Two newly approved projects in China will include AP1000 technology-based nuclear reactors made by Cranberry Township, Pa.-based Westinghouse Electric Co., bringing the total number of operational and...
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Pennsylvania State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) recently announced plans to introduce legislation to establish a Pennsylvania Baseload Energy Development Fund. The proposed fund would provide low-interest...
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With Election Day mere weeks away, one policy topic is supported on both sides of the aisle in the Keystone State: natural gas, which is considered by lawmakers and voters alike as being critical to a...
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Japan's largest steel producing company, Nippon Steel Corp., plans to make additional investments in two steel plants operated by U.S. Steel as part of its pending acquisition of the Pittsburgh-based ...
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Participants in Tuesday’s Pennsylvania House Majority Policy Committee roundtable and tour examined obstacles for small businesses, particularly those in rural areas across the state. “I’m gr...
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Cranberry Township, Pa.-based Westinghouse Electric Company and France’s EDF are protesting the Czech Republic’s recent decision to award a multi-billion-dollar nuclear tender to South Korea's KHN...
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Ridgway, Pa.-based Allegheny Contracting LLC, a Department of Transportation-qualified pipeline and site work contractor, has new ownership. Morgenthaler Private Equity (MPE) Partners and its portf...
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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announced on Aug. 19 that more than $51 million in funding from the Multimodal Transportation Fund has been awarded to 66 transportation projects in 32 counties in the s...
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Pennsylvania’s CONSOL Energy Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement with Arch Resources Inc. to combine in an all-stock merger of equals to create a diversified coal producer serving global st...
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A $15-million investment in tourism marketing included in the recently approved bipartisan 2024-2025 state budget will boost the commonwealth’s economy, attract more visitors, and support good-payin...
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U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) helped secure almost $1 million in funding through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program for three more Penns...
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U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) and U.S. Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA) on Friday cheered the new jobs, energy investment, and reduced healthcare and prescription drug costs resulting from the Inflation Reduction ...
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Cranberry Township, Pa.-based Westinghouse Electric Co. recently received federal approval to increase the burnup limit for its nuclear reactors. The power company said the action by the Nuclear Re...
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The initial results of nine months of continuous air emissions monitoring at natural gas well sites and compressor stations in southwestern Pennsylvania indicate that CNX natural gas development poses...
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For Pittsburgh to become a solid economically performing city, it must be made into an attractive destination for businesses and residents by curbing public spending, reducing taxation, trimming exces...
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Pennsylvania is investing more than $2 million to support the growth of a Poland-based vacuum furnace manufacturer in Crawford County. SECO/VACUUM Technologies, the U.S. arm of the publicly trade...
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State Sen. Ryan Aument (R-36) on Friday said that he intends to reintroduce legislation that would establish a biennial budget cycle in Pennsylvania. “Through a constitutional amendment, this pro...
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Gov. Josh Shapiro and Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry Secretary Nancy Walker on Aug. 8 hosted a ceremonial bill signing in Greene County, Pa., to highlight the workforce development an...
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U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) recently secured federal funding priorities totaling nearly $134,000 that will support two different EMS and rescue squads in Pennsylvania. “It has been my miss...
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To continue supporting the state’s southwestern economy, Pennsylvania legislators in Congress this week urged the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to urgently fix water depth issues caused by th...
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