In a memorandum to all Pennsylvania House members Thursday, state Rep. Aaron Kaufer (R-Luzerne) asked members to co-sponsor legislation that he said would strengthen the state’s economic development...
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Evoqua Water Technologies, a mission-critical water and wastewater treatment solutions company, recently closed on its purchase of a renal business operated by Mar Cor Purification and Cantel Medical....
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The Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) recently approved $471,248 in funding for 11 municipal projects in nine counties through the Municipal Assistance Program (MAP). MAP he...
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Valley Forge-based UGI Corporation announced Wednesday that it has entered into an agreement with Vertimass to produce renewable fuels in the U.S. and Europe. The 15-year agreement will allow UGI ...
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Archaea Energy, a renewable natural gas (RNG) company, successfully started up Project Assai, an RNG facility located at the Keystone Sanitary Landfill in Dunmore, Pa., on Dec. 30 The facility has ...
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Legislation soon to be introduced in the state House of Representatives would repeal the requirement for businesses to remit “prepayments” for their sales tax collections. The Accelerated Sales...
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Valley Forge-based UGI Corporation announced Tuesday that its subsidiary, UGI Energy Services, LLC (UGIES), had entered into an agreement to acquire Stonehenge Appalachia, LLC from Stonehenge Energy H...
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Allentown-based American Energy Partners, Inc. announced Monday that it had completed its acquisition of Apex Energy Service, LLC. From Canonsburg. Effective Jan. 1, 2022, the acquisition was fund...
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Alcoa Corp. and representatives from its aluminum plant in San Ciprián, Spain, reached an agreement on Dec. 29 that resolves ongoing issues stemming from energy prices. Under the agreement, the cu...
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Five of the six largest counties in the state have joined an opioid settlement that could bring the state more than $1 billion, including up to $232 million in 2022, according to Attorney General Josh...
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Pennsylvanians have until Jan. 15 to sign up on Pennie and other state-based and federal insurance marketplace exchanges to obtain health insurance coverage for 2022. Coverage for new enrollees be...
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The Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) is reminding job seekers to use SkillUp PA, a free virtual learning platform offering more than 5,000 unique training modules to help users polish their resume...
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U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA) joined local partners in Scranton last week to discuss the impact the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act will have on reclaiming and cleaning up abandoned mine lands (AML) ...
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will provide strike teams to Pennsylvania’s hospitals to relieve areas hit hardest by the recent COVID-19 surge from overcrowding. The federal gove...
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The Pennsylvania Bureau of Diversity, Inclusion and Small Business Opportunities spent $4.2 billion on state contract spending during fiscal year 2020-2021, according to the bureau’s annual report. ...
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Last week, U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Victoria Spartz (R-IN), and Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) introduced legislation last week that would protect the U.S. supply chain fro...
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On Monday, Gov. Tom Wolf announced he would be naming Leigh M. Chapman to replace Veronica Degraffenreid as Acting Secretary of the Commonwealth. Degraffenreid will be elevated to the position of ...
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The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) recently graduated 15 liquor enforcement officers at a ceremony held at the Southwest Training Center in Greensburg. Liquor enforcement officers have the power a...
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Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp. recently announced it named David G. Anderson president of its wholly-owned subsidiary Air & Liquid Systems Corp. The appointment will be effective Saturday. Anderson has mor...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) recently awarded approximately $12.9 million in grants to 22 municipalities statewide through the Automated Red Light Enforcement (ARLE) program...
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