Packing company to open Bethel facility
Pregis, a protective packaging manufacturer, plans to open a 300,000-square-foot facility in Bethel in early May. The plant is part of the company’s strategy to add capacity to its e-commerce pr...
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Volvo Construction Equipment to build world-class training center in Shippensburg
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 purchases Kansas City manufacturer
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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Mid Penn Bancorp distributes more than $290M in small business loans
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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Rep. Keller visits manufacturing facilities to support efforts bolstering workforce development
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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Biopharmaceutical companies spend nearly $8B in Pennsylvania
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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Koppers sells West Virginia facility
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 expanding in Philadelphia
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 streamlining Pennsylvania operations
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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Four Philadelphia organizations awarded $1M grant to advance equitable workforce development
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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Pittsburgh technology firm purchases software company
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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Penn State University Behrend receives $200,000 in funding
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. The ...
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Clemens Food Group expanding Hatfield facility
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 initiative aims to expand organic farming
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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Chester County hosting event to train workers for the manufacturing industry
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 expanding in southeastern Pennsylvania
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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Congress members express concern over RGGI
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 acquires Minnesota-based polyurethane, epoxy systems company
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 expanding Allentown plant
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 opens Allentown facility
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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