PJM Interconnection, which operates the grid serving 65 million people in Pennsylvania, 12 other states and the District of Columbia, said Wednesday that the company and its members are prepared to me...
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Funding from the Pennsylvania Manufacturing Training-to-Career grant, a part of Gov. Tom Wolf’s Manufacturing PA initiative, will be used to expand the statewide “What’s So Cool About Manufactur...
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Tech Air, a national distributor of industrial, medical, and specialty gases and related equipment and supplies, announced Tuesday that it acquired Collingdale, Pennsylvania-based Scully Welding Suppl...
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The U.S. Department of Energy released on Tuesday a Report to Congress highlighting the potential for the development of an ethane storage hub in the Appalachian Region. Ethane, a natural gas liqui...
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Less than 10 percent of Pennsylvania meets the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) minimum speed for broadband connectivity, according to a yearlong study from Penn State University. “The...
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The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP/NEP), part of a four-center economic development initiative of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development...
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NFIB, the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce recently filed an amicus brief challenging a Philadelphia ordinance prohibiting employers from asking job cand...
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The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners recently approved a $284.2 million county budget for next year. The county remains in stable financial standing and maintains its AAA bond rating. T...
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State Rep. Frank Burns (D-Cambria) recently announced that he would hold a town hall meeting to gather facts about a wind farm proposed by the Greater Johnstown Water Authority. The meeting will be...
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The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) received a 2018 MarCom Gold Award, an international award for creative communications, for its #UtilityCareers campaign. The PUC created the campaig...
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The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) awarded the 2018 GMA Excellence in Government Affairs to Alex Baloga, president and CEO of the Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA), at the Food I...
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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently issued an opinion in the case of Dittman et al. v. the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), holding that an employer has a legal duty to use reasonab...
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The Pennsylvania General Assembly’s bipartisan Nuclear Energy Caucus (NEC) recently released its Bicameral Nuclear Energy Caucus Report, which describes four options for the future of the nuclear en...
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The Pennsylvania Public-Private Partnership (P3) Board recently approved a bridge bundling Adjusted Bid, Design-Build proposal to reconstruct 15 bridges along two interstates in Luzerne County. An ...
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Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding announced this week that applications and guidelines for 2019 industrial hemp research permits are now available. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture w...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced this week that it is issuing a request for qualifications (RFQ) through its Public-Private Partnership Office (P-3) for a private part...
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The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board recently voted to renew the operator’s license of Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing Association for an additional five years. The association operates the Ho...
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Novacyt, an international clinical diagnostics company, announced Tuesday that its molecular testing division, Primerdesign Ltd., signed an exclusive supply agreement worth at least $3 million with Ge...
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The Evonik Corporation, a German specialty chemicals company, will expand its technology and business capacities at its current location in Trexlertown, Lehigh County. The project is expected to cr...
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The Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training course, which ensures farms are compliant with the Food Safety Modernization Act Produce Safety Rule, is scheduled to be held at 10 locations throughout the...
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