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Federal legislation would create exchange program for manufacturing

By Melina Druga  |   June 9, 2026   |   Featured

Bipartisan legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would send eligible Americans working in manufacturing fields abroad for hands-on manufacturing training and certificati...

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While governor pushes for lower rates, regulators approve increase for PPL Electric

By Kim Riley  |   June 8, 2026   |   Featured

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) on June 4 approved a settlement authorizing an increase of $275 million in annual base distribution revenues for PPL Electric Utilities that will resul...

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Bill introduced in Senate to establish national commission on robotics

By Liz Carey  |   June 8, 2026   |   Federal

U.S. Sens. Dave McCormick (R-PA), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Todd Young (R-IN), and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) introduced legislation recently to create an independent commission on robotics. The Natio...

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Bipartisan bill aims to update federal rules for ag, manufacturing bonds

By Kim Riley  |   June 5, 2026   |   Featured

U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans (D-PA-03) on June 2 proposed a bipartisan bill in Congress that aims to help small and medium manufacturers and farmers generate good-paying jobs by improving the federal rules ...

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Bipartisan timber legislation would allow building materials companies to bid in federal contracting

By Melina Druga  |   June 2, 2026   |   Federal

Bipartisan legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would provide incentives for the use of mass timber building materials in federal contracting. The bill was co-intro...

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Bipartisan legislation supporting military installation redevelopment introduced

By Liz Carey  |   May 27, 2026   |   Featured

U.S. Sens. Dave McCormick (R-PA) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) introduced legislation that would help communities redevelop former military installations. The legislation, the Increasing Opportunity for...

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Trump signs small-business capital bill into law

By Melina Druga  |   May 26, 2026   |   Companies

President Donald Trump recently signed into law legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser (R-PA) that increases the capital available to small businesses. “As someone who spent more than 20 ...

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Bill introduced to give American energy producers safeguards against Anti-LNG policies

By Liz Carey  |   May 19, 2026   |   Featured

U.S. Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) introduced legislation that would protect American energy producers and ensure political parties stifle production and export of liquified natural gas (LNG). The bi...

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Sen. Thompson introduces legislation to create skill savings accounts

By Liz Carey  |   May 11, 2026   |   Featured

U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) introduced the bipartisan Skill Savings Account Act with U.S. Rep Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR). The legislation would allow workers of all ages to create a skill...

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GOP lawmakers propose Stop Climate Shakedowns Act in Congress

By Kim Riley  |   April 22, 2026   |   Featured

Republicans on Capitol Hill unveiled legislation in both houses of Congress on April 16 that would prohibit liability against the companies engaged in the mining, extraction, production, refinement, t...

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FDA grants Arbutus Biopharma drug fast track designation

By Melina Druga  |   April 21, 2026   |   Companies

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently granted a fast track designation to Warminster-based biopharmaceutical company Arbutus Biopharma Corp.’s imdusiran, a treatment for chronic hepat...

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Northeast pipeline expansion project from PA to NYC gets under way

By Kim Riley  |   April 14, 2026   |   Companies

Federal officials broke ground Tuesday on a portion of the Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) Pipeline, a massive Williams Companies expansion project of the existing Transco natural gas pipeline sys...

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Harrisburg Regional Chamber weighs in on geothermal energy, small business regulation bills

By Melina Druga  |   April 6, 2026   |   Companies

The Harrisburg Regional Chamber said it has been working to advance the priorities of the regional business community through its engagement on specific state and federal legislation. The chamber, wh...

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Legislation would provide more oversight of federal regulations

By Melina Druga  |   April 1, 2026   |   Federal

Rep. Dan Meuser (R-PA) recently reintroduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that would strengthen oversight of federal regulations. The Regulatory Review Improvement Act would req...

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Westinghouse suppliers testify on benefits of AP1000 fleet to Congress

By Liz Carey  |   March 31, 2026   |   Companies

More than 40 supply chain partners for Pennsylvania-based Westinghouse testified before Congress about the benefits of building a U.S. fleet of AP1000 plants. The companies said deploying AP1000 p...

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Bill introduced to update oil, gas conservation laws

By Liz Carey  |   March 26, 2026   |   Federal

A bill is set to be introduced by Pennsylvania Sen. Gene Yaw. (R-Lycoming) that would update the state’s oil and gas conservation law to match current drilling practices. The bill will also spee...

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Enviri files paperwork with SEC regarding spinoff company

By Melina Druga  |   March 24, 2026   |   Companies

Philadelphia-based Enviri Corporation, an environmental services and solutions company, recently filed an initial Form 10 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ...

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Yaw asks FERC to level the playing field on energy policy

By Liz Carey  |   March 6, 2026   |   Featured

Pennsylvania State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-Williamsport) is calling on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to make every state pay its fair share of energy costs. Yaw, the chair of the Senate...

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Sen. McCormick introduces bill to cut permitting delays, meet demand for electricity

By Tracy Rozens  |   March 4, 2026   |   Featured

U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA) recently introduced bipartisan legislation to meet the nation’s growing demand for electricity by speeding up the permitting process and accelerating the deployment o...

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Bipartisan legislation to support entrepreneurs introduced

By Liz Carey  |   January 21, 2026   |   Featured

U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA) joined U.S. Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) to introduce legislation that would reduce barriers for early-stage entrepreneurs from using crowdfunding The Amendment for Crowdfu...

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