The construction and expanded manufacturing activity brought by a polypropylene manufacturing facility to the greater southeastern Pennsylvania region could have a total economic impact of $1 billion ...
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Penn State recently announced that Penn State Berks will open a new innovation hub this month within the GoggleWorks Center for the Arts in Reading, Penn. The Berks Launchbox will feature a maker s...
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The Penn State Health Lime Spring Outpatient Center in Lancaster opened earlier this month as part of Penn State Health’s goal of ensuring central Pennsylvanians are no farther than 10 minutes away ...
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The Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh (FHLBank) recently announced that three new members, Arch Reinsurance Company, Community Powered Federal Credit Union and Technology Insurance Company, Inc., j...
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Gov. Tom Wolf recently announced that CorrChoice LLC, a producer of industrial corrugated paper packaging products, will expand in central Pennsylvania through a project supported by state funding. ...
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Covanta Holding Corp., a sustainable waste management and renewable energy company, began construction earlier this month on a Total Ash Processing System (TAPS) in Fairless Hills. The unique TAPS ...
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Global infrastructure and engineering firm Gannett Fleming, which is headquartered in Camp Hill, Penn., recently acquired Chicago-based transportation firm Bowman, Barrett & Associates Inc. (BB&A). ...
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The Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation (LVEDC) recently formed a new work group that will perform research and analysis, conduct outreach to local businesses and governments and direct ini...
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The Manufacturer & Business Association (MBA) announced Tuesday that it joined the Coalition to Protect and Promote Association Health Plans. The recently formed coalition works with federal and s...
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PharmaCann Penn Plant LLC, a PharmaCann Company, will construct a 36,000 square-foot, pharmaceutical-grade medical marijuana growing and processing facility in Lackawanna County, Penn. The company ...
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Chester County recently signed agreements to preserve its 500th farm through its open space preservation program. The total number of farm acres preserved in the county is now nearly 40,000. In tot...
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Fulton Bank, N.A., based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, announced Thursday that it signed an agreement to purchase the wealth management business conducted by Forney Financial Solutions, LLC, based in Al...
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The owner of a ShopRite grocery store in West Philadelphia announced recently that the store will close in March, blaming Philadelphia’s tax on soda and other sweetened beverages for the decrease in...
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State Rep. Jim Cox (R-Berks/Lancaster) was appointed last week to serve as chairman of the Pennsylvania House Labor and Industry Committee. The Labor and Industry Committee works on legislation rel...
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State Sens. Tom Killion and Andy Dinniman introduced this week a legislative package aimed at reforming Pennsylvania’s pipeline regulatory process to improve safety at schools and in local neighborh...
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Speaker of the House Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) appointed Wednesday Rep. Mark Keller (R-Perry/Cumberland) as majority chairman for the 2019-2020 session of the House Commerce Committee. “I am plea...
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Energy Transfer LP recently announced that its Mariner East 2 natural gas liquids (NGLs) pipeline has entered service and is available for both interstate and intrastate service. The 350-mile pipe...
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PennDOT’s Montoursville-based Engineering District 3, which covers nine counties in north central Pennsylvania, began or completed multiple projects in 2018. In 2018, 52 contracts, totaling nearl...
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Tenaska Westmoreland Generating Station, a new natural gas-fueled power plant in southwest Penn., recently began commercial operational. The 940-megawatt (MW) plant is located near Smithton in Sout...
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Dauphin County Commissioners recently approved a $5.3 million low-interest loan to Vartan Group. The loan is the first through the commissioners’ Dauphin County Infrastructure Bank. “We cre...
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