The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities have approved a proposal by Fulton Financial Corp. to acquire Prudential Bancorp, the holding company...
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The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s board of directors recently approved $150,000 to be distributed to five companies in loans with warrants. Each company will rec...
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A new whitepaper from Pittsburgh-based Duquesne Light Company (DLC) looks at the role of electrification in decarbonizing the Pittsburgh region. Among the primary objectives of the paper -- Electr...
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AgChoice Farm Credit and MidAtlantic Farm Credit, agricultural lending cooperatives owned by member‐borrowers, recently announced they will merge, effective July 1, to form Horizon Farm Credit. ...
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Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney announced Friday that Keith Brune will become acting CEO of the Division of Aviation following the departure of Rochelle “Chellie” Cameron. Brune will oversee the...
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Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Judge Ellen Ceisler put a halt to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s (PennDOT) plan to toll nine bridges throughout the Commonwealth until a full court c...
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Gov. Tom Wolf and other administration members recently gathered at Marion-Walker Elementary in Centre County to highlight the federal $45 billion Internet for All Initiative. The U.S. Department o...
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Cranberry Township-based MECCO announced Thursday that it has received a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development to be part of a laser research project. A lead...
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F.N.B. Corporation (FNB) announced Monday a $2.5 million equity commitment to Pittsburgh-based Black Tech Nation Ventures (BTN.vc). BTN.vc is a majority Black-owned venture capital fund that provi...
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The U.S. Department of the Interior recently awarded Pennsylvania $26.6 million through the Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization (AMLER) Program. The program allocates funds to the six Appal...
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Pennsylvania’s Manufacturing PA Training-to-Career Program (MTTC) recently awarded Slippery Rock University $179,181 to support a student internship program in Allegheny, Butler, and Erie counties. ...
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Ox Industries announced last week that it had acquired a 150,000-square-foot facility in Hanover, Pa., to expand its converting capacity in the Mid-Atlantic Region. Ox said the facility will house...
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Pennsylvania’s Manufacturing PA Training-to-Career Program recently awarded Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center (DVIRC) a $130,000 grant to support manufacturing career awareness. DVIRC’...
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Pennsylvania supports a path for industrial sector decarbonization with an emphasis on the deployment of clean hydrogen and carbon capture, utilization, and storage technologies, Gov. Tom Wolf announc...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development recently approved $14 million in Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ) 2021 tax credits for 197 early-stage technology companies statewide. ...
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U.S. Rep. Fred Keller (R-PA) and 20 of his House Republican colleagues introduced legislation last week supporting the development of the American oil and natural gas industry. Keller and his coll...
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PJM Interconnection, the nation’s largest electric grid operator, recently released its summer forecast for electricity demand. According to the forecast, summer demand is expected to peak at app...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture recently awarded 23 projects more than $2.45 million in Federal Specialty Crop Block Grants. Funding is through the federal Farm Bill and is awarded on a ...
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Researchers from Pennsylvania State University will be looking into whether plastic waste can be upcycled into graphite to preserve resources and prevent waste from going to landfills. Using a see...
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Aramark, a food, facilities, and uniform services provider, plans to separate Aramark Uniform Services (AUS) into an independent, publicly traded company by the end of fiscal year 2023. Aramark Uni...
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