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WesBanco, Inc. and Old Line Bancshares, Inc. recently jointly announced that they have executed a definitive Agreement and Plan of Merger providing for the merger of Old Line with and into WesBanco.
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The Armstrong County Industrial Development Council (ACIDC) and the Energy Innovation Center Institute, Inc. (EICI) recently entered into a joint venture agreement to design, develop and operate a tra...
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The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) recently announced that Saint Francis University in Loretto, Pa., will receive a $150,000 grant to support advanced patient simulation training equipment for ...
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U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) recently urged Congress to maintain funding for the Chesapeake Bay program and the Assistance to Nuclear Closure Communities program in fiscal year 2020 appropriations bills...
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Penn State Health recently announced it plans to open an acute care hospital near state Route 283 in East Hempfield Township, Lancaster County.
The hospital will be located on 30 acres and will pro...
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A recent study from Escalent named PPL Electric Utilities one of the most trusted utility brands in the country and the best among electricity-only utilities in the eastern United States, PPL said Mon...
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Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-PA) joined Clarion officials, the Clarion Blueprint Communities team, local businesses, and community organizations on Monday for a tour of downtown Clarion to celebrate the bor...
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Paint manufacturer PPG recently reached an agreement with private equity firm Sverica Capital Management LP to acquire Dexmet Corp.
Headquartered in Wallingford, Conn., Dexmet manufactures special...
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The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry (PA Chamber) said last week that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's decision to overturn the Commonwealth and Allegheny County courts and uphold Pittsbu...
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Gov. Tom Wolf recently announced that the Mifflin County Academy of Science and Technology will receive a $200,000 grant through the Manufacturing PA initiative to support its post-secondary training ...
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U.S. Sens. Pat Toomey (R-PA), Todd Young (R-IN), and Tom Cotton (R-AR) recently introduced a bill that would prevent federal dollars from being used to help insolvent state, territory or local governm...
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State Rep. Frank Burns (D-Cambria) sent a letter Thursday to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos urging the company to consider Cambria County as its new headquarters.
The letter was a follow-up to correspondenc...
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State Sen. Mario Scavello (R-Northampton/Monroe) and Rep. Marcia Hahn (R-Northampton) announced Wednesday the award of an approximately $321,000 grant to extend natural gas service to Keystone Cement ...
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High Concrete Group, LLC broke ground Wednesday on a major revitalization of precast concrete production facilities at its Denver, Pa., headquarters to extend the company’s growing presence in the a...
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State Rep. Peter Schweyer (D-Lehigh) hosted Tuesday a House Democratic Policy Committee public hearing on career and technical education (CTE) at the IBEW Local 375.
Hearing participants discussed ...
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State Sen. Andy Dinniman (D-Chester County) sent a letter to Patrick McDonnell, Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), urging the department to deny a recent permi...
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Pittsburgh-based food retailer Giant Eagle recently partnered with Grabango to provide a no-wait checkout experience.
Grabango’s checkout-free technology works by utilizing computer vision and ma...
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Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, a specialist in generic and specialty medicines, recently completed the purchase of three buildings in West Chester.
The purchase represents a 12-year investment in infra...
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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney called on the White House and Congress to match all state and local funding to address potential gaps in service related to the bankruptcy ...
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The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) highlighted Monday the Marcellus Shale Energy and Environmental Laboratory (MSEEL), a test well project aimed at improving natural gas production effic...
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