Plouse Precision Manufacturing refinanced its Highspire, Dauphin County-based headquarters with the help of a $1.9 million Small Business Administration loan.

More than $5 million to help provide technical assistance to manufacturers with changes to markets, new technologies and competition, was awarded Thursday to Pennsylvania’s Industrial Resource Centers (IRCs), according to officials.

Cumberland County’s Harsco Corp. announced Monday that its environmental division has joined with other corporations around the world to be involved in the first sustainability standard for the steel industry.

The state Department of Education is accepting grant applications for an available $20 million earmarked for schools and other organizations looking to grow their STEM and computer science programs.

Cumberland County-based manufacturer Harsco Corp. sold its boiler manufacturing business in Monroe County this month as it continues to divest its industrial segment.

More than 200 people turned out late last month to “The State of Innovation: Generating Ideas to Grow PA” summit held at Penn State Harrisburg in Lower Swatara Township

Lititz-based company TAIT, one of the largest live event design and staging businesses in the world, has become even larger with the acquisition this week of a competing European staging company.

The York Builders Association released a series of seven short videos designed to educate viewers on the positives of joining a skilled trade.

Aviation businesses are concerned about keeping their costs low in addition to making their equipment more energy efficient.

Building job opportunities through both state and federal programs were discussed Thursday as legislators and department secretaries spoke about creating new work opportunities through grants.

Employees at TE Connectivity’s Lebanon County manufacturing plant helped lay the foundation for the company’s global initiative to decrease its energy consumption over the last decade.

State legislators and members of the public got a glimpse Monday morning of a possible near future transportation option during a demonstration and hearing on automated vehicles in downtown Harrisburg.

Cannabis entrepreneurs face financial and legal challenges when securing real estate. For cannabis entrepreneurs, finding a place to operate their business presents considerable challenges amidst the uncertainty surrounding the legality of cannabis. It’s an industry rife with risk, but also opportunities.

Amid legal and financial challenges, cannabis entrepreneurs are banking on growing cultural acceptance of their product to succeed.

Millions of dollars in grants are being made available by the state for teachers to visit with local employers to learn new skills and industry trends to bring back to their classes.