The latest freight movement plan from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will ensure the state is eligible for more than $58 million in federal funding. PennDOT announced Wednesday that...
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Pittsburgh-based Bayer celebrated the opening of its raw materials hub in Saxonburg, Pa., with ribbon cutting Tuesday. The 60,000-foot facility, located next to the company’s Saxonburg manufactu...
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According to an analysis by the American Petroleum Institute-Pennsylvania (API-Pennsylvania), natural gas and oil in Pennsylvania made major contributions to the state’s economy in 2021. The stud...
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A new study has outlined the steel industry’s impact on the Pennsylvania economy, members of the House Steel Caucus said on Thursday. State Reps. Natalie Mihalek (R-Allegheny/Washington) and Fra...
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PJM Interconnection said in its annual summer assessment that the electric supply for the region it serves is sufficient. PJM, the country’s largest electric grid, serves nearly 65 million peopl...
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On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania Senate passed legislation that would require agencies to review regulations and report their findings to an independent commission. Senate Bill 190, sponsored by sta...
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Pennsylvania business leaders warned this week that Washington’s latest proposed limits on particulate materials generated by the manufacturing sector threaten scores of jobs and could result in man...
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The ARM Institute, a Pittsburgh-based robotics manufacturing innovation institute, recently awarded the Digital Foundry at New Kensington, an initiative of Penn State New Kensington and the Economic G...
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The Pennsylvania Senate Finance Committee advanced two business tax reform bills on Tuesday after new data showed signs of economic growth. The bills, supported by state Sens. Ryan Aument (R-36), ...
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The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry joined a coalition of business associations and local chambers of commerce in urging state officials to reform the state’s ‘dysfunctional and unpr...
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On Friday, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announced that all state agencies under his jurisdiction have reviewed their licensing, certification, and permitting process – a step toward his goal of ma...
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The Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers and Employers Association recently awarded Clearly Clean Products, an Orwigsburg-based recyclable rolled-edge tray packaging company, with the Manufacturers an...
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U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser (R-PA) announced he has been named the co-chair of the Congressional Coal Caucus for the 118th Congress. “Coal is one of the most useful sedimentary deposits on Earth. Not o...
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On Monday, the Pennsylvania Senate’s Environmental Resources and Energy Committee heard testimony about the state’s grid reliability and infrastructure, as well as the future of the state’s powe...
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Conservative policy experts denounced passage on Monday by the Pennsylvania General Assembly’s Democrat-heavy House Labor and Industry Committee of a state constitutional amendment that would give t...
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On April 25, U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) joined a bipartisan group of Congressmembers to introduce legislation to expand apprenticeships across the country. The National Apprenticeship Act ...
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Pennsylvania Rep. Rob Mercuri (R-Allegheny) said for the state to remain competitive in manufacturing, it must prepare for the manufacturing and workforce of tomorrow. In a hearing hosted by the H...
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A new study by the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) found the Appalachian region is well-suited to be one of the nation’s hydrogen hubs. The study, “Appalachian Hydrogen Infrastruc...
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A new report from the Keystone Research Center has found that the production of “green locomotives” in Erie, Pa., could mean thousands of additional jobs. In cooperation with United Electric, ...
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The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute is looking for small and medium-sized manufacturers in Southwestern Pennsylvania interested in incorporating robotics into their operations. ...
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