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Pittsburgh-based company gets grant to help women entrepreneurs
Pittsburgh-based Innovation Works has received a $50,000 award from the U.S. Small Business Administration to help women entrepreneurs and tech startups. The company was one of 60 winners of the SBA’s annual Growth Accelerator Fund Competition. Accelerators and incubators in 39 states will receive $3 million to support startups and...
Company shames job applicant for bikini photo: ‘This is not doing you any favors’
A marketing company got itself some bad publicity after it used a job applicant’s bikini photo to advise women to be more modest online. Emily Clow, 24, from Austin, Texas, had applied for marketing coordinator internship with Kickass Masterminds, reports Yahoo News. The marketing company, founded and primarily run by...
Huntley & Huntley adopts new name, focus
Huntley & Huntley Energy Exploration, a natural gas company with several unconventional wells in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties, is rebranding itself as Olympus Energy LLC. The Canonsburg-based company said the new name “reflects the company’s focus on driving a new era of energy leadership within the Appalachian Basin, built on...
S&T Bank approved for merger with DNB First
Indiana-based S&T Bancorp Inc., the holding company for S&T Bank, has received the necessary regulatory approval for its pending acquisition of DNB Financial Corp., the holding company for DNB First, the companies said. The Pennsylvania Department of Banking & Securities approved the definitive merger agreement this week. The closing of...
Unity firm gets state-backed loan for plant expansion
Product Evaluation Systems Inc. tests aerospace materials for strength and durability — two qualities that also are good for business. The state hopes that a new low-interest loan will improve the Unity company’s strength and durability. The $1.05 million loan from the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority, announced by Gov. Tom...
Arkansas latest state to ban ‘veggie burger’ labels
When it comes to labeling of “veggie burgers” and “soy milk,” Arkansas will not be outdone by its neighboring states. The Arkansas Bureau of Standards created a law that takes effect on Wednesday bans the use of “meat” in the labeling of products. "Supporters of [laws in Arkansas, Mississippi, and...
Greengate Walmart gets pickup tower for online orders
Picking up online orders from the Greengate Walmart Supercenter just got a little easier. The store, located at 2200 Greengate Center Circle in Hempfield, installed a pickup tower on Friday, allowing customers to pick up online orders near the entrance instead of the back of the store. It is the...
Hempfield company offers 25% discount to clients of closing competitor
Hempfield-based e-waste recycler CyberCrunch is offering a 25% discount to clients of Arrow Electronics, which is closing its IT asset disposition business by the end of the year. Centennial, Colo.-based Arrow Electronics announced on Thursday that it was closing its ITAD business, known as Arrow Sustainable Technology Solutions, because of...
Spreadshirt to add HD printers at Hempfield printing factory
Spreadshirt, the cotton apparel print-on-demand company, says it plans to install $10 million in new printing equipment at its American and European production facilities, including the one in Hempfield. Spreadshirt, founded in 2002 in Leipzig, Germany, operates a branch office and printing factory at 1572 Roseytown Road. The Hempfield facility...
Trucking company to expand Indiana County operations, add 25 jobs
PGT Trucking Inc., a flatbed transportation company, will expand its Indiana County operations and add 25 jobs, Gov. Tom Wolf said Thursday. PGT Trucking plans to expand its Burrell Township location to improve its training operations and maintenance capabilities. The project includes significant expansion of the primary training facility for...
Nord-Lock Group expanding, building new headquarters in Findlay Township
A bolt manufacturing company based in Carnegie Borough plans to expand its operations in Allegheny County, Gov. Tom Wolf said. Nord-Lock Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Superbolt Inc., will build a new North American headquarters in Findlay Township that will house its manufacturing operations. The 125,000-square-foot building will sustain 37...
S&T Bank and DNB First announce merger
Indiana-based S&T Bancorp Inc., the holding company for S&T Bank, and DNB Financial Corp., the holding company for DNB First, announced a definitive merger agreement on Wednesday. Based on S&T’s Tuesday price of $38.75 per share, the transaction will have an aggregate value of $206 million and will expand S&T’s...
Chad Amond to do 4-month fellowship with U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Chad Amond, president and CEO of the Westmoreland County Chamber of Commerce, has been named a Business Leads Fellow of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. Amond will participate in the third cohort of the Business Leads Fellowship Program, which trains and equips leaders from state and local chambers of...
