The Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) recently awarded 25 workforce development projects $5.5 million through the PAsmart Industry Partnership Grants program. Industry Partnerships received gran...
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Pittsburgh-based United States Steel Corporation (U.S. Steel) announced Tuesday that its new four-year collective bargaining agreement with the United Steelworkers union (USW) had been ratified. T...
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Project partners for a new state-of-the-art life sciences research facility planned for Philadelphia received a $290 million construction loan from JLL’s Capital Markets group Monday. The fundin...
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York-based Traditions Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Traditions Bancorp, recently announced it plans to open its second full-service branch in Lancaster County. The branch will be located in a...
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Independence Blue Cross and Jefferson Health recently signed a long-term renewal of their contract, effective on Jan. 1. “This long-term contract renewal is a significant and positive step forwa...
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The Pennsylvania Manufacturing PA Training-to-Career Program (MTTC) recently awarded the River Valley School District a $200,000 grant to prepare students for electrical careers in residential, commer...
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On Thursday, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney announced property and casualty insurance company Chubb was planning to build a new office building in Philadelphia. The s...
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First Bank, a New Jersey state-chartered bank, recently entered into a definitive merger agreement with National Association, the parent company of Malvern Bank, to acquire Malvern Bancorp, valued at ...
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Pittsburgh-based Duquesne Light Company announced Wednesday that a first-in-the-nation lineworker apprenticeship program developed with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Lineworkers (IBEW) L...
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The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed legislation that would provide foreign trade assistance to small businesses. The STEP Improvement Act would reauthorize the Small Business Administ...
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Pennsylvania Rep. Valerie Gaydos announced Wednesday that she had introduced legislation that would support advanced manufacturing technologies in the state. In a memorandum to fellow legislators,...
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Pittsburgh-based natural gas company CNX Resources Corp. announced it was launching its new initiative, Appalachia First, which would reimage the region’s future as an energy, technology, and engine...
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Pennsylvania recently finalized agreements with CVS and Walgreens regarding the pharmaceutical industry’s role in the opioid crisis. The state will receive $2.2 billion of the more than $54.1 bi...
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Manufacturers from all 67 counties have been featured since May 2021 in the state’s #MadeInPAMondays social media campaign. The campaign features a different Pennsylvania manufacturer or maker ev...
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Missouri-based Electrical Components International (ECI), a supplier of electrical distribution systems, control box assemblies, and other engineered components, recently purchased Lehigh Valley-based...
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The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission announced an agreement over the Pennsylvania American Water rate increase had been reached. The agreement between the company, the PUC Bureau of Investig...
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The federal Internet for All initiative recently awarded Pennsylvania $6.6 million to support broadband deployment in underserved areas in the state. This is the first of more than $100 million i...
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The state’s Angel Investment Venture Capital Program recently awarded LifeX, a University of Pittsburgh life science incubator, a $1 million grant to attract and encourage early-stage financing for ...
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Legislation soon to be re-introduced in the state Senate would establish bonding and decommissioning requirements for project developers seeking to install or operate commercial solar electric generat...
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The Pennsylvania Manufacturing PA Training-to-Career Program recently awarded the Bedford County Technical Center (BCTC) a $200,000 grant to create awareness about local careers in the manufacturing i...
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