The Pennsylvania Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee recently advanced two bills that would reduce state regulations. “In creating the Office of Transformation and Opportunity, Gov. (Jo...
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Philadelphia-based Carisma Therapeutics, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on immunotherapies, recently closed on its merger with Sesen Bio. The combined company will operate under...
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Penn State University will receive $4.5 million from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) to fund research into turbine performance and efficiency, officials announced Monday. The funding from ...
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The Philadelphia Department of Commerce recently announced that it awarded $750,000 to six organizations through the PHL: Most Diverse Tech Hub initiative. The city uses the initiative to invest in...
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The state Senate Local Government Committee recently advanced legislation that gives Pennsylvania residents options regarding fuel availability. Senate Bill 143, the Energy Choice legislation, woul...
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The U.S. Air Force recently awarded Boeing a $285 million contract for aircraft, sustainment, and support services. As part of the contract, Boeing will begin production on the first 13 MH-139A G...
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State Sen. Elder Vogel (R-47) said an agreement between Vistra Corp. and Energy Harbor Corp. should be good news for keeping the Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station open and workers employed. Throu...
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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Tuesday proposed a $44.4 billion budget for 2023-24 that invests in the state’s economy by emphasizing workforce development and creating an environment that attrac...
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A subsidiary of Ford Motor Company, Latitude AI, based in Pittsburgh, is developing a hands-free, eyes-off-the-road automated driving system, the company said Thursday. Latitude adds to Ford’s t...
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Pittsburgh-based United States Steel Corp. (U.S. Steel) and CarbonFree Chemicals Holdings recently signed a non-binding agreement to jointly pursue the capture of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions using ...
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Lehigh Valley-based Air Products, an industrial gas company, recently issued registered green bond offerings of $600 million. Bonds were also issued as €700 million aggregate principal amount o...
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On Thursday, Pennsylvania Sens. Ryan Aument (R-36), Tracy Pennycuick (R-24), Greg Rothman (R-34), and Judy Ward (R-30) introduced a package of tax reform bills. The bills, designed to stimulate ec...
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State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-Bradford) recently announced his plan to establish an Independent Energy Office within Pennsylvania. The office would be modeled after Pennsylvania’s Independent Fiscal Off...
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The Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce recently sent a letter to Gov. Josh Shapiro and Pennsylvania General Assembly members, supporting the new administration and urging bipartisanship. "As you beg...
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The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials recently advanced legislation expanding access to flexible air permitting. H.R. 1131 would codi...
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Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget proposal doubles funding for the Manufacturing PA Innovation Program and increases funding for Pennsylvania’s PA Smart Program by 25 percent. Shapiro will give a budg...
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Nearly all nursing facilities in Pennsylvania have open direct care positions, according to a recent Pennsylvania Health Care Association (PHCA) report. The report is based on results from a survey...
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Malvern, Penn.-based Ocugen, Inc. announced Monday it had submitted an investigational new drug application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to initiate Phase 1 clinical trials for the treat...
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The state Senate recently adopted a resolution that urges President Joe Biden to restart and expedite the completion of the Keystone XL pipeline. On Biden’s first day in office, he canceled the p...
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The leadership for the Pennsylvania Senate Republicans laid out their principles and priorities Wednesday. Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward (R-39), Majority Leader Joe Pittman (R-41), and App...
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