Kroger, largest grocery chain in U.S., to eliminate plastic bags
The nation’s largest grocery chain has vowed to stop using plastic bags. Cincinnati-based Kroger says it will phase out the plastic bags by 2025. The chain goes through 6 billion bags annually. Six years to eliminate plastic bags, Kroger?? Disappointing. ♻️ Nancy Dinell (@Nancy_Advocate) May 22, 2019 The project...
First Commonwealth to acquire 14 Santander Bank branches
Indiana-based First Commonwealth Bank announced it is buying 14 branches of Santander Bank in central Pennsylvania. First Commonwealth, which also has been in growth mode in Ohio, last week applied to the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities for approval to purchase assets and assume liabilities for the branches located...
BPW of Pennsylvania to celebrate 100th year at Washington convention
Business and Professional Women of Pennsylvania, an advocacy group for women in business statewide, will celebrate its centennial June 6-9 in Washington County. The group, founded in 1919, will hold its annual convention at Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Pittsburgh-Meadow Lands, 340 Racetrack Road, North Strabane Township. The theme, “Celebrating 100...
Appalachian Regional Commission looking for 40 institute fellows
The Appalachian Regional Commission is looking for leaders in the public and private sector to be part of the new Appalachian Leadership Institute. The inaugural nine-month program, from October 2019 to July 2020, is designed as a leadership and economic development training opportunity for people who live and work in...
Elliott Group completes merger with Cryodynamics Division
Jeannette-based Elliott Group announced Tuesday that it has completed its merger with Ebara International Corp.’s Cryodynamics Division — 18 months after integration of the two entities began. The merged entity is now one of four business units within Elliott Group, which will maintain the Cryodynamics brand. “The merger of Ebara...
TRONIX3D opening WCCC partnership March 28
TRONIX3D will hold a grand opening at 4:30 p.m. March 28 for its new partnership with Westmoreland County Community College’s Advanced Technology Center. The ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at the Advanced Technology Center, 1001 Technology Drive, Suite 1029, Mt. Pleasant, in conjunction with the Westmoreland County Chamber of Commerce....
FDA says asbestos found in cosmetics at teen chain Claire’s
The Food and Drug Administration said it found asbestos in certain cosmetics sold by teen chain Claire’s. A consumer alert issued Tuesday advised consumers not to use certain eye shadows, compact powders and contour palettes the agency said tested positive for asbestos, a carcinogen. Claire’s, based in Hoffman Estates, Ill.,...
Saint Vincent College in Unity hosting small business information session
The U.S. Small Business Administration is inviting local small-business owners to apply for its Emerging Leaders Initiative during an information session on March 12. The session at Saint Vincent College, Aurelius Hall, open from 10:30 a.m. to noon March 12, will give business owners an opportunity to learn more about...
Bend, Oregon, now has last Blockbuster store in world
BEND, Ore. — The Blockbuster store in Bend, Ore., became the last one in the United States last year. And now it’s the only one in the world. The Bulletin reports that a Blockbuster store in Perth, Australia, is closing later this month, leaving the Bend franchise alone on the...
The Home Depot hiring 700 workers for Pittsburgh-area stores
The Home Depot says it is hiring 700 employees in the Pittsburgh area in preparation for spring, its busiest selling season. Hiring events are being held at several Pittsburgh area stores until 7 p.m. Thursday. Candidates are encouraged to apply online at prior to attending the event, but walk-ins also...
Commodities giant Glencore to cap coal output over climate
BERLIN — Commodities giant Glencore said Wednesday it will cap how much coal it mines amid shareholder pressure for it to help reduce global emissions of greenhouse gases. The move is a sharp reversal for a company that has long championed the extraction and burning of fossil fuels, and which...
Arch Coal plans to open W.Va. mine, add nearly 600 jobs
CHARLESTON, W.Va.— Arch Coal Inc. says it plans to open a longwall mine in northcentral West Virginia and employ nearly 600 employees when it’s fully operational. The St. Louis-based coal producer announced the plans in a news release Thursday. The Leer South mine in Barbour County is expected to produce...
