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Duke Realty Corp.’s Pennsylvania office, located in Conshohocken, recently announced a building under construction for Max Finkelstein is on schedule for delivery this spring.
Max Finkelstein is ...
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The Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corp. (LVEDC) recently released its quarterly report for the first quarter of 2020.
The Lehigh Valley Commercial & Industrial Real Estate Report details the...
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The Commonwealth Financing Authority recently approved four projects at its Thursday board meeting.
Three projects, intended to support Pennsylvania's agriculture industry, will be funded through...
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U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA), of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care chairman, and U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) recently held a virtual roundtable to discuss how to reopen the state’s ec...
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Carbon County lawmakers disagree with Gov. Tom Wolf’s decision to extend the county’s stay-at-home order until June 4.
Sen. John Yudichak (I- Luzerne County), Reps. Doyle Heffley (R-Carbon Coun...
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A bipartisan group of state, county, and local elected officials recently launched the Regional Recovery Task Force for Lackawanna County residents and businesses.
The task force will frequently me...
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Sen. Camera Bartolotta (R-46) recently sent a letter to Gov. Tom Wolf urging him to reopen businesses in Beaver, Greene, and Washington counties
Bartolotta’s district was not included in Wolf’s...
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The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry (PA Chamber) announced Tuesday the launching of its new website for the “Bringing PA Back” initiative, which is intended to help businesses across...
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A group of Bucks County legislators recently urged Gov. Tom Wolf and Rachel Levine, Pennsylvania Department of Health secretary, to consider changing the metric being used to calculate whether to reop...
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National Fuel Gas Co. recently purchased Royal Dutch Shell subsidiary SWEPI LP for approximately $541 million.
The purchase provides the company Shell’s upstream and midstream gathering assets ...
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Mitsubishi Chemical America, a subsidiary of Japan's largest chemical company Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. (MCC), recently entered into an agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of Gelest Intermedia...
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Legislation recently introduced in the state Senate would exempt real estate work from Pennsylvania's business closure order, so long as the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines are used to sl...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development recently awarded $200,000 in state funds to the Greene County Industrial Development Corp.
The funds will be used to hire West Vir...
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U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) recently held a phone call with Pennsylvania agriculture leaders to discuss the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry.
Casey also recently contacted Sonny Perd...
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Triumph Group and the Triumph Group Foundation recently announced they will expand support for nonprofit organizations serving communities affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Triumph, through its f...
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Pittsburgh’s Allegheny Health Network (AHN) recently began manufacturing COVID-19 test kits as a way to combat the national shortage.
COVID-19 specimen kits come fully assembled from the vendor, ...
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Nonprofit organization VentureWell recently awarded Penn State College of Engineering’s School of Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs’ researchers $24,000 to support and expa...
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Sen. Jim Brewster (D-Allegheny/Westmoreland) recently sent a letter to Gov. Tom Wolf outline a plan to boost the state’s economic recovery efforts, workers, and small businesses after the COVID-19 p...
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Gov. Tom Wolf recently approved a waiver classifying battery manufacturer East Penn as a life-sustaining business, which allows it to operate during the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Before the order ...
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Duquesne Light Co. recently contributed $500,000 to the Emergency Action Fund, a joint effort between The Pittsburgh Foundation, Heinz Endowments, Richard King Mellon Foundation, Hillman Family Founda...
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