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Bill Signings Affect Nurses And Manufactured Housing

Legal changes affecting the nursing professions and the manufactured housing industry were signed into law Tuesday by Pennsylvania Gov. Corbett.

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IP Attorney Discusses Supreme Court Decision

IP Attorney Discusses Supreme Court Decision

The Lower Pottsgrove Township PA resident, who specializes in intellectual property law, was the featured speaker in a teleconference.

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Dec. 22, 2011, photo of the Limerick Generating Station from Raven's Claw Golf Course in Limerick PA by Corey Cahill via Twitpic

After Japan Disaster, Officials Claim LGS Better Prepared

Now approaching the one-year anniversary of an earthquake, tsunami and nuclear reactor disaster in Japan, officials at Exelon’s nuclear energy plants in Limerick say they are better prepared for “the unthinkable and unimaginable.”

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TriCounty Chamber Session Focuses On Employee Health

Two local experts on the subject are its presenters.

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Limerick Office Of ARRO Consulting Oversees Project

The Limerick PA firm is the engineer overseeing sanitary sewer improvements in Bethlehem, near Allentown.

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PMMC Open House Promotes New Pediatric Unit

Its enhanced services are being offered in partnership with the Lehigh Valley Health Network.

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EPA, Companies Reach $2.1M Deal On OxyChem Site

A $2.1 million settlement to cover earlier clean-up costs at the Occidental Chemical manufacturing site on Armand Hammer Boulevard in Lower Pottsgrove PA has been reached between the Environmental Protection Agency and the property’s current and former owners.

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NRC Asks Exelon To Say How It Will Cover Shortfall

Decommissioning its Limerick Unit 1 nuclear power plant will cost Exelon Corp. $628 million, the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission estimates. By the end of 2011, the company had only $528 million saved for the work. How will it close the gap?, the NRC wants to know.

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Teleflex Expects To Add 50 WI Manufacturing Jobs

Teleflex, based in Limerick PA, is expanding its manufacturing operations in Wisconsin.

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Boyertown Commercial Artist Enlivens PMMC With Mural

With Video. Guessing how Ed Luterio spent New Year’s Eve, or where, is easy. The why? A child’s smile.

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  • Paoli Hospital to deliver a renovated maternity department in 2013 May 18, 2012
    Paoli Hospital said Friday it plans to spend $11 million to expand and renovate its maternity department. The project will involve the construction of 24 private patient rooms; 12 labor, delivery and recovery suites; four triage rooms; and a larger nursery and level-II neonatal intensive-care unit. In addition, hospital officials said all existing patient ro […]
  • Devon Medical Products opens door to distribution in China May 18, 2012
    Devon Medical Products entered into an agreement Friday with PKUcare BeiYi Pharmaceutical Co. to distribute Devon’s medical devices and equipment in China. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Under the agreement, Devon Medical Products of King of Prussia will also identify other U.S. medical device companies that manufacture products domestically […]
  • Philly Beer Week media preview: Slideshow May 18, 2012
    It’s always seemed that one of the most ingenious ideas from Philly Beer Week was extending the “week” to 10 days. On Wednesday, Philly Beer Week 2012 Executive Director Don Russell hosted a media preview and beer garden at the Four Seasons Hotel in Philadelphia. In its fifth year, Beer Week will span June 1-10 and include hundreds of events, including dinne […]
  • Pa. Supreme Court Justice Orie Melvin charged, relieved of duties May 18, 2012
    Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin has been “relieved of any and all judicial and administrative responsibilities” after the Allegheny County District Attorney’s office charged her with nine criminal offenses, including four felonies, following a grand jury investigation into accusations she used her staff for campaign work. Orie Melvin has […]
  • As others settle, PNC denying wrongdoing in overdraft fees case May 18, 2012
    PNC Bank customers won court permission to proceed as a class in a lawsuit over what they say are excessive checking account overdraft fees. The lawsuit, part of a multidistrict litigation involving more than 30 different banks, is pending before U.S. District Judge James Lawrence King in Miami. PNC and the other banks are accused of using software to re-seq […]