Viatris drug receives FDA approval
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved a treatment for presbyopia, a nearly universal age-related vision condition, developed by Pittsburgh-based health care company Viatris. ...
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PA trucking association identifies industry reforms at Red Tape Dialogues
The Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association joined business and industry leaders from across the state to discuss reforms designed to cut unnecessary regulations and barriers to growth. Part of U.S. ...
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PA manufacturers join nationwide call for federal permitting reform
The Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Association (PMA) joined the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and more than 100 other state and national organizations representing businesses, manufacturers...
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DOE invests $4.2B into nuclear power to lower energy costs in PA
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Dominance Financing announced it would invest up to $4.2 billion that would help lower energy costs in Pennsylvania. The investment, in the form ...
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PPL Electric selected for federal energy grant
PPL Electric Utilities announced it has been chosen to receive up to $71.5 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Energy for a major modernization of an existing 230 kilovolt transmiss...
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Pa. Senate hearing focuses on strategies to prevent higher electric bills
The Pennsylvania Senate Majority Policy Committee addressed the state’s growing need for reliable electricity and considered strategies to prevent future electric bill increases across the northeast...
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Penn State’s mining engineering program receives Department of Energy grant
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation recently awarded Penn State’s mining engineering program with a up to $100 million grant as part of the Prov...
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Sen. McCormick leads bipartisan bill to improve rural, municipal utility cybersecurity
A bipartisan bill led by U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA) that’s supported by utility organizations representing electric cooperatives and public power providers across Pennsylvania and the country w...
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Pennsylvania manufacturers get new path into defense supply chain through SBA-backed initiative
Two Pennsylvania organizations will receive federal support for training and technical assistance to help in developing small manufacturers, the U.S. Small Business Administration announced this week....
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Ocugen treatment granted FDA therapy designation
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently granted Malvern-based Ocugen’s treatment for geographic atrophy (GA), secondary to dry age-related macular degeneration (dAMD) with a Regenerativ...
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Federal legislation would invest in shipbuilding, maritime manufacturing
U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) recently co-introduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that would encourage long-term private investment in U.S. shipbuilding and maritime manufacturing by...
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U.S. Energy Department announces up to $150M funding opportunity for oil, gas projects
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office (HGEO) announced a funding opportunity for cost-shared projects for the U.S. oil and natural gas industry. The fun...
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Federal legislation would update H-2A visa program
Bipartisan legislation recently introduced in the U.S House of Representatives by U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-PA) would change the accessibility and cost of agricultural labor through the H-2A visa pr...
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Westinghouse announces DOE partnership on nuclear supply chain loans
Cranberry Township, Pa.-based Westinghouse Electric Company announced a new partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Dominance Financing (EDF) on the American Nuclear Supply...
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Federal legislation would create exchange program for manufacturing
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
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
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
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
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
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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