Koppers releases first climate report
Pittsburgh-based Koppers, a provider of treated wood products, wood treatment chemicals, and carbon compounds, recently released its first climate report. The report supplements Koppers 2022 Corpor...
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Legislators from Pennsylvania, Ohio discuss grid reliability
Legislators from Pennsylvania and Ohio met this week to discuss the reliability of the mid-Atlantic power grid on Monday. Members of the Pennsylvania State Senate and the Ohio General Assembly met...
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Commonwealth program to provide work force development grants
Gov. Josh Shapiro recently signed an executive order creating the Commonwealth Workforce Transformation Program (CWTP). The job-training program will provide work force development grants of up to ...
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Air Products to increase capacity at Florida facility
Lehigh Valley-based Air Products, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) technology and equipment provider, recently announced it will increase winding capacity at its LNG equipment manufacturing facility in P...
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Meuser U.S. business sovereignty bill passes House Financial Services Committee
On Friday, legislation aimed at protecting the sovereignty of American businesses authored by U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser (R-PA) passed the House Financial Services Committee. The Protecting U.S. Busines...
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MSA Safety awarded U.S. Navy contract
The U.S. Navy recently awarded Cranberry Township-based MSA Safety, a developer, manufacturer and supplier of safety products and solutions, a $24.5 million contract to provide components for refriger...
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Eaton unveils EV Charging Busway
Pittsburgh-based Eaton, an intelligent power management company, recently unveiled its EV Charging Busway, a system that simplifies electric vehicle (EV) fleet charging by eliminating cable runs and m...
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Teleflex to purchase life science company
Wayne-based Teleflex Incorporated, a medical technologies companies, recently entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Palette Life Sciences AB for $600 million at closing and up to an addition...
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Rep. Burns introduces legislation to “Buy American”
On Thursday, Pennsylvania state Rep. Frank Burns (D-Cambria) introduced legislation that would require Pennsylvania publicly funded projects to “Buy American.” The set of three bills would exp...
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Ben Franklin Technology Partners to invest $675,000 in seven companies
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s Board of Directors recently approved $675,000 in funding for seven companies. The organization invested $350,000 in early-stage com...
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Pennsylvania Business Energy Forum highlights natural gas powered jobs, growth
On Tuesday, the Marcellus Shale Coalition’s Business Energy Forum highlights the job and economic growth in Northcentral Pennsylvania powered by the natural gas industry. In partnership with the...
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Equitrans Midstream releases sustainability report
Canonsburg-based-Equitrans Midstream Corp. recently released its annual corporate sustainability report. The report identifies Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) topics. “With a visi...
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Harsco Environmental division renews product agreement
The Harsco Environmental division of Enviri Corp., a Philadelphia-based steel mill services and products provider, recently renewed its steel mill services and products agreement with ArcelorMittal Lo...
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Supreme Court approves completion of Mountain Valley Pipeline
The U.S. Supreme Court this week upheld a controversial move engineered by U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) to open the door to the completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP), which will ship large ...
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Bill introduced to screen U.S. investments in China passes Senate
On Tuesday, a bill introduced by Pennsylvania’s U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) to screen U.S. investments in national security sectors that are part of countries of concern, like China, passed in the U....
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Alcoa names Renato Bacchi as new chief commercial officer
Alcoa Corp. recently announced it named Renato Bacchi as its next executive vice president and chief commercial officer, effective Aug. 1. Bacchi is the company’s chief strategy and innovation o...
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Federal legislation would keep tax deduction from expiring
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) introduced legislation that would keep Section 199A of the Internal Revenue Code from expiring in 2025. Section 199A allows for a 20 percent pass-through income deduc...
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PickNik Robotics, SKA to collaborate on unstructured robotics
On July 20, Pittsburgh-based engineering firm SKA Custom Robots and Machines announced it would be collaborating with software company PickNik Robotics to work on the development of advanced robotic s...
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Pennsylvania American Water to purchase East Dunkard Water Authority assets
Mechanicsburg-based Pennsylvania American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, recently signed an agreement to purchase water system assets from East Dunkard Water Authority for $5 million. The...
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Submission period opens for 5th Annual Startup Lehigh Valley pitch competition
Lehigh University and Factory LLC, a business innovation center for food, beverage, and pet companies, recently opened the submission period for the 5th Annual Startup Lehigh Valley pitch competition....
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