Pennsylvania jumped to No. 13 in CNBC’s Top States for Business — its best finish in 15 years, officials say. The rise follows permitting reforms and major deals such as Eli Lilly’s Lehigh Valley campus.

MSA Safety has closed its $555M purchase of Norway’s Autronica, adding a scaled fixed fire‑ and gas‑detection business to its Cranberry Township base.

DICK'S will open a House of Sport at Westmoreland Mall on Aug. 7, taking over the former Sears bay. Opening weekend will feature autograph signings by two Pittsburgh pros.

Curtiss‑Wright will invest $80M to expand its Cheswick plant, adding two new manufacturing buildings and roughly 150 jobs focused on nuclear components.

Tenaris is investing more than $90 million to modernize its Koppel and Ambridge plants, adding an EAF revamp, automation and new material‑handling zones. The upgrades build on prior spending after the 2020 acquisition.

A Pittsburgh Business Times compilation finds 33 region-based public companies generated $194.5B in 2025 revenue and accounted for roughly $543.1B in market value. The group employed about 481,000.

American Eagle will install Ravi Thanawala as CFO on Aug. 3 while longtime finance chief Mike Mathias shifts to a strategic‑advisor role through July 2027. The move comes as AEO reaffirms guidance.

A $1 million "Million Dollar Win It All" scratch-off was sold at Uni‑Mart on Lowrie Street in Troy Hill, the Pennsylvania Lottery says.

A Rummy Mart (BP) in Chicora sold a Powerball ticket that won $100,000 in the June 27 drawing. The store will receive a $500 bonus and the winner has one year to claim.

Oregon‑founded Vape‑Jet says it's moving headquarters and production to the Strip District, taking space at 2212 Liberty Ave and joining Robotics Row.

Pittsburgh-based Day Owl says it is winding down operations and is clearing inventory at steep discounts, citing market and tariff pressures while the company wraps up.

Kraft Heinz said it will split its international operations into North America, Europe & Pacific and Emerging Markets while centralizing procurement and supply chain. New regional leaders were named and several executives will move into advisory roles.

A condemnation notice was posted on the former Pittsburgh Brewing complex in Lawrenceville, raising questions about safety and the site's future.