PPL Electric Utilities has finalized a contract with the U.S. Department of Energy for a $19 million matching smart grid grant that will help the company improve electric service reliability for more than 60,000 Harrisburg area customers.rnr

PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) on Wednesday (5/19) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.35 per share, payable July 1, 2010, to shareowners of record as of June 10, 2010. This is the company’s 258th consecutive quarterly dividend.r

READING, PA, May 17, 2010 – Residential customers of UGI Utilities, Inc. – Gas Division (UGI) may pay 7.8 percent less for next winter’s natural gas bills thanks to a 2.3 percent decrease on June 1 and another projected 5.7 percent decrease on December 1. r

WYOMISSING, Pa., May 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VIST Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: VIST) announced today the completion of the previously announced $5.2 million stock purchase by Emerald Advisers, Inc., Lancaster, PA and Battlefield Capital Management, Valley Forge, PA. A total of 644,000 shares of common stock have been issued at a price of $8.00 per share.rnr

Reading, PA, USA, May 12, 2010 - EnerSys (NYSE: ENS) the world’s largest manufacturer, marketer and distributor of industrial batteries, announced today preliminary results for its 4th fiscal quarter of 2010, which ended on March 31st.

Allentown, PA – Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network (GSRN) based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have signed a management contract whereby GSRN will manage all medical rehabilitation services provided to CHOP’s patients.

Easton Hospital today announces the appointment of Aaron Hazzard as interim CEO. He replaces Tim Trottier, who arrived in 2009 and recently accepted a development role in the Philadelphia area. rnr

The Board of Directors of The Reading Hospital and Medical Center announced today that Scott R. Wolfe has decided to step down as President and Chief Executive Officer.rnIn making the announcement, C. Thomas Work, Chairman of the Board said he was delighted that Mr. Wolfe has agreed to remain at the Reading Hospital during the transition to new management.r