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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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Energy at a crossroads: Industry leaders size up surging U.S. demand

By Kim Riley  |   January 15, 2026   |   Featured

With energy demand surging at home and abroad, the American Petroleum Institute (API) on Jan. 13 brought together top industry executives, policymakers, and market analysts for its annual State of Ame...

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Manufacturers, lawmaker praise Treasury deal exempting U.S. firms from global minimum tax

By Kim Riley  |   January 7, 2026   |   Companies

The U.S. Treasury Department’s move to exempt U.S.-headquartered multinational companies from the OECD’s Pillar Two global minimum tax framework drew strong praise from manufacturers and a Pennsyl...

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Datavault AI receives two patents

By Melina Druga  |   December 24, 2025   |   Companies

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office recently issued Philadelphia-based Datavault AI Inc., a technology company, with two patents. The first patent is for a system, method, and platform for monetiz...

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Sen. Fetterman introduces legislation to create national AI-enabled lab network

By Liz Carey  |   December 17, 2025   |   Featured

U.S. Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) joined Ted Budd (R-NC) to introduce legislation that would create a national network of remotely accessible programmable cloud laboratories for academic research. T...

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PNC receives approval to purchase FirstBank

By Melina Druga  |   December 16, 2025   |   Companies

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Colorado Division of Banking recently gave Pittsburgh-based PNC Financial Services Group reg...

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PA Reps. Kelly, Deluzio introduce trade enforcement legislation

By Liz Carey  |   December 11, 2025   |   Featured

U.S. Reps. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Chris Deluzio (D-PA) introduce legislation in Congress to enhance trade enforcement and prevent foreign nations from selling subsidized goods in U.S. markets. The ...

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Calgon Carbon receives patent for PFAS removal system

By Melina Druga  |   December 11, 2025   |   Companies

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office recently issued Pittsburgh-based Calgon Carbon Corp., a purification solutions company, with a patent for the removal of PFAS from a liquid or gas using reactivate...

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New NPC reports: Improve infrastructure permitting, ramp up gas-electric coordination

By Kim Riley  |   December 5, 2025   |   Featured

The National Petroleum Council (NPC) on Dec. 3 released two studies recommending actions to streamline federal permitting, update the nation’s energy infrastructure, and remove regulatory barrie...

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Small Business Administration applauds legislation increasing loan limit for 7(a), lending programs

By Melina Druga  |   December 3, 2025   |   Federal

U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Kelly Loeffler has applauded the recent passage of bipartisan legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that would increase the loan limit...

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Rep. Houlahan introduces legislation to strengthen biopharmaceutical manufacturing

By Liz Carey  |   November 24, 2025   |   Companies

U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) recently introduced a bicameral, bipartisan bill aimed at strengthening domestic biopharmaceutical manufacturing. The Biomanufacturing Excellence Act would promot...

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Pennsylvania company to meet with FDA over Parkinson’s Disease, Alzheimer’s study

By Liz Carey  |   November 21, 2025   |   Companies

Malvern, PA-based Annovis Bio, Inc. announced it will meet with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to discuss the company’s work on drugs to treat Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s di...

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Federal legislation would update semiconductor policy

By Melina Druga  |   November 20, 2025   |   Federal

U.S. Reps. Brendan Boyle (D-PA) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) recently introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would close a gap in U.S. semiconductor policy. The Strengthening Essential M...

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Energy Department closes $1B loan to restart Constellation’s PA nuclear power plan

By Kim Riley  |   November 20, 2025   |   Companies

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office on Tuesday closed a $1 billion loan to lower energy costs and restart a Pennsylvania nuclear power plant. The loan to Constellation Energy Gen...

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Expect future tax increases under new budget, says PA Manufacturers’ Association

By Kim Riley  |   November 19, 2025   |   Federal

The newly enacted $50.1-billion state budget for fiscal year (FY) 2025-2026 far exceeds actual revenues and puts Pennsylvania’s finances on a dangerous path toward future tax increases, according to...

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Hershey commends new Trump order removing cocoa from tariffs

By Kim Riley  |   November 18, 2025   |   Companies

The Hershey Co., headquartered in Hershey, Pa., applauded a recent decision by President Donald Trump to exempt cocoa from broad tariff measures he announced earlier this year.  “For more than 1...

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NFIB Small Business Optimism Index falls 0.6 points in October

By Melina Druga  |   November 13, 2025   |   Federal

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Small Business Optimism Index dropped 0.6 points in October while the Uncertainty Index declined 12 points from September to 88. The Optimism Ind...

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Pennsylvania GOP lawmakers join neighboring states to tackle energy needs in PJM region

By Kim Riley  |   November 7, 2025   |   Featured

Pennsylvania Republican lawmakers on Oct. 28 joined their colleagues from Maryland, New Jersey, and Virginia to address restoring energy affordability and reliability across the Mid-Atlantic region du...

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