Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and Emerald Cloud Lab (ECL) recently partnered to build the first cloud lab in an academic setting for $40 million. The remote-controlled lab is part of Carnegie Mello...
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The controversial plan to march Pennsylvania into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) was narrowly approved by a state commission Wednesday but will likely face a concerted counterattack fro...
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Pittsburgh-based Ansys, an engineering simulation company, recently agreed to purchase Zemax, a high-performance optical imaging system simulation company, from EQT Private Equity. The purchase al...
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Pennsylvania Reps. Jim Marshall (R-Beaver/Butler), House Consumer Affairs Committee Chairman; Rob Matzie (D-Allegheny/Beaver), minority chairman; and Chris Quinn (R-Delaware) Consumer Affairs Committe...
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Brazil's national health regulatory agency recently granted authorization to INOVIO, a biotechnology company designing DNA medicines, to begin phase three of its phase 2/3 global clinical vaccine tria...
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Thrive Market, the world’s first membership-based market e-commerce platform, recently opened a fulfillment center in Hanover Township, Luzerne County, in partnership with NorthPoint Development. ...
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Pennsylvania now ranks second in the nation for natural gas production volume, according to new data released by the Pennsylvania Independent Fiscal Office (IFO), which provides revenue projections fo...
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Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, the U.S. affiliate of Mitsubishi Electric Corp. serving the North American power systems, and Mitsubishi Electric Corp. recently completed their purchase of Smarter...
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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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