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The Shapiro Administration recently awarded the School District of Philadelphia a $250,000 Schools-to-Work grant to expand agricultural career education.
The district will use the funding to devel...
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U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-Lancaster), House Committee on Ways and Means member, recently hosted a roundtable in southern York County to discuss tax policies impacting small businesses in Pennsylvania...
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Johnstown, Pa.-based Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) recently nabbed a $4.4 million contract to develop an additive manufacturing machine specifically to make U.S. Department of Defense (DOD...
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On Tuesday, lawmakers from across Western Pennsylvania heard testimony about clean energy manufacturing, energy efficiency and the jobs the industries create.
As part of a public policy hearing ho...
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On Friday, Mechanicsburg, Pa.-based Pennsylvania American Water announced that it had been awarded to low-interest loans to finance two water main extension projects in Washington County.
The proj...
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Reading, Pa.-headquartered battery manufacturer EnerSys completed its all-cash $208 million purchase of another leading portable power solutions manufacturer.Â
“We are very pleased to have close...
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Eastern Pennsylvania’s Met-Ed, a FirstEnergy Corp. subsidiary, announced Monday it was installing smart, automated equipment on powerlines in York and Adams counties.
The smart grid will serve m...
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Texas-based Heidelberg Materials North America recently announced it has entered into an agreement to purchase Philadelphia-based Highway Materials, an aggregates and asphalt producer.
“The addit...
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The U.S. Department of Labor recently awarded the Pennsylvania College of Technology a $4 million Apprenticeship Building America (ABA) program grant to expand registered apprenticeship programs.
T...
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New Jersey-based Eos Energy Enterprises, a zinc-based long duration energy storage systems provider with manufacturing facilities in Turtle Creek, recently launched commercial production on its first ...
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Midland-based Mawson Infrastructure Group, a digital infrastructure company, completed on Tuesday its planned expansion of its Midland digital infrastructure and bitcoin mining facility.
The 20 meg...
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More than 50 local chambers of commerce and economic development agencies statewide recently sent a letter to state lawmakers urging them to address the child care crisis.
Gaps in Pennsylvania's c...
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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro recently toured the 26-story FNB Financial Center, F.N.B. Corp.’s new headquarters.
"By investing heavily in Pittsburgh and building its new headquarters there — ...
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Pennsylvania American Water recently filed an application with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) seeking approval to purchase the East Dunkard Water Authority’s (EDWA) water system as...
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In 2023, Bradford County received more than $4.3 million in impact fee revenue derived from Pennsylvania natural gas producers while municipalities in the county received more than $7.6 million.
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Duquesne Light Company, headquartered in Pittsburgh, announced recently that is has completed Phase 3A of its multi-phase Brunot Island-Crescent Transmission Reliability project.
The project, part...
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NASA Kennedy Space Center recently awarded Lancaster-based Advanced Cooling Technologies (ACT), a thermal solutions company, a more than $6 million contract to test two Rollout Purge Units (RPUs) for ...
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On Tuesday, PA State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-Williamsport) joined members of the Friends of Taiwan Caucus to meet with Taiwan Ambassador James K. J. Lee of the Republic of China in celebration of the stateâ€...
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North Carolina-based Kymanox, a professional services organization that supports comprehensive drug development, recently announced it is expanding its device design and testing facility in King of Pr...
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Fort Washington-based Incenter, a family of companies dedicated to improving the performance of lenders and depositories, recently named Sara Parrish to chief operating officer.
Parrish is the pres...
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