The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) recently opened the application period for projects to improve the availability and affordability of housing. More than $41 million will be availabl...
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Alvernia University is partnering with the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP/NEP) to provide incubator support and explore investment opportunities for innovative pro...
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Gov. Tom Wolf has called on the General Assembly to provide additional financial relief for small businesses that have suffered due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “The COVID-19 pandemic is a public he...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded western Pennsylvania two Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Transportation Discretionary Grants. Butler County was a...
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The Pennsylvania Senate Appropriations Committee recently advanced legislation that would assist higher education institutions experiencing financial hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Sena...
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A new report by the Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) found that delayed or canceled pipeline infrastructure projects are risking at least $13.6 billion in economic activity, more than 66,000 jobs, and r...
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The state Senate recently approved a bill that would create a grant program to extend broadband services in rural parts of the state that do not have access to reliable internet networks. The Uns...
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Ball Corp. recently announced it will be building an aluminum beverage packaging plant in Pittston to produce cans of various sizes. The company will invest approximately $360 million over several ...
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The Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) recently approved a 15-year, $2.05 million, 1.75 percent fixed interest rate PIDA loan for the Fay-Penn Economic Development Council. Funds ...
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HOFF Enterprises, a Johnstown-based casework and millwork company, recently announced it will be producing desks for families and schools. The company is ready to start producing large orders of ...
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Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC (MVP) has requested that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) grant a two-year extension to complete the pipeline. In its Aug. 25 request, MVP noted that, d...
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The application period for the COVID-19 Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority Restart Grants (PEDA) grants recently opened and will run through Oct. 2. The $2 million grant program supports c...
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The state’s COVID-19 Vaccines, Treatments and Therapies program recently awarded funding to two research groups to develop a treatment or a vaccine for the virus. Apogee Biotechnology Corp., loca...
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The Kraft Heinz Co. recently selected two agencies, Carat and Starcom Worldwide, to support its media planning and buying. “We’re thrilled to welcome Carat aboard, as the agency will bring data...
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The City of Pittsburgh and the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) entered into a partnership in July 2015 to upgrade the city’s energy system and implement a microgrids concept spanning ni...
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The COVID-19 Vaccines, Treatments and Therapies program recently awarded 23 research groups $10 million in grant funding for COVID-19 treatments and therapies. Of the $10 million, $430,000 was aw...
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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently granted approval to Williams, a natural gas company based in Tulsa, Okla., for its Leidy South Project. The project will connect natural gas produc...
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently awarded three Pennsylvanian farms and one business $310,768 through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). The program is designed to help ...
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The Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corp. (LVEDC) and The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America recently partnered to assist women- and minority-owned businesses facing economic difficulties c...
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PaperWorks, a folding carton solutions company headquartered in Bala Cynwyd, recently announced it plans to increase production at its facility in Greensboro, N.C. The company will invest in state-...
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