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Official face challenges of finding new use for former Sony plant

Posted on May 12, 2010 at 7:53 PM   /   Permalink

Officials face challenge of finding new use for former Sony plant that could bring jobs to Westmoreland County.The closing of the Sony Technology Center in Westmoreland County was an economic catastrophe -- and a terrific opportunity.Just two dozen people now work for Sony in the massive plant that employed more than 3,000 people at the height of its days producing TVs almost the size of the Volkswagens. The Japanese company announced a little more than a year ago it was closing the plant as the market moved toward lighter, flat screen TVs.

The Marcellus Shale: How your company could get in on the action

Posted on May 12, 2010 at 7:49 PM   /   Permalink

Before Marcellus Shale gas can go to market, you need exploration and production companies to get it out of the ground, midstream companies to gather and process it, and pipeline companies to transport the goods.


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Pennsylvania Named as Finalist in Federal ‘Race to the Top’ School Reform Competition

Posted on March 17, 2010 at 4:23 PM   /   Permalink

Pennsylvania’s strategies for improving public education have helped it emerge as a finalist in the highly competitive "Race to the Top" federal grant competition, Governor Edward G. Rendell and Education Secretary Gerald L. Zahorchak said today.


 


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