August 2014 - MBA Business Magazine

LORD to Expand Facility to Serve Oil and Gas Market

12 years ago12 min

LORD Corporation announced a facility expansion in Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania to enhance its manufacturing capability for the oil and gas market. The $15-million investment will support the existing plant’s expansion and the procurement of new machinery and equipment, in addition to the potential to create 10 or more jobs over a three-year period. According to the company, the expansion will support new manufacturing output for products such as flexible joints for offshore drilling and production...

by Magazine Staff

On The Hill

Budget Review: The Good and Bad of Pennsylvania’s 2014-2015 State Spending Plan

12 years ago26 min

Pennsylvania’s House and Senate passed the 2014-2015 state budget with little time to spare to meet the June 30 deadline. Governor Tom Corbett held out on signing the budget by 10 days, in order to carefully review each item in the budget and to encourage the legislature to continue to work on meaningful pension reform. Although no pension reform or liquor privatization bills were ultimately sent to the governor, he signed the state budget into...

by Magazine Staff

Spotlight

2nd Annual HR & Employment Law Conference

12 years ago7 min

On Friday, October 10, the Manufacturer & Business Association (MBA) will hold its second annual HR & Employment Law Conference at the MBA’s Conference Center in Erie. To learn more about plans for this highly anticipated event and the benefits of attending, the Business Magazine recently sat down with the Association’s own in-house HR specialist Stacey Bruce, director of HR Services for the MBA. HR professionals play a very important role for most organizations, from...

by Magazine Staff

Feature

Saint Vincent Hospital

12 years ago14 min

When it comes to wellness, Saint Vincent Hospital is not just a provider, but also an active user of health care. With more than 3,000 associates, Erie County’s fourth largest employer has a vested interest in keeping its work force and the community well. “If you think about it, the wellness of our work force and the jobs we do every day are critically important,” explains Scott Whalen, Ph.D., F.A.C.H.E., the hospital’s president and chief...

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August 2014 - MBA Business Magazine

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