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Davis announces grant funding to continue development of former Duquesne Steel Works site

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 21, 2018   |   Companies

State Rep. Austin Davis (D-Allegheny) recently announced that the City Center of Duquesne Redevelopment project received a $500,000 state grant to assist in the continued redevelopment of a former Duq...

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DEP accepts permit modification requests for Mariner East 2 in Chester County

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 20, 2018   |   Local

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently announced that it accepted requests for modifications to permits for parts of the Mariner East 2 pipeline for two sites in West W...

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Luzerne County Community College opens eighth campus in Pittston

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 20, 2018   |   Featured

Luzerne County Community College recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the Luzerne County Community College M&T Bank Educational Center in Pittston. The facility is th...

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IBEW Local Union No. 375 receives grant to build lab space for apprenticeship programs

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 16, 2018   |   Featured

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local Union No. 375 was recently awarded $1 million to acquire and renovate an Allentown property for use as a lab space for IBEW apprenticeship ...

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AT&T highlights $110 million in investments in Pittsburgh networks

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 16, 2018   |   Companies

AT&T invested more than $110 million in its wireless and wired networks in the Pittsburgh area from 2015 to 2017 to boost coverage for residents and businesses as well as improve critical services to ...

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California, Mansfield, Slippery Rock universities to offer new degree programs

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 15, 2018   |   Featured

Three Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) universities - California, Mansfield and Slippery Rock - will offer a combined eight new degree programs geared toward meeting specific wor...

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Wolf announces funding for business park in Fayette County

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 15, 2018   |   Local

Redevelopment Authority of the County of Fayette was recently approved for a $500,000 grant to build a business park in Uniontown, Fayette County, Gov. Tom Wolf announced this week. The business pa...

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Iron Workers Training Center expansion to increase number of apprenticeships

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 14, 2018   |   Companies

Gov. Tom Wolf recently toured ongoing renovations at the Iron Workers Training Center in Pittsburgh, which has received $750,000 in Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program funding to expand the facil...

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Lou Barletta

Barletta meets with Northeast Pennsylvania manufacturers, employers

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 14, 2018   |   Featured

Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA) recently spoke with members of the Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers and Employers Association, an organization with 345 member companies, about policies, regulations and o...

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Kathi Cozzone

County Commissioners Association presents awards at annual conference

By Melina Druga  |   August 13, 2018   |   Local

The County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania (CCAP) recently honored individuals who have enhanced the well-being of counties and their residents at its 2018 Annual Conference in Adams County....

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Allentown Economic Development Corp. receives grant to help renovate former Allentown Metal Works site

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 10, 2018   |   Companies

Allentown Economic Development Corporation recently received approval for a $500,000 grant to renovate the former Allentown Metal Works site, which would support up to 75 new manufacturing jobs upon f...

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Mike Turzai

House Speaker calls for private role in fixing Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 10, 2018   |   Featured

Pennsylvania Speaker of the House Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) called on Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto and city council Wednesday to work with the private sector and organized labor on the issues facing t...

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Grant to help expand access to broadband internet for customers in Potter County

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 9, 2018   |   Featured

Tri-County Rural Electric Cooperative recently received approval for a $1.5 million grant to construct 103 miles of above-ground fiber that will expand access to broadband for customers in Potter Coun...

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Summit will address employment for disabled

By Melina Druga  |   August 9, 2018   |   Local

The Arc of Cumberland & Perry Counties (CPARC) will host a disability Business-to-Business Summit on Aug. 14 at the S. Wilson Pollock Center for Industrial Training in Mechanicsburg. The summit wil...

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S & B expands engineering operations in Canonsburg

By Melina Druga  |   August 8, 2018   |   Companies

S & B Engineers and Constructors recently moved its Northeast Operations to a larger office space in Canonsburg, Pa. The new, 10,000-square-feet location is maintained by Kossman Development Co. a...

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Pilot Chemical opens innovation center in Pittsburgh

By Melina Druga  |   August 8, 2018   |   Companies

Pilot Chemical Co. opened its new, state-of-the-art Innovation Center in Pittsburgh, Pa., July 25. The center doubles the size of the existing Pilot Polymer Technologies laboratory. Pilot Chemical,...

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Centre County celebrates federal grant for for I-99/I-80 interchange

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 7, 2018   |   Federal

The Chamber of Business & Industry of Centre County (CBICC) and supporters of the ‘DRIVE Forward’ transportation initiative recently hosted an event to celebrate a federal grant for the highspeed ...

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Airbnb, Northampton County reach hotel tax agreement

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 7, 2018   |   Companies

Airbnb and the County of Northampton recently have finalized an agreement under which Airbnb will collect and remit taxes to Northampton County, starting Aug. 1, 2018. “We’re glad Airbnb has re...

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Hot Frog purchases Twisted Sportswear

By Melina Druga  |   August 7, 2018   |   Companies

Hot Frog Print Media, a Mechanicsburg communications, marketing, and printing firm, recently purchased custom branded apparel company Twisted Sportswear for an undisclosed amount. The companies sel...

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Cyber education center holds grand opening

By Melina Druga  |   August 6, 2018   |   Companies

The MCPc Cyber Education Center at Mercyhurst University in Erie, Penn., recently held its grand opening. MCPc invested $1 million of the $1.5 million needed to build the facility, which houses a ...

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