Western PA Industrial & Manufacturing News & Events Briefing — September 22, 2026
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Today's briefing brings you 2 stories across metals & materials from from the plants, agencies and union halls of western Pennsylvania. Leading today: Tandem Foods to invest in $42M expansion in O'Hara Township.
Markets
O'Hara Township, Allegheny County, 1 facility. Tandem Foods plans a $42 million expansion that would affect plant capacity, local construction work, and the nearby manufacturing labor market. The excerpt does not say what the project adds, how many jobs it creates, the timeline, or whether any permits or incentives are involved.
Biz Journals
metals
The headline points to a Shell petrochemical cracker incident tied to a large explosion cost, but the excerpt gives no plant location, county, or details on shutdowns, repairs, jobs, or enforcement actions. The source also does not say what facility changed, so the labor and supplier impact are unclear.
Regulation and Enforcement