In a memo sent to Gov. Tom Wolf, the state’s Republicans urge the use of the $372 million pandemic response discretionary account to assist restaurants and small businesses still struggling from the...
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Seneca Resources Company, one of Pennsylvania’s largest natural gas producers, announced Thursday that it has partnered with U.S. Well Services on an upcoming field trial using all-electric fracturi...
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The Transportation Revenue Options Commission recently submitted a report to Gov. Tom Wolf and the General Assembly on transportation funding. The report contains an overview and outlines potential...
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The Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center (NEPIRC), a nonprofit organization providing professional services to manufacturers, recently launched a job board to connect job seekers to ma...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) recently awarded $487,500 to the Lackawanna Valley Heritage Authority through the Industrial Sites Reuse Program (ISRP) for env...
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U.S. Reps. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) and Salud Carbajal (D-CA) introduced legislation last week to reclaim and restore orphaned wells. Under the Energy Policy Act, the Plugging Orphan Wells a...
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U.S. Reps. Mike Doyle (D-PA), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Conor Lamb (D-PA), and Mike Kelly (R-PA) introduced legislation Wednesday aimed at strengthening the domestic steel industry and improving the envir...
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A recently Senate Community, Economic & Recreational Development Committee hearing focused on workforce shortages. According to a U.S. Chamber of Commerce survey released in May, 49 percent of Amer...
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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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Evoqua Water Technologies, a leading provider of mission-critical water and wastewater treatment solutions, plans to open a sustainability and innovation hub to advance the development of cutting-edge...
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Shell New Energies US, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, recently signed an agreement to purchase Inspire Energy Capital, a renewable energy residential retailer with joint headquarters in Philad...
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PPG’s plant in Delaware, Ohio, will increase production capacity for its overvarnish coatings for beverage can exteriors, including PPG ISENSE Gloss coatings. The plant produces resins and coatin...
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Allentown-based Air Products, an industrial gases company that supplies and transports hydrogen, recently partnered with Cummins Inc., a global power and hydrogen technologies company based in Indiana...
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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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Pittsburgh-based Abridge, a healthcare artificial intelligence (AI) startup, recently partnered with Mila, a University of Montreal AI research institute, to expand Abridge’s machine-learning capabi...
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A Penn State Behrend research team’s year-long project aims to use smart manufacturing technology to reduce waste and increase product quality at Plastek Group in Erie. Smart manufacturing techno...
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Wolfgang Confectioners, one of the oldest family-owned chocolate companies in the United States, plans to invest more than $3.5 million to expand its 137,000-square-foot facility in Loganville, York C...
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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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The Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) recently awarded a $42,544 grant to the Titusville Redevelopment Authority, in cooperation with National Fuel, in Crawford County. Fundin...
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Downtown Inc, an organization enhancing and encouraging investment in York’s central business district, recently announced the 10 recipients of the 2021 Downtown Bloom Grant. Recipients will shar...
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