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HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency has released the first semiannual report tracking spending and results from the state’s PHARE affordable-housing program, giving local officials, housing organizations and …
Pennsylvania Opens PHARE Housing Data to Public Scrutiny Read More
DOWNINGTOWN, PA — Chester County health inspectors found live and dead cockroaches and multiple food-safety violations at Hibachi of Downingtown on Tuesday, prompting the disposal of food and restrictions on …
Cockroaches, Food-Safety Lapses Cited at Downingtown Hibachi Read More
NEWTOWN, PA — EPAM Systems, Inc. (NYSE: EPAM) has joined the Wiz Partner Alliance, expanding an existing relationship that combines EPAM’s engineering capabilities with Wiz’s cloud-security technology to help enterprises …
EPAM, Wiz Expand Alliance to Target Cloud Security Risks Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Philadelphia police are searching for a man wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of a 35-year-old man last week in the Kensington section of the city. …
Philadelphia Police Seek Suspect in Deadly Kensington Shooting Read More
SPRING HOUSE, PA — Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) secured U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for IMAAVY to treat warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia in patients 12 and older who …
FDA Clears J&J’s IMAAVY as First Drug for Rare Blood Disease Read More
KENNETT SQUARE, PA — Square Roots Collective will open Opus, a new restaurant at 201 Birch Street, on Sept. 11, extending its redevelopment of Kennett Square’s Birch Street corridor with …
Opus Ties Kennett Square Restaurant Profits to Local Giving Read More
WAYNE, PA — Ecovyst Inc. (NYSE: ECVT) recently appointed Laurie Bergman chief financial officer, replacing Michael Feehan as the Wayne-based specialty chemicals company shifts responsibility for its finance organization. Bergman, …
Ecovyst Names Laurie Bergman CFO as Feehan Exits Read More
WAYNE, PA — Palvella Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: PVLA) has completed its application for U.S. approval of QTORIN 3.9% rapamycin anhydrous gel to treat microcystic lymphatic malformations, moving the Wayne-based biotechnology …
Palvella Files FDA Bid for QTORIN Rapamycin in Rare Disease Read More
MALVERN, PA — TELA Bio (Nasdaq: TELA) is cutting annual operating expenses by about $17 million and reducing its workforce by roughly 20%, a restructuring the medical technology company expects …
Malvern MedTech Cuts 20% of Staff as CFO Exits Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — AkzoNobel and Axalta Coating Systems have completed the planned board lineup for their pending merger of equals, naming three additional non-executive directors who will help oversee the …
AkzoNobel-Axalta Merger Board Takes Shape Ahead of Close Read More