Pennsylvania business leaders warned lawmakers on Tuesday that the state’s economy would take it on the chin from the effect of higher power costs if it decides to enlist in the Regional Greenhouse ...
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Pittsburgh-based WESCO International, Inc., a leading provider of business-to-business distribution, logistics services and supply chain solutions based in Pittsburgh, announced Tuesday the completion...
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U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Susan Wild (D-PA) introduced legislation last week that calls for a $120 billion restaurant stabilization grant program to help independent restaurants followin...
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The Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission (PUC) released data this week showing that the Commonwealth’s natural gas impact tax has generated nearly $2 billion in new revenues since 2012, with mor...
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The Senate Majority Policy Committee recently held a workshop on the economic effects of the COVID-19 closure orders issued by Gov. Tom Wolf in March had on Northeastern Pennsylvania. “We certain...
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PECO, Pennsylvania's largest electric and natural gas utility, recently expanded its COVID-19 support policies through at least July 1. The COVID-19 policies were designed in mid-March to offer ass...
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In a review of a recent study on Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s official campaign plan that would ban new oil and gas permitting on public lands and waters, the Institute of Energy Re...
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Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC (MVP) said last week that total project work on its 303-mile natural gas transmission line that will span from northwestern West Virginia to southern Virginia is approxim...
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Two bills recently introduced in the House would waive penalties for early certificates of deposit (CD) withdrawals and fees for remote banking and ATM charges during the COVID-19 pandemic. Under H...
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The Pennsylvania General Assembly voted Tuesday to end the state’s COVID-19 emergency declaration and shutdown in a move to restart the economy, paving the way for a legal battle with Gov. Tom Wolf ...
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The state will be providing a $225 million statewide grant program to support small businesses negatively impacted by the COVID-19 business closure order. Funding will be distributed to three progr...
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PPG, a Pittsburgh-based supplier of paints, coatings, optical products, and specialty materials, announced company approval of broad restructuring actions to reduce its global cost structure amid the ...
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The American Petroleum Institute (API) recently expressed support of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) June 4 proposal on “Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Benefits...
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The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission announced Tuesday the unanimous approval of the permanent implementation of the cashless, All-Electronic Tolling (AET) system instituted March 16 to mitigate the s...
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Under the Manufacturing PA Innovation Program, four faculty research projects in the Penn State Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering have received funding for ...
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The Appalachia Partnership Initiative (API) has given an effective boost to vocational training and education in technology in Pennsylvania, thanks to invaluable support from the Chevron Corp. The ...
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Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry President and CEO Gene Barr expressed his support with the House’s May 29 adoption of Resolution 836, which terminates the business closure portion of G...
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The Trump administration has announced a final rule that clarifies a key section of the U.S. Clean Water Act (CWA) that should now speed up the approval of energy infrastructure projects. The Envir...
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House Republicans recently passed a resolution that would end the business shutdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The businesses were closed March 17 by Gov. Tom Wolf’s emergency declaration. ...
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Pennsylvania business and healthcare leaders, along with the Pennsylvania Coalition for Civil Justice Reform, called on Gov. Tom Wolf and the state legislature Thursday to implement liability protecti...
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