WARREN, Warren County — Northwest Bancshares Inc. and LNB Bancorp Inc. announced a merger in which Northwest will acquire LNB for cash and stock valued at $183.3 million.

Northwest Bancshares of Warren County is the holding company for Northwest Savings Bank. LNB Bancorp of Lorain, Ohio, is the holding company for Lorain National Bank.

Northwest Savings has five offices in Butler County. Loraine National is mostly in suburban Cleveland and Akron, Ohio.

ZELIENOPLE — Deep Well Services, a gas and oil field service company, will expand its fleet of state-of-the-art equipment.In December, the company ordered two snubbing units and a service rig that are all designed to handle the high-pressure gas wells being drilled in the Marcellus and Utica shale natural gas areas.Once all the new equipment is delivered in the spring, the company will have added about 65 jobs. It currently has about 120 employees.

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development is accepting nominations for the third annual Governor's ImPAct Awards, which recognize businesses and individuals making positive contributions to the economy.Nominations can be made in five categories:Community ImPAct Award — Organizations that demonstrate commitment to community and employee developmentEntrepreneur ImPAct Award — Individuals who have led an organization and demonstrated creativity, innovation or managerial ability.Export ImPAct Award — Organizations that have increased export sales and the number of new foreign markets since 2011.Jobs First ImPAct Award — Organizations that have demonstrated consistent job growth and retention in the past two years.Small Business ImPAct Award — Organizations with fewer than 100 employees that have had success and been innovators.Nominations will be accepted until Jan. 15 at www.newpa.com/GIA.For information, contact Sarah Thomas at sthomas@tierneyagency.com or Steve Kratz at 717-783-1132.