Globus Medical, NuVasive complete merger
Audubon-based Globus Medical, a musculoskeletal solutions company, recently completed its merger with NuVasive. The merger combines the companies’ portfolios in spine and orthopedics, and will ex...
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State updates Unemployment Compensation customer service experience
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) recently announced it has made improvements to the Unemployment Compensation (UC) customer-service experience. UC Live Chat, available to clai...
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NextTier bank to acquire Mars Bank
NexTier Bank, which serves Western Pennsylvania, is acquiring Mars Bank, based in Mars, Pa., just north of Pittsburgh. The new, combined community bank will have total assets in excess of $2.6 bill...
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U.S. Department of Energy commits $398.6M to battery project
The U.S. Department of Energy recently committed to issue Eos Energy Enterprises a $398.6 million loan to support the construction and production of next-generation battery systems at its facility in ...
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UGI Corp. to evaluate strategic alternatives
Valley Forge-based UGI Corp. recently announced that its board of directors has begun evaluating potential strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value. The company is exploring a full ran...
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Erie County receives $1.5M federal grant
The Appalachian Regional Commission recently awarded Erie County Redevelopment Authority (ECRDA) a $1.5 million grant for the Ironworks Square project on the former Erie Malleable Iron site in the cit...
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Senate approves legislation finalizing state budget
On Thursday, Pennsylvania Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward (R-39) and state Sens. Joe Pittman (R-41), Senate Majority leader, and Scott Martin (R-13) Senate Appropriations Committee, announced th...
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PASSHE, Google partner to offer Google Career Certificates
The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) and Google recently formed a public-private partnership to make the industry-recognized Google Career Certificates available to students and ...
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House committee hearing discusses career, technical education
The State House Majority Policy Committee recently held a hearing at Old Forge School District to discuss the growing demand for career and technical education. Testifiers included Warren Faust, Sh...
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Arconic names Chris Ayers as new CEO
Pittsburgh-based Arconic Corp., a provider of aluminum sheet, plate, and extrusions and architectural products, recently named Chris Ayers as its next CEO and board chairman, effective Sept. 11. A...
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Roundtable discusses supply chain issues
The House Majority Policy Committee recently held a roundtable discussion on the reliability of the supply chain at McLane Co.’s distribution center in Jessup. Testifiers included McLane employee...
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DOE: Natural gas significantly more affordable than electricity
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) said its new report has found that natural gas is 3.3 times more affordable that several other residential energy sources. As part of its 2023 Repres...
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Industry touts regional potential economic gains from LNG terminal
Developing an export terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Delaware County will tap Pennsylvania into the booming global gas market while also generating new jobs and tax revenues for the entire...
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Partnership to address disadvantaged, women-owned businesses in Harrisburg
Impact Harrisburg recently awarded the Harrisburg Regional Chamber and the Capital Region Economic Development Corporation (CREDC) a $125,000 grant to implement the recommendations in the “City of H...
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State legislators introduce legislative package supporting telecommunications accountability
A group of Pennsylvania legislators introduced last week a legislative package, hoping to make telecommunications companies accountable to their customers. The six bills were introduced by House m...
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L&I awards $800,000 to train workforce to build broadband infrastructure
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) recently awarded four registered pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs $800,000 in federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act grants ...
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Capital Region EDC submits application to become Tech Hub
Harrisburg-based Capital Region Economic Development Corporation (CREDC) said Tuesday it had teamed up with a number of organizations to submit an application for the 19-county South Central and Centr...
Read MoreSen. Casey highlights areas that qualify for energy communities tax credits
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) recently released a map showing areas of Pennsylvania that qualify as “energy communities” under a provision in the Inflation Reduction Act, where bonus tax credits are ...
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Sen. Yaw testifies before PJM Board of Managers
Pennsylvania state Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) testified before the PJM Board of Managers on Wednesday during the Critical Issue Fast Path (CIFP) Resource Adequacy Stage 4 meeting, his office said. PJM, ...
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Penelec to install 350 reclosing devices in 2023
Penelec, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. recently announced it is on track to install approximately 350 automated “TripSaver” reclosing devices in 2023. The programmable devices are installed...
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