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House passes bill requiring American-made steel for all Pennsylvania taxpayer-funded projects

By Liz Carey  |   June 12, 2025   |   Featured

Legislation requiring construction work paid for with public funding or tax incentives to use American-made steel passed the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Monday. “My American-Made St...

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Volvo Construction Equipment to expand Shippensburg facility

By Melina Druga  |   June 12, 2025   |   Companies

Sweden-based Volvo Construction Equipment, a construction equipment manufacturer, plans to invest approximately $261 million to expand crawler excavator production at three sites include one in Shippe...

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Clean energy system to be installed in Pennsylvania

By Melina Druga  |   June 11, 2025   |   Companies

New Jersey-based Anax Power, a company generating clean power from natural gas without combustion, recently signed an agreement with Alberta-based Enbridge, an oil and gas company, to install the Anax...

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Bass Pro Shops to open Lycoming County location

By Melina Druga  |   June 10, 2025   |   Companies

Bass Pro Shops plans to open a new location in Muncy Township, the company announced during a June 9 Lycoming County county commissioners meeting. The location will be the company’s third in Pen...

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Amazon to invest $20B in PA AI hub; state pledges $10M for related workforce development

By Kim Riley  |   June 10, 2025   |   Companies

In the largest private-sector capital investment in Pennsylvania’s history, Amazon said Monday it plans to invest $20 billion to expand cloud computing infrastructure and advance AI innovation.  ...

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Philadelphia Fed President Harker delivers final speech for retirement

By Dave Kovaleski  |   June 9, 2025   |   Federal

Speaking to an audience at the Philadelphia Council for Business Economics, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia struck a tone of cautious optimism about the U.S. economy, despite...

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Successful state bond issuance, refinancing and savings don’t impress Senate GOP

By Kim Riley  |   June 9, 2025   |   Featured

Pennsylvania successfully sold almost $1.16 billion in General Obligation refunding bonds that will be used to help refinance about $1.23 billion of outstanding bonds, State Secretary of the Budget Ur...

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Legislation would require non-intermittent energy sources

By Melina Druga  |   June 9, 2025   |   News

Legislation soon to be introduced in the state House of Representatives would ensure a greater share of Pennsylvania’s electricity comes from reliable, non-intermittent sources. The bill would up...

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Pennsylvania PUC Chair DeFrank confirmed for second term

By Liz Carey  |   June 6, 2025   |   Featured

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) announced its chair Stephen DeFrank will serve a second term after his reappointment was confirmed by the state Senate. DeFrank was nominated by Go...

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State legislation would establish ‘regulatory sandbox’ within governor’s office

By Melina Druga  |   June 6, 2025   |   News

Legislation recently introduced in the state Senate would create a regulatory sandbox. Regulatory Sandbox: Making PA the Home of Dynamic Innovation would establish a regulatory sandbox program with...

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Rep. Meuser’s bill to strengthen the SBA loan program passes in House

By Dave Kovaleski  |   June 5, 2025   |   Featured

A bill authored by U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser (R-PA) that seeks to strengthen accountability and combat fraud within the Small Business Administration’s 7(a) Loan Program was passed in the U.S. House of R...

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Frontage Laboratories holds open house in Exton

By Melina Druga  |   June 4, 2025   |   Companies

Exton-based Frontage Laboratories, a contract research, development and manufacturing organization (CRDMO) offering end-to-end integrated pharmaceutical product development services, held a grand open...

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Controversial energy bill advances in PA House; critics warn of soaring costs & grid instability

By Kim Riley  |   June 3, 2025   |   Featured

The Pennsylvania House Environmental & Natural Resource Protection Committee June 2 passed House Bill 501, a central piece of Gov. Josh Shapiro’s broader “Lightning Plan” energy strategy.  ...

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Chamber of commerce urge state to address child care teacher shortage

By Melina Druga  |   June 3, 2025   |   News

More than 70 local chambers of commerce and economic development agencies recently sent a letter to state lawmakers urging them to address the child care teacher shortage. Current gaps in the child...

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PJM to continue operating Eddystone units past planned retirement, DOE orders

By Liz Carey  |   June 3, 2025   |   Companies

In response to PJM Interconnection (PJM) concerns about resource adequacy, the U.S. Department of Energy has issued an emergency order keeping generating units at Eddystone operating past retirement. ...

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NobelClad expands Mt. Braddock mine

By Melina Druga  |   June 2, 2025   |   Companies

Colorado-based NobelClad, an explosion welding company, recently celebrated the expansion of its Dunbar Mine in Mt. Braddock. The mine has served as NobelClad’s U.S. explosive cladding site for m...

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Solid oxide fuel cell system installed in Peoples Natural Gas’ Western Pennsylvania service territory

By Melina Druga  |   May 30, 2025   |   Companies

Mount Pleasant-based WATT Fuel Cell, a solid oxide fuel cell stacks and systems manufacturer and developer, in partnership with Essential Utilities, a water, wastewater service and natural gas provide...

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Forthcoming bill will ‘proactively address’ regulatory uncertainty in crypto

By Kim Riley  |   May 30, 2025   |   Featured

With more than 1.5 million Pennsylvanians owning cryptocurrencies, the state should develop clear regulatory guidelines for blockchain technology and digital assets, said State Rep. Torren Ecker (R-19...

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FDA awards Ocugen drug with Rare Pediatric Disease Designation

By Melina Druga  |   May 29, 2025   |   Companies

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently granted the Rare Pediatric Disease Designation (RPDD) to OCU410ST, a drug developed by Malvern-based Ocugen, a biotechnology company specializing i...

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Commonwealth Foundation reports on economy-damaging costs of Shapiro’s energy plans

By Kim Riley  |   May 29, 2025   |   Featured

The high consumer costs of Gov. Josh Shapiro’s two climate-related energy proposals will have a damaging effect on the state’s economy, according to the Commonwealth Foundation, which develops and...

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