The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board recently awarded Ira Lubert, a real estate and private equity investor, the right to apply for a Category 4 slot machine license for a casino to be built within a...
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The Pennsylvania Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program recently awarded the Frankford Arsenal Revitalization Project a $2 million grant. The Arsenal was originally built in 1816 in Philadelphia....
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Canonsburg-based CONSOL Energy and CONSOL Coal Resources LP held a special shareholder meeting on Dec. 29 to approve the issuance of CONSOL Energy common stock shares. CONSOL Energy recently announ...
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UGI Corp., an operator of natural gas and electric utilities in Pennsylvania, recently agreed to purchase Mountaintop Energy Holdings for $540 million, including the assumption of approximately $140 m...
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Pittsburgh-based Centene Corp., a multinational healthcare company providing government-sponsored and commercial healthcare programs, recently completed the purchase of PANTHERx, a pharmacy specializi...
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Wayne-based Teleflex, a leading global provider for healthcare supplies and services, recently completed the purchase of Z-Medica, the manufacturer of hemostatic products, for $500 million at closing....
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Leetsdale-based Hussey Copper, a manufacturer of copper products for industrial and construction applications, was recently acquired by private equity firm KPS Capital Partners LP for an undisclosed a...
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Pittsburgh-based PPG recently completed the purchase of Ennis-Flint, a North Carolina manufacturer of pavement markings and traffic-safety solutions, for approximately $1.15 billion. Ennis-Flint ma...
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The Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) recently signed a seven-year agreement with Blink Charging Co., a leading owner, operator, and provider of electric-vehicle (EV) charging equipment and services...
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The Regional Investors Council of the Allegheny Conference recently launched a public service campaign to encourage those living in the Pittsburgh region to adopt health and safety procedures to reduc...
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The Pennsylvania Women’s Health Caucus, in collaboration with Public Citizens for Children and Youth, recently sent a letter to Gov. Tom Wolf encouraging the administration to resume the COVID relie...
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State Sen. Ryan Aument (R-Lancaster County) plans to introduce the Small Business Assistance Package to provide relief to restaurants, bars, and small businesses struggling from the COVID-19 pandemic....
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US LBM, a distributor of specialty building materials, recently opened a roofing and siding location in Yeadon, the company’s 10th since 2018. US LBM's Universal Supply division, which operates ...
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Comcast Corp. recently announced its first round of Comcast RISE award, which included more than 700 recipients include six businesses in Central Pennsylvania. Winners receive either technology upg...
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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office recently awarded Doylestown-based IO Biosciences with a patent for nucleic acid constructs comprising gene-editing multisites (GEMS) and their uses. According t...
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In 2019, the gross domestic product (GDP) in Lehigh Valley reached $43.3 billion, a record for a single year, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis, and a 5.7 pe...
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Guardian Capital Partners, a Wayne-based private equity firm, recently invested in Warminster-based Havis, a designer and manufacturer of mobile workforce solutions for public safety and enterprise ma...
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LifeX Labs, a Pittsburgh life sciences startups, and Pittsburgh Life Science Greenhouse (PLSG), a life sciences economic development organization, recently formed a strategic alliance to accelerate in...
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The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) recently ranked Seedcopa, an SBA loan provider, as the top provider of SBA 504 loans for small businesses in Eastern Pennsylvania. SBA 504 loans are for...
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U.S. Specialty Formulations (USSF), a pharmaceutical manufacturing company, plans to expand its Allentown operations to develop a COVID-19 vaccine with its partner VaxForm, USSF is using VaxForm’...
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