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Pittsburgh aluminum producer plans upgrades at New York smelter operations

By Kim Riley  |   October 23, 2025   |   Companies

Pittsburgh-based aluminum producer Alcoa Corp. said Wednesday it is investing $60 million to upgrade its New York smelter operations, supported by both a new energy agreement and a $6-million grant. ...

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PA Senate passes Republican-led bill to withdraw state from RGGI

By Kim Riley  |   October 22, 2025   |   Featured

The Pennsylvania Senate on Wednesday 33-17 to pass a proposed GOP-led bill that would cancel and officially stop the rules of the CO2 Budget Trading Program, also known as the Regional Greenhouse Gas ...

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PA Senate passes permitting reform legislation

By Melina Druga  |   October 22, 2025   |   Featured

The Pennsylvania Senate approved legislation on Wednesday to bring greater transparency and efficiency to the permit application system. Senate Bill 6 creates a permit tracking system, allows third-p...

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Eos Energy to relocate headquarters to Pennsylvania

By Dave Kovaleski  |   October 22, 2025   |   Companies

Eos Energy Enterprises, a leading manufacturer of battery energy storage systems, is moving its headquarters to Pennsylvania from New Jersey. Eos will also relocate its corporate headquarters to a ...

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Avantor, BlueWhale Bio partner to speed up CAR-T cell therapy manufacturing

By Kim Riley  |   October 21, 2025   |   Companies

Two Pennsylvania-headquartered companies on Oct. 15 announced a new partnership that could potentially expand patient access and manufacturing capacity across the growing cell therapy sector. Speci...

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Duquesne Light Company sets completion date, transition times for new Pittsburgh substation

By Kim Riley  |   October 20, 2025   |   Companies

Duquesne Light Company (DLC) plans to complete its new, state-of-the-art, $237.4 million substation in December, providing an additional source of power for the Golden Triangle. The Watson Substati...

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Permitting backlog quashed by state Department of Environmental Protection

By Kim Riley  |   October 17, 2025   |   Featured

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) reported Tuesday that it has eliminated an historic permit backlog by reviewing and acting on more than 30,000 permit applications since t...

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PA lawmakers warn PJM Interconnection against favoring intermittent energy sources

By Kim Riley  |   October 16, 2025   |   Featured

Seventeen Pennsylvania State legislators urged PJM Interconnection LLC to tread carefully before embracing proposals that they say could jeopardize energy reliability and affordability across the grid...

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Pittsburgh’s Excelitas agrees to buy Luxium Solutions

By Kim Riley  |   October 16, 2025   |   Companies

Pittsburgh-headquartered Excelitas, which designs, develops, and manufactures advanced technologies, recently signed a definitive agreement to acquire an Ohio-based company that provides single crysta...

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Mitsubishi Electric backs new high-voltage power standard for AI factories

By Kim Riley  |   October 15, 2025   |   Companies

Mitsubishi Electric Power Products Inc. (MEPPI), based in Warrendale, Pa., says it will support the rollout of a new 800-volt direct current (VDC) power system designed to meet the massive energy dema...

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Penn State study finds innovative rural firms face bigger credit gaps

By Kim Riley  |   October 14, 2025   |   Featured

Innovation helps spur rural economies, but a new study led by researchers at Penn State found that while firms incorporating innovation into their business model had higher credit application rates, t...

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Comcast opens newest Lift Zone workforce development center in Philly

By Kim Riley  |   October 10, 2025   |   Companies

Comcast Corp., headquartered in Philadelphia, opened its newest Flagship Lift Zone Oct. 7 to advance digital skills and job training opportunities in the city. “Philadelphia’s future depends on...

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Core Natural Resources names Brock as new CEO

By Melina Druga  |   October 9, 2025   |   Companies

Canonsburg, Pa.-based Core Natural Resources, a metallurgical and high calorific value thermal coals producer, on Wednesday named Jimmy Brock as CEO, effective immediately. Brock will continue to serv...

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Clean Earth installs advanced water treatment at out-of-state facility

By Kim Riley  |   October 8, 2025   |   Companies

Clean Earth, a leading provider of environmental and regulated waste management services headquartered in King of Prussia, Pa., said Tuesday it has installed a foam fractionation unit at its Detroit, ...

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PNC Bank to rename, rebrand consumer brokerage business

By Melina Druga  |   October 7, 2025   |   Companies

Pittsburgh-based PNC Bank, one of the largest diversified financial services institutions in the United States, plans to rename and rebrand PNC Investments, its consumer brokerage business, as PNC Wea...

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Federal court upholds Matthews International win in Tesla arbitration case

By Kim Riley  |   October 6, 2025   |   Companies

Pittsburgh-based Matthews International Corp. said Oct. 2 that a federal judge in California has confirmed an earlier arbitration ruling in the company’s favor and rejected Tesla’s attempt to over...

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PPG Industries launches joint cleaning solvent recycling project with SAIC General Motors

By Kim Riley  |   October 3, 2025   |   Companies

PPG Industries Inc., based in Pittsburgh, said Wednesday it launched a cleaning solvent recycling project in partnership with SAIC General Motors.  “PPG continues to lead the industry with innov...

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PPL Electric files request to raise customer rates

By Kim Riley  |   October 2, 2025   |   Companies

PPL Electric Utilities, which provides electricity to about 1.5 million homes and businesses in eastern and central Pennsylvania, said Tuesday that it has filed a request with state regulators to rais...

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Alcoa’s refinery closure in Western Australia moves forward

By Kim Riley  |   October 1, 2025   |   Companies

Pittsburgh-based Alcoa Corp. said Sept. 29 that it will permanently close its Kwinana alumina refinery in Western Australia following reduced production there in June 2024. “Alcoa operated the Kw...

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Shapiro’s PJM summit sparks fierce GOP pushback

By Kim Riley  |   September 30, 2025   |   Featured

A recent clash underscores the widening partisan divide over how Pennsylvania should help meet the region’s growing electricity needs. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s high-profile summit last ...

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