Pennsylvania Business Report

3 days ago | pennbizreport.com | Melina Druga

Newtown-based EPAM Systems, a digital engineering, cloud and AI-enabled transformation services provider, recently named Arkadiy Dobkin as executive chairman, effective Sept. 1. “On behalf of the board, I want to commend Arkadiy’s tremendous dedication to building and growing EPAM from a small engineering services startup to a top-ranked, digital engineering and consulting services company,” Richard Michael Mayoras, lead independent director, said.

3 days ago | pennbizreport.com | Melina Druga

Cranberry Township-based MSA Safety Incorporated, a safety equipment and solutions provider, recently purchased Germany-based M&C TechGroup, a gas analysis systems company, for approximately $200 million. “We are excited to welcome M&C to the MSA Safety family,” Steve Blanco, MSA Safety president and CEO, said. “By bringing aboard M&C, we expand our addressable market in detection, with complementary technologies across diverse markets.

5 days ago | pennbizreport.com | Melina Druga

Pittsburgh-based Alcoa Corp., a bauxite, alumina and aluminum products provider, recently appointed Thomas J. Gorman as non-executive chairman of the board, effective May 8. He was appointed at the conclusion of the company’s 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and succeeds Steven W. Williams who stepped down. Gorman has been an independent director of the board since May 2021.

5 days ago | pennbizreport.com | Melina Druga

Pittsburgh-based PPG recently announced plans to invest $380 million in its sit in Shelby, N.C. The company will construct a 198,000-square-foot aerospace coatings and sealants manufacturing facility. The facility will produce PPG’s full line of aerospace coatings and sealants. The additional capacity will help PPG improve service for customers when combined with nearby transport links and will help meet growing demand from the aerospace industry.

5 days ago | pennbizreport.com | Melina Druga

Philadelphia-based Minaris Regenerative Medicine, a cell and gene therapies company, the U.S. and U.K. operations of Philadelphia-based WuXi Advanced Therapies, a cell therapy company, and New York-based Altaris, an investment firm, have been combined to form Philadelphia-based Minaris Advanced Therapies, a global cell therapy contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) and testing partner.