The Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) recently approved more than $2 million in low-interest loans PIDA provides businesses that commit to creating and retaining full-time jo...
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As part of Pittsburgh-based Astrobotics Griffin Mission One, the company will work with Venturi Astrolab to deliver an Astrolab rover to the moon. Using Astrobotic’s Griffin lander, the companie...
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The Philadelphia Department of Commerce recently launched the $5 million Philadelphia Small Business Catalyst Fund to help high-potential small businesses and entrepreneurs. The fund will foster c...
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Pennsylvania senators approved legislation on Feb. 4 that would repeal the state’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). The legislation, Senate Bill 186, formally repeals...
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The state Senate recently voted to approve Senate Bill 187, legislation that would create an Independent Energy Office (IEO). The bill now moves to the state House of Representatives for consideration...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture recently awarded 88 companies from 45 counties $10 million in Agricultural Innovation Grant Program grants. The program reimburses agricultural businesses...
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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Tuesday presented his proposed $51.47 billion budget for 2025-2026, a 7.5-percent increase over the current fiscal year, and it isn’t faring well with Republican la...
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Republican legislators heard testimony that Pennsylvania’s energy policies are harmful to the state during a hearing on Monday. State Reps. Martin Causer (R-Bradford), chairman of the House Energy ...
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Affiliates of Berkshire Partners, a multi-sector specialist investor in private and public equity, and Warburg Pincus, an aerospace and defense and industrial technology sectors investor, recently ent...
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Pennsylvania remained the top electricity export state while relative carbon emissions from electricity generation continued its long-term decline, according to a Feb. 3 research brief released by the...
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Pittsburgh-based Kennametal, a materials science, tooling and wear-resistant solutions company, recently elected Douglas Dietrich, Minerals Technologies executive chairman and CEO, to its board of dir...
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SIMONA AMERICA Group, a thermoplastic products manufacturer and supplier, plans to invest $23 million to expand its Archbald facility. The facility, SIMONA AMERICA Industries, will be expanded by m...
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Ahead of the governor’s budget address on Tuesday, the Stop New Energy Taxes Coalition urged Gov. Josh Shapiro and the Pennsylvania General Assembly to prioritize policies that support the state’s...
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Legislation soon to be introduced in the state Senate would address the electric generation shortfall PJM, the organization that manages the mid-Atlantic power grid, faces. The Grid Stabilization a...
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Community leaders across the commonwealth and Pennsylvania’s 11th Congressional District applauded a bipartisan bill recently introduced by U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) that would make permanent t...
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The Senate Appropriations Committee recently advanced two energy bills. Senate Bill 186, the Abrogation of CO2 Budget Trading Program Regulations Act, would repeal the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initi...
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Cranberry Township-based Westinghouse Electric Co. recently signed a contract to conduct a technical feasibility study assessing the deployment of an AP1000 reactor for GEN energija, Slovenia’s stat...
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Gov. Josh Shapiro on Thursday unveiled the Lightning Plan — a comprehensive, all-of-the-above energy strategy to secure the state’s energy future. “Pennsylvania has long been a national energ...
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Pittsburgh-based Wabtec Corp., a equipment, systems, digital solutions and value-added services provider for the freight and transit rail industries, recently received a $248 million order from Guinea...
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Pittsburgh-based Innovation Works, an active early-stage investor, recently developed a new core curriculum for its AlphaLab accelerator. AlphaLab helps startups find customers, capital, and commun...
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