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Braskem selected to negotiate $50M in funding to drive future of electrification

By Melina Druga  |   September 25, 2024   |   Companies

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains recently selected Philadelphia-based Braskem America, a polyolefins and biopolymer producer, to negotiate a $50 milli...

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PA congressman, bipartisan contingent urge Biden to protect U.S. steel industry

By Kