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Power of 32 Site Development Fund announces $9.6M for brownfield industrial site near Pittsburgh

By Kevin Randolph  |   February 22, 2019   |   Companies

The Power of 32 Site Development Fund recently announced a $9.6 million to help finance site preparation costs for approximately 30 acres of a brownfield industrial site along the Allegheny River nea...

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Air Products wins contract for Texas LNG export project

By Kevin Randolph  |   February 20, 2019   |   Companies

Air Products announced Monday that it signed an agreement to provide its proprietary liquid natural gas (LNG) technology, equipment and related process license for the Golden Pass LNG Export Project ...

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Carnegie Mellon, Lockheed Martin sign new research agreement

By Kevin Randolph  |   February 20, 2019   |   Companies

Carnegie Mellon University and Lockheed Martin recently signed a new master research agreement to expand the organization's research partnership and guide future joint research projects. Lockheed ...

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State plans to connect Seven Mountains with State College

By Melina Druga  |   February 15, 2019   |   Local

After a more than 15-year delay, work is scheduled to begin on a project to connect the Seven Mountains area to the greater State College area. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDO...

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Penn State Altoona receives one-year equipment lease as a gift

By Melina Druga  |   February 15, 2019   |   Local

PS Technology (PST) recently gave Penn State Altoona a $104,000 12-month equipment lease as an in-kind gift for its Rail Transportation Engineering (RTE) program. The equipment lease has an opport...

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ARM Group purchases two Ebensburg companies

By Melina Druga  |   February 14, 2019   |   Companies

Hershey-based ARM Group, a science and engineering consulting firm, recently purchased Complete Advanced Maintenance Co. (CAMCO) and Affordable Equipment Co. (AEC). The companies are based in Ebensbur...

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Valmont Industries to construct facility in Midland

By Melina Druga  |   February 14, 2019   |   Companies

Valmont Industries, a designer and manufacturer of engineered products that support infrastructure and agriculture, announced Monday it would build a hot-dip zinc galvanizing facility on an 11-acre si...

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Dairy industry leaders win excellence awards

By Melina Druga  |   February 13, 2019   |   Companies

Pennsylvania’s dairy industry leaders recently were recognized at the 2019 Pennsylvania Dairy Summit in Lancaster. The Pennsylvania Distinguished Dairy Producer Award recognizes dairy producers w...

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Edinboro University to host youth business academy

By Melina Druga  |   February 12, 2019   |   Local

Edinboro University will again host the Xavier and Tina Williams Summer Youth Business Academy. The academy is open to high school students from across the United States entering grades 10-12. The ...

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Lucas Systems to expand operations in Allegheny County

By Melina Druga  |   February 12, 2019   |   Companies

Lucas Systems, an enterprise software and mobile applications business, plans to expand operations and open a headquarters in Wexford. The company purchased a 45,000-square-foot building close to ...

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GIANT to open three new Heirloom Market locations in Philadelphia

By Kevin Randolph  |   February 8, 2019   |   Companies

GIANT Food Stores announced Wednesday plans to open three new GIANT Heirloom Market stores in Philadelphia during 2019. GIANT will open the stores in the Philadelphia neighborhoods of University Ci...

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Sen. Killion introduces bill to increase cap on film production tax credit program

By Kevin Randolph  |   February 6, 2019   |   Featured

Sen. Tom Killion (R-Chester/Delaware Counties) recently introduced legislation to raise the cap on Pennsylvania’s film production tax credit program from $65 million to $125 million. The program ...

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Six counties win award for regional development plan

By Melina Druga  |   February 6, 2019   |   Local

The planning commissions from six counties received an award from the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Planning Association for their role in the Alleghenies Ahead multicounty plan. The plan hi...

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PhilaPort nears completion of deepening project

By Melina Druga  |   February 6, 2019   |   Local

PhilaPort, the Port of Philadelphia, is nearing completion of the Delaware River Deepening Project. The project will create a 45-foot shipping channel capable of accommodating vessels as large as 14,5...

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Rep. DeLuca urges state Education Department to deny Penn Hills School District request to increase property taxes

By Kevin Randolph  |   February 5, 2019   |   Local

State Rep. Tony DeLuca (D-Allegheny) sent a letter recently to state Secretary of Education Pedro A. Rivera, urging the Department of Education to deny a request by Penn Hills School District to incre...

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Pittsburgh’s Alcoa Corporation appoints chief strategy officer

By Kevin Randolph  |   February 4, 2019   |   Companies

Alcoa Corporation, a Pittsburgh-based global producer of aluminum, recently announced that John Slaven would join the company as its new executive vice president and chief strategy officer, effective ...

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DataBank purchases PNC Bank data center

By Melina Druga  |   January 31, 2019   |   Companies

DataBank, a Texas-based data center, cloud, and interconnection services company, recently purchased a PNC Bank data center near Pittsburgh for an undisclosed amount. The 115,000 square foot, three...

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McKonly & Asbury purchases rival accounting firm

By Melina Druga  |   January 30, 2019   |   Companies

Camp Hill-based accounting and business advisory services firm McKonly & Asbury recently acquired Bloomsburg-based tax and business services firm Brewer & Co. The purchase is part of McKonly & Asbu...

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Northwest Commission launches online survey to gather input for regional transportation plan

By Kevin Randolph  |   January 30, 2019   |   Featured

The Northwest Commission, a Local Development District serving an eight-county region of Northwest Pennsylvania, recently launched an online survey to gather public input as it updates its regional lo...

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Zippo Manufacturing Company acquires Northern Lights Enterprises

By Kevin Randolph  |   January 30, 2019   |   Companies

Bradford, Penn.-based Zippo Manufacturing Company announced Monday that it reached a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Northern Lights Enterprises, Inc. Northern L...

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