Amtrak recently conducted an economic impact analysis of its proposed New York-Scranton passenger rail route and discovered the line would generate $87 million annually. The route would include sta...
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Pittsburgh-based PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. announced Wednesday that it is committing $20 billion to support environmental finance over the next five years. Part of the bank’s longstandi...
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Republicans in the Pennsylvania State Senate launched another counterattack on the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) this week by firing off a letter to the state’s Independent Regulatory Re...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently issued Sunoco Pipeline LP an $85,666 fine as part of a Consent Assessment of Civil Penalty (CACP) signed earlier this month. ...
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Pennsylvania Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R-Bellefonte) announced last week that all Senate expenses would be made available to the public starting Sept. 1 in a move to promote government...
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In July, the Child Tax Credit added $18.6 billion to local economies nationwide and more than $693 million to Pennsylvania’s economy, according to a recent Congressional Joint Economic Committee stu...
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Amazon has invested $17 billion in Pennsylvania over the past decade, according to a recent report. As part of its 2021 Economic Impact Report, Amazon said it has created more than 25,000 jobs tha...
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Several key provisions in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed by the U.S. Senate will benefit Pennsylvania, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) said Tuesday. The bill would invest in repairin...
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Professional licensing waivers issued under the COVID-19 pandemic disaster declaration in Pennsylvania will begin to expire starting Aug. 17, according to the Pennsylvania Department of State. Add...
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U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) joined U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) in filing an amendment to the infrastructure bill that would strengthen trade protections for U.S. steelworker...
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U.S. Reps. Mike Doyle (D-PA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Conor Lamb (D-PA) introduced last week the Clean Hydrogen Energy Act (H.R. 4909), which aims to make a historic investment into researching ...
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Pivotal LNG announced it will expand into the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic markets with a new liquefied natural gas facility, Towanda LNG, in Wyalusing, Pa. The facility entered service in January 2...
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Philadelphia-based Day & Zimmermann announced Tuesday that its Munitions and Government unit has been awarded a five-year, $311 Million U.S. Army Grenade and Consolidate Fuze Contract. The century...
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In a memo sent to Gov. Tom Wolf, the state’s Republicans urge the use of the $372 million pandemic response discretionary account to assist restaurants and small businesses still struggling from the...
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The Transportation Revenue Options Commission recently submitted a report to Gov. Tom Wolf and the General Assembly on transportation funding. The report contains an overview and outlines potential...
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The Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center (NEPIRC), a nonprofit organization providing professional services to manufacturers, recently launched a job board to connect job seekers to ma...
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U.S. Reps. Mike Doyle (D-PA), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Conor Lamb (D-PA), and Mike Kelly (R-PA) introduced legislation Wednesday aimed at strengthening the domestic steel industry and improving the envir...
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President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced a comprehensive plan to increase United States content in the products the federal government buys and support the domestic production of products critical t...
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The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced an allocation of $300 million in American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds for economic revitalization in hard-hit coal a...
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Lehigh University has been named one of 32 universities across the country to receive $60 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to serve as Industrial Assessment Centers (IACs). ...
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