Accidents involving large trucks declined on national and state highways in 2006.
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Manufacturing
Johnson Controls enters $5B plan
Johnson Controls Inc. signed on to a $5 billion plan led by the foundation of former President Bill Clinton to make buildings around the world more energy-efficient.
Read More »Fares hike in Lebanon County
Bus fare increases for the County of Lebanon Transit go into effect tomorrow.
Read More »U.K. company acquires RF Central
The Vitec Group has acquired Carlisle-based RF Central and Hackettstown, N.J.-based Nucomm Inc. for a combined $75.8 million, according to a report by information service Thomson Financial.
Read More »Armstrong Holdings stockholders to vote on dissolution
The shareholders of Armstrong Holdings Inc. will meet in Pittsburgh July 18 to vote on a plan to dissolve the company and divvy up roughly $27 million in assets.
Read More »Manufacturing activity steady in March
Manufacturing activity in eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware remained steady in March, according to a monthly survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
Read More »Reliance on Harley hinders suppliers
The strike at Harley-Davidson Inc.s York County plant has dealt a serious blow to several local suppliers that depend on the motorcycle makers business.
Read More »Harley to resume production tonight as workers end strike
Harley-Davidson Inc. workers in York County ended their three-week strike today, with 83 percent of them voting to approve a new, three-year contract with the company.
Read More »Hershey closing Canadian plant
Hershey Co. will close its Smiths Falls plant in Ontario, Canada.
Read More »Herley subsidiary lands contract
Virginia-based Innovative Concepts Inc., a subsidiary of Herley Industries Inc., was awarded $2.1 million worth of contracts by the U.S. Army Aviation, according to a Herley statement.
Read More »Harsco acquires full ownership of joint venture
Harsco Corp. acquired 100 percent ownership of Taylor-Wharton, a cryogenic gas tank producer based in Mechanicsburg.
Read More »WORKPLACE SAFETY: DRIVING IN THE MIDSTATE
Caution, commuters
Read More »Oshkosh Truck buys JLG Industries for $3.2 billion
Oshkosh Truck Corp. of Oshkosh, Wis., will buy JLG Industries Inc., the McConnellsburg access-equipment manufacturer, for $3.2 billion, according to statements from the two companies.
Read More »Herley gets $5.6 million contract
Herley Industries Inc. has been awarded a $5.6 million contract from an unidentified U.S. defense contractor, according to a press release from the Manheim Township-based company.
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