Allentown-based American Energy Partners, Inc. recently signed a definitive agreement to acquire Hickman Geological Consulting, LLC, which is based in Canonsburg, Penn. The acquisition of Hickman G...
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Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Co. confirmed on Friday they will collaborate on electric vehicles and invest billions of dollars in Argo AI, a Pittsburgh-based autonomous vehicle technology platform com...
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A Pipeline Investment Program (PIPE) expansion proposed by Rep. Jonathan Fritz (R-Susquehanna/Wayne) was recently signed into law. PIPE makes grants available to construct the last few miles of dis...
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Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) released Wednesday its 2018 Oil and Gas Annual Report, which showed record levels of unconventional gas production and highlighted improved pe...
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Pittsburgh can potential reduce carbon emissions by nearly 75 percent by 2030, according to a Siemens City Performance Tool report, exceeding its current goal of 50 percent. The reduction would cr...
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IQ Fibers, a start-up cellulose fiber manufacturer, recently selected Northampton County to establish its first manufacturing operation in Pennsylvania, a project that is expected to create 43 new, fu...
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Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Joe Manchin (D-WV) requested an update at a hearing held Tuesday by the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on a prop...
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The state recently deposited $317 million into the commonwealth’s Rainy Day Fund, the largest funds transfer since the Great Recession in the early 2000s. Last year the state made its first depos...
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Turkey Hill, a manufacturer and distributor of ice cream and refrigerated drinks, recently announced that it will invest in its manufacturing operations and will increase its hiring efforts. The a...
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Representatives from the Tri-State Shale Coalition, which aims to support the shale industries in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia, recently visited the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL...
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Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) recently applauded a new debt reduction law, noting that it will enable Pennsylvania to pay off debt more efficiently and less expensi...
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Gov. Tom Wolf recently announced that Carter Lumber, a building materials retailer, choose York County as the location for its first manufacturing operation in Pennsylvania, a project will support the...
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Rep. Jim Gregory (R-Blair) and Sen. Judy Ward (R-Blair/Cumberland/Franklin/Fulton/Huntingdon) voiced their disagreement with Gov. Tom Wolf’s veto last week of a bill that would have exempted milk ha...
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Beemac Trucking, LLC will construct a new full-service maintenance and repair facility in Ambridge Borough, Beaver County, creating 24 full-time jobs and retaining 190 full-time jobs within three year...
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The Pennsylvania Farm Bureau (PFB) recently issued a statement expressing disappointment with Governor Tom Wolf’s veto of a bill that would have provided an exemption allowing milk truck haulers to ...
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Gov. Tom Wolf signed Senate Bill 478, sponsored by Sen. Elder Vogel (R- New Sewickley Township), into law last week. The “farming legacy” bill provides a personal income tax credit for landowne...
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Gov. Tom Wolf signed into law Tuesday legislation by House Democratic Leader Frank Dermody (D-Allegheny/Westmoreland) and House Republican Majority Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) to establish a sta...
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Gov. Tom Wolf signed into law Tuesday legislation introduced by state Rep. Brad Roae (R-Crawford/Erie) to reform public utility laws. “These are commonsense reforms for the Commonwealth’s publi...
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Gov. Tom Wolf signed into law Monday a package of bills designed to support Pennsylvania farmers and grow the Commonwealth’s agriculture industry. “Agriculture is such an important part of our ...
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Gov. Tom Wolf signed into law Monday a bill authored by state Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter), a member of the House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, that will create a program to ...
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