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On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced Pittsburgh-based Coherent Corp., would receive multimillion dollar funding to develop its chemical immobilization technology for lithium sul...
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On Tuesday, PA State Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) introduced legislation that would provide amnesty for businesses disciplined by the Wolf administration for staying open during the COVID-19 pandemic...
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The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) recently requested King of Prussia-based Clean Earth, a specialty waste company, participate in a prototype project to demonstrate remediation technologies for PFA...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded the Lehigh Valley International Airport with a $40.8 million Nationally Significant Multimodal Freight and Highways Projects Grants program grant...
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Amtrak recently held a ceremony to celebrate the start of construction on major renovations at William H. Gray III 30th Street Station in Philadelphia.
The event was attended by Amtrak officials, c...
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Acrisure, a Fintech company, recently created a Mid-Atlantic Region, encompassing its businesses in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia, that will operate under the Acrisure b...
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New York-based LS Power, a development, investment and operating company focused on the North American power and energy infrastructure sector, recently finalized its purchase of the Hunterstown natura...
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Malvern-based PQ, a silicates, silicas and derivative products provider, recently purchased Switzerland-based vanBaerle Group’s specialty silicate business.
The purchase allows PQ to further dive...
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On Tuesday, electronic design automation (EDA) and semiconductor company Synopsys announced it would acquire Pittsburgh-based Ansys for an estimated $35 billion.
The merger will combine Synopsysâ€...
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Justin T. Webb
Harrisburg-Mid Penn Bancorp, the parent company of Mid Penn Bank, recently appointed Justin T. Webb as chief financial officer.
Webb replaces Allison S. Johnson who left the company on Jan. 5. His ...
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On Thursday, GTI Energy announced it would be testing its new carbon management technology at the U.S. Steel Edgar Thomson Facility in Braddock, Pa.
GTI, a leader in carbon management tech, said i...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently awarded Penn State a $3.305 million grant to implement electric vehicles (EV) and infrastructure at University Park.
The gran...
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East Penn Manufacturing, a manufacturer of high-quality lead batteries and accessories, recently launched Power2Recycle, an environmental campaign designed to highlight the importance of proper recycl...
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The Business Intelligence Group (BIG), an annual business awards program recognizing organizations, products and people, recently awarded two Glen Mills-based Axalta Coating Systems’ products with t...
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On Tuesday, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announced photonics technology company Excelitas Technologies Corp., will move its headquarters to Pittsburgh in the coming year.
Officials said Excelita...
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On Monday, the Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary awarded nearly $500,000 in grants to prepare young farmers for success.
The PA Farm Bill Agriculture & Youth Grants were awarded to 47 organizatio...
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In 2022, Lehigh Valley’s gross domestic product (GDP) surpassed $50 billion.
Economic output, the sum of goods and services for the metro region, for the region increased, adding $10 billion in f...
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Crawford County recently awarded the Manufacturing Assistance Center (MAC) at the University of Pittsburgh at Titusville Education and Training Hub with a $25,000 grant, and the Gene Haas Foundation r...
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Exton, PA-based Frontage Laboratories announced Tuesday that it had completed its acquisition of the bioanalytical and drug metabolism & pharmacokinetics (DMPK) businesses of Accelera S.r.l.
Locat...
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Alcoa Corp. recently appointed Matt Reed as executive vice president and chief operations officer, effective Jan. 1.
Reed joined Alcoa in June 2023 and served concurrently as vice president of oper...
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