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Federal bill makes minority-owned businesses more competitive

By Melina Druga  |   November 30, 2023   |   Federal

The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a bipartisan bill that would help certain minority-owned small businesses better compete for federal contracts. The legislation applies to busine...

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CorePower Magnetics receives federal funding to strengthen supply chain, manufacturing

By Liz Carey  |   November 29, 2023   |   Companies

Pittsburgh-based CorePower Magnetics, Inc. will receive $20 million in federal funding aimed at strengthening clean energy supply chains and accelerating clean energy manufacturing in former coal comm...

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Pennsylvania congress members advocate for state’s maritime economy

By Liz Carey  |   November 27, 2023   |   Featured

U.S. Reps. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) and Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) joined U.S. Sens. Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) and other members of the Pennsylvania delegation to outline their co...

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Rep. Smucker introduces prevailing wage legislation

By Liz Carey  |   November 22, 2023   |   Featured

On Monday, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) announced he had introduced legislation to block the implementation of new prevailing wage regulations he said would lead to higher taxes for all Americans. ...

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Pennsylvania manufacturers join NAM in urging Congress to pass tariff bill

By Liz Carey  |   November 20, 2023   |   Companies

A number of Pennsylvania manufacturers joined the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Thursday in urging Congress to pass the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill currently being considered. Citing l...

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Rep. Houlahan introduces legislation to defend networks against China

By Liz Carey  |   November 8, 2023   |   Featured

U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) joined a bipartisan group of senators to introduce legislation this month that would protect the nation's telecommunications network from Chinese-supplied equipment t...

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Pennsylvania leaders join national group calling on Congress to restore pro-growth tax policies

By Liz Carey  |   November 6, 2023   |   Featured

On Thursday, Pennsylvania business leaders joined more than 1,300 industry groups and leaders to call on Congress to support legislation supporting pro-growth tax policies. The Pennsylvania Chambe...

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Rep. Causer: Increasing well setbacks would shut down Pennsylvania energy supply

By Liz Carey  |   November 1, 2023   |   Featured

Pennsylvania Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter) said increasing the setback requirements for drilling natural gas wells threatens the state’s energy production, jobs, and consumers. Th...

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Sen. Manchin voices concern over proposed methane rules, asks EPA to reconsider

By Liz Carey  |   October 30, 2023   |   Featured

In a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, voiced his trepidation over proposed rules that wo...

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Sen. Bartolotta bill promoting veteran-owned businesses passes Senate

By Liz Carey  |   October 27, 2023   |   Companies

A bill sponsored by Sen. Camera Bartolotta (R-46) supporting veteran-owned businesses passed unanimously in the Pennsylvania Senate Wednesday, Bartolotta’s office said. The bill, Senate Bill 438...

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Philadelphia tech hub receives Economic Development Administration designation

By Melina Druga  |   October 25, 2023   |   Companies

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) recently announced that the Greater Philadelphia Region Precision Medicine Tech Hub has been designated as a Tech Hub. ...

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DOE awards PECO with up to $100M in grant funding

By Liz Carey  |   October 20, 2023   |   Companies

Philadelphia-based PECO will receive up to $100 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) program to support investment into it...

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PJM files capacity market changes to advance reliability

By Liz Carey  |   October 17, 2023   |   Companies

On Friday, PJM announced it had submitted a proposal to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that would alter the capacity market, as a way to support grid reliability in the face of increasingly ...

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Two Pennsylvania projects selected as hydrogen hubs with up to $1.68B in federal funds

By Liz Carey  |   October 13, 2023   |   Featured

Two projects partly located in Pennsylvania will become some of the first clean hydrogen hubs in the country after being selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on Friday. The projects, kn...

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Pennsylvania Congressional delegates announce $10M for Clean Energy Manufacturers

By Liz Carey  |   October 12, 2023   |   Featured

On Tuesday, U.S. Sens. Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) and U.S. Reps. Chris Deluzio (D-PA) and Summer Lee (D-PA) announced Pittsburgh-based Catalyst Connection would receive $10 million to ...

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Federal legislation would require Opportunity Zones report investments

By Melina Druga  |   October 3, 2023   |   Federal

Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would require Opportunity Zone report investments to increase transparency and streamline the reporting process. The 2017 Tax Cu...

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EPA proposal could damage economy, groups warn

By Liz Carey  |   September 15, 2023   |   Featured

A proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to change National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter (PM) could impact the economy, a group of nearly 90 trade groups...

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USDA provides agricultural producers more than $160,000

By Melina Druga  |   September 8, 2023   |   Federal

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development recently awarded $163,095 in funding to two projects in Pennsylvania's 7th district through the Rural Energy for America (REAP) program. ...

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U.S. Department of Energy commits $398.6M to battery project

By Melina Druga  |   September 5, 2023   |   Federal

The U.S. Department of Energy recently committed to issue Eos Energy Enterprises a $398.6 million loan to support the construction and production of next-generation battery systems at its facility in ...

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DOE: Natural gas significantly more affordable than electricity

By Liz Carey  |   August 30, 2023   |   Featured

On Monday, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) said its new report has found that natural gas is 3.3 times more affordable that several other residential energy sources. As part of its 2023 Repres...

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