U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA) introduced two bills in Congress that would spur federal funding to reclaim abandoned mine lands. One is the Abandoned Mine Land Reauthorization Act, introduced alo...
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A recent hearing of the House Majority Policy Committee heard testimony on how to regrow the economy in the southwestern region of the state. Economic development leaders and local business owner...
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In 2020, the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation (LVEDC) received more than $700,000 in private and public sector investment and sponsorship from more than 125 investors. Five of LVEDCâ€...
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The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania recently launched the Ben Franklin Life Science Technology Network to increase awareness of companies and people in northeastern Penns...
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The state’s Manufacturing Training-to-Career program recently awarded $379,500 to two organizations in Lancaster and Lehigh counties to boost manufacturing awareness for students. The program hel...
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SAP SE, a German multinational software corporation with its North American headquarters in Newtown Square, recently announced it aims to make its operations carbon neutral by the end of 2023, two yea...
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United States Steel Corporation (U.S. Steel) recently purchased The NanoSteel Co.’s intellectual property, trademarks, and flat rolled sheet patents for an undisclosed amount. By doing so, it bec...
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Radial, a leading provider of integrated e-commerce logistics, plans to open a second facility in Easton, which is expected to bring more than 700 new jobs to the area. The company will take over t...
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Legislation recently introduced in the state Senate aims to increase investment from the film industry. The legislation, introduced by Sen. Camera Bartolotta (R-Greene County), increases the stateâ...
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The Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) recently awarded nearly $2 million in low-interest loans to four projects in Bucks, Montgomery, and Westmoreland counties. Lenape Real Estat...
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During the next five years, PECO, the Philadelphia Electric Company, will be investing approximately $6 billion across its electric and natural gas systems. It’s part of an ongoing effort to mode...
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) and the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) recently awarded Westmoreland County Community College (WCCC) in Youn...
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A new grant program, the COVID-19 Hospitality Industry Recovery Program (CHIRP), will assist local businesses in the hospitality industry that were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In December, G...
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Pittsburgh-based LyGenesis, a biotechnology company developing cell therapies that enable organ regeneration, is merging with AgeX Therapeutics, which develops therapeutics for human aging and cell re...
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The U.S. Department of the Interior recently awarded Pennsylvania a $27.4 million grant through the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act’s (SMCRA) Abandoned Mine Land (AML) grant program. T...
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PRP, a real estate investment management company, recently closed on its preferred equity investment in the new headquarters for AmerisourceBergen in Conshohocken. AmerisourceBergen, a developer of...
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The Hershey Company has set new goals to reduce its global emissions as part of its Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) agenda. Specifically, Hershey plans to reduce its absolute Scope 1 and S...
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The University of Pittsburgh received a $25 million grant from the Henry L. Hillman Foundation to enhance its research in the life sciences. "This gift is an investment in the University of Pittsbu...
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State Rep. Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, re-introduced legislation in the state House of Representatives that would require the General Assembly’s particip...
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Legislation recently introduced in the state Senate would ensure the state budget aligns with the economy and what taxpayers can afford. The Taxpayer Protection Act, Senate Bill 286, creates a cons...
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