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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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John Slaven

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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Lehigh Valley Meet the Buyers Expo to be held in October

By Kevin Randolph  |   January 29, 2019   |   Companies

The fourth bi-annual Lehigh Valley Meet the Buyers Expo will be held on Oct. 23, 2019, at the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks in Bethlehem, the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation (LVEDC) s...

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Executive program announces inaugural class

By Melina Druga  |   January 29, 2019   |   Companies

The Executive Leadership Academy recently announced the first class in the eight-month executive education program. The Advanced Leadership Initiative, a regional initiative to address corporate di...

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Penn State researchers chosen for grid modernization competition

By Kevin Randolph  |   January 28, 2019   |   Federal

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently selected a team of Penn State researchers to compete in the first challenge of its Grid Optimization Competition. The Penn State team of researchers is ...

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Dauphin County program assisted 124 first-time homebuyers in 2018

By Melina Druga  |   January 28, 2019   |   Featured

Dauphin County’s First-Time Homebuyers Program assisted 124 residents in 2018, reflecting a record-high in the history of the program. The program provides qualified homebuyers with up to $3,000 ...

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Air Products to Expand Nitrogen Supply for Leading Electronic Component Manufacturer in Tianjin, China

By Kevin Randolph  |   January 25, 2019   |   Companies

Air Products, a global industrial gases company headquartered in Allentown, announced Wednesday that it had been awarded additional on-site nitrogen supply by one of the world’s largest manufacturer...

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Investors provide $2.5M in 2018 to three startups

By Melina Druga  |   January 25, 2019   |   Companies

In 2018, Harrisburg-based Life Sciences Greenhouse of Central Pennsylvania (LSGPA) invested $2.5 million in three Pennsylvania companies that potentially could significantly change healthcare in the f...

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Pittsburgh lawmakers to introduce bills to provide property tax relief for longtime city residents

By Kevin Randolph  |   January 24, 2019   |   Local

State Reps. Ed Gainey and Sara Innamorato, state Sen. Jay Costa Jr. (all D-Allegheny) and Pittsburgh Mayor William Peduto announced Tuesday plans for a property tax relief program for longtime residen...

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