The Appalachian Regional Commission recently awarded Pennsylvania College of Technology an $85,137 grant that will go toward the purchase state-of-the-art injection molding equipment for its Plastics ...
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The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) presented PPL Electric Utilities with a Technology Transfer Award on Feb. 11 during its meetings in Dallas, Texas, for its application of advanced approach...
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State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-Bradford/Lycoming/Sullivan/Susquehanna/Union Counties) plans to introduce a Senate Resolution recognizing the economic and trade relationship between Taiwan and Pennsylvania. ...
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The Aluminum Stewardship Initiative (ASI) recently certified Alcoa Corp. to market products under ASI’s Chain of Custody standard. Certification means a company’s performance standards have indepe...
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Logan Capital Management, Inc., a registered investment adviser, announced Feb. 18 that it completed its move to its new headquarters in Newtown Square, Pa. The firm noted that the move will allow ...
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The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP/NEP) said Wednesday that 7,273 northeastern Pennsylvania jobs were created or retained as a result of its work in 2019. “Th...
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Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. Senate would reform the federal government's crop insurance program. The U.S. Department of Agriculture operates the program intended to protect farmers ...
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The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) recently launched an interactive online story map that highlights the history of early oil development in northwestern Pennsylvania and NETL’s work t...
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Sen. Ryan P. Aument (R-Lancaster County) introduced two bills Tuesday that would provide new options for student loan debt repayment to help ease the impact of student loan debt on current students an...
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During fiscal year 2018-2019, 11 percent of state government spending, nearly $800 million, on goods, services, and construction went to small diverse businesses, according to a Bureau of Diversity, I...
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Gov. Tom Wolf announced Feb. 14 the approval of $147,616 in new funding for Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center’s (SCCTC) Welding Manufacturing Workforce Training program, which will pro...
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Sen. Joe Pittman (R-Armstrong/Butler/Indiana/Westmoreland Counties) sent a letter to Gov. Tom Wolf on Feb. 12 urging him to support Pennsylvania coal plants in seeking recently announced federal carbo...
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Wayne-based Elemica, a cloud-based Digital Supply Network for global manufacturing industries, recently joined the Chicagoland Food and Beverage Network (CFBN), to share best practices and insights on...
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Discount Tire, the world's largest tire retailer, recently opened its first Pennsylvania location in Pittsburgh. "Pennsylvania has been a state we've wanted to be a part of for years," Darwin Mede...
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Spring Grove-based Pixelle Specialty Solutions recently completed the purchase of two specialty papers mills from Verso Corp., making it North America’s largest specialty papers producer. Product...
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U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) recently introduced the Accelerate Long-Term Investment Growth Now (ALIGN) Act, which would make permanent the full and immediate expensing provision of the 2017 Tax Cuts a...
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Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC) President Dave Spigelmyer issued a statement on Feb. 13 on legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate to ban hydraulic fra...
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The Chester County Economic Development Council (CCEDC) announced Wednesday that its chief operating officer, Mike Grigalonis, was named president of the Pennsylvania Economic Development Association ...
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Rep. Fred Keller (R-PA), as part of a bipartisan group of House lawmakers, met Wednesday with U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue at the Secretary’s office in Washington, D.C., whe...
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Legislation recently introduced in the state House would establish the Manufacturer E-waste Program and the Advisory Electronics Recycling Task Force. The bill would utilize best practices impleme...
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