The Senate Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee recently heard testimony from entrepreneurs and economic experts on a proposed Small Business Assistance Package. Senate Bills ...
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United States Steel and Carnegie Foundry, both based in Pittsburgh, recently partnered to accelerate and scale industrial automation driven by advanced robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) for an...
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The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee recently advanced four bills intended to update existing environmental regulations and provide a solution for plugging the state’s abandoned o...
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Several bills designed to simplify the tax code for Pennsylvania residents and small businesses were approved by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives this week. House Bill 199, HB 285 and HB 3...
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Axalta, a Pennsylvania-based supplier of liquid and powder coatings, recently committed to a 50 percent absolute reduction of Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030. The goal is to b...
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Pittsburgh-based F.N.B. Corp., a diversified financial services company, completed its merger with Maryland-based Howard Bancorp., effective Jan. 22, for $418 million. Customer and branch branding ...
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A hearing on legislation that would privatize Pennsylvania’s state-run liquor system drew heated discussion, state Rep. Natalie Mihalek (R-Allegheny/Washington) said. Mihalek’s legislation cal...
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AES Clean Technology, a designer, manufacturer, and builder of cleanroom facilities, plans to open a manufacturing facility in Manheim Borough, Lancaster County. The company, headquartered in Mon...
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Customers of Provident Bank have a positive outlook about the next 12 months, according to an economic survey of 400 c-level executives and business owners in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The majo...
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House Bill 1588 recently passed the state Senate and now heads back to the House for concurrence. The Remote Mortgage Banking Bill would modernize the state’s banking code to no longer restrict m...
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Charah Solutions, Inc. announced Thursday its acquisition of the Cheswick Generating Station, the Lefever Ash Landfill, and the Monarch Wastewater Treatment Facility from GenOn and will begin environm...
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Spot & Tango, a pet health and wellness company, recently announced its plans to open its first manufacturing facility in Lehigh County. The company leased a 66,700-square-foot facility in Upper Ma...
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U.S. fossil fuels production increased 2 percent last year, reaching 77.14 quadrillion British thermal units, after falling in 2020, according to a report by the U.S. Energy Information Administration...
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American Petroleum Institute (API) President and CEO Mike Sommers told policymakers that supporting safe and responsible production of all energy sources in the United States would advance U.S. energy...
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The Kraft Heinz Co. recently completed its purchase of an 85 percent stake in Germany-based Just Spices GmbH. “With Just Spices, we will leverage Kraft Heinz’s scale and agility to accelerate t...
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Braskem, the largest polyolefins producer in the Americas, and Repauno Port & Rail Terminal announced Thursday that they had completed the first propylene import to the U.S. East Coast in more than a ...
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Legislation recently introduced in the state Senate would expand school choice statewide. Senate Bill 527 would raise the caps for the Educational Improvement Tax Credit Scholarship (EITC) and Oppo...
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The University of Pennsylvania's Gene Therapy Program (GTP) and Center for Breakthrough Medicines (CBM), an integrated cell and gene therapy contract development and manufacturing organization, recent...
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Impact fees generated by Pennsylvania’s shale gas wells are expected to reach levels exceeding last year, a new report from the Independent Fiscal Office says, sending more than $230 million in reve...
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Altoona-based Sheetz, a major restaurant and convenience store chain across the Mid-Atlantic, recently partnered with RELEX Solutions, a provider of retail optimization software, to help position Shee...
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