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Ivyland-based Lynn Electronics, a fiber-optic and copper cable assemblies manufacturer, recently purchased Ohio-based Total Cable Solutions, a telecom and data center products manufacturer, for an und...
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Oaks-based SEI, a leading provider of investment processing, investment management, and investment operations solutions, announced Monday that its collective investment trust (CIT) had increased 20.5 ...
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A recent hearing of the House Majority Policy Committee heard testimony on how to regrow the economy in the southwestern region of the state.
Economic development leaders and local business owner...
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