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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United States Steel Corporation announced Monday that it would be making changes to two asset-based credit facilities that would reward performance for meeting sustainability targets. When the com...
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U.S. Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA) recently introduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives seeking to create regional innovation hubs. The bipartisan Regional Innovation Act of 2021 would inc...
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A new report from the American Petroleum Institute (API) and its Pennsylvania-based office (API PA) has found that Pennsylvania’s natural gas and oil industries have a significant impact on the coun...
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State Rep. Pam Snyder (D-Greene/Fayette/Washington) announced Thursday that she would be introducing legislation to fund broadband access for all Pennsylvanians. Snyder’s legislation would use f...
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Gov. Tom Wolf visited Bethlehem-based Factory LLC Monday to highlight the importance of investing in Pennsylvania’s start-up companies. During the visit, he met with Factory affiliated companies...
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State Rep. Doug Mastriano (R-Franklin) said a gas tax holiday and an electric vehicle fee would help the state economy by saving consumers money while continuing to finance the roads fund. In an o...
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Harrisburg-based Commonwealth Foundation announced last week that their study on Taxpayer and Expenditure Limits (TELs) can help states reach fiscal stability without tax increases or cuts to governme...
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A study by Robert Morris University has found that the Shell petrochemical facility in Beaver County will inject nearly $3.7 billion into the state’s economy. The facility, on which construction ...
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The Pennsylvania Senate Labor and Industry Committee heard testimony Tuesday from the Pittsburgh Construction Industry Tax Fraud Task Force regarding misclassification of workers in the construction i...
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Canonsburg-based Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC, (MVP) announced Monday that it was planning to acquire carbon offsets for its operational emissions – the first interstate natural gas transmission pi...
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The Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board (EQB) on July 13 voted 15-4 to adopt a final rulemaking for the state to take part in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), disappointing many law...
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According to a survey conducted by the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry, the Pennsylvania Early Learning Investment Commission, and the Center for Rural Pennsylvania, businesses support p...
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Rep. Wendi Thomas (R-Bucks) announced last week that funding for Angel Tax Credits had been included in the budget for fiscal year 2021-22 and signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolf. Earlier this year, ...
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The PPL Foundation, which supports nonprofit organizations engaging in innovative and groundbreaking work, recently awarded 115 nonprofit organizations in eastern and central Pennsylvania more than $4...
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Gov. Tom Wolf said the three-year $200 million commitment the state has made in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) was an opportunity to reinvigorate PASSHE universities while ...
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CNX Resources Corp. announced Friday that it has established the CNX Foundation, a 501c(3), to manage its six-year, $30 million commitment to the Pittsburgh area. Funded by CNX Resources, the CNX ...
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The state Legislature recently passed a bill that empowers the Independent Fiscal Office (IFO) to use dynamic scoring in revenue estimates. “This is a topic that’s near and dear to my h...
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