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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Natural gas has surpassed coal as the largest source of power generation in the United States, but the industry faces challenges, according to a report by FTI Consulting. Natural gas accounted for ...
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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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Bipartisan legislation recently introduced in the state House would provide financial assistance to bars, restaurants, and catering halls that are struggling financially because of the COVID-19 pandem...
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Legislation recently introduced in the state Senate would help households and small businesses facing delinquencies on utility bills caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Statewide, 55,000 businesses an...
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NorthPoint Development officials, stakeholders, and lawmakers recently broke ground on a 1 million-square-foot distribution center in Bethel Township. The location at Berks Park 78 has highway acce...
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Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House would make it easier to file taxes during the COVID-19 pandemic. In many states, income taxes are paid according to where an employee works, not t...
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Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP), the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC), and the Conservation Fund announced Monday a joint agreement that will protect the Appalachian National Scenic Trail and enhanc...
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Thirty-eight businesses in the 7th Senatorial District recently received $440,000 in pandemic relief grants through the COVID-19 Relief Pennsylvania Statewide Small Business Assistance program. “...
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Legislation recently introduced in the state House of Representatives would allow the event industry to operate safely at 50 percent capacity. The bill would allow venues, caterers, and other busin...
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The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) and the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) announced last week their recent partnership establishing a job-training program to help create a high-te...
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The clean energy sector had an average job growth rate of 8.7 percent between 2017 and 2019, adding 7,794 new positions, according to the 2020 Pennsylvania Clean Energy Employment Report. The ave...
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Black Horse Carriers is the latest company to join Penske Truck Leasing's electric-vehicle program. The program is a partnership between Reading-based Penske and Daimler Trucks North America to tes...
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Dan Weaver, president and executive director of the Pennsylvania Independent Oil & Gas Association (PIOGA), last week commended the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) reform of methane...
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The Erie Center for Arts and Technology (ECAT) will redevelop the former Wayne School Building on Erie’s East Side using New Markets Tax Credit Program (NMTC) funding. The NMTC Program was enacte...
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PNC Community Development Banking and the PNC Foundation recently invested $10 million in three programs operated or managed by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) of Pittsburgh. The programs ...
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The House Labor and Industry Committee recently held a meeting to determine why thousands of people who lost their jobs because of the COVID-19 pandemic have yet to receive unemployment compensation (...
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The State Transportation Commission recently updated its 12-Year Program, which provides insight into the funding that will be available for critical infrastructure improvements. The program is a...
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) and PPG recently partnered to develop energy-efficient coatings systems for the automotive industry. PPG project’s...
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InFirst Bank, an independent community bank based in Indiana County, recently selected Computer Services’ (CSI) NuPoint platform to offer its customers digital banking solutions. Computer Service...
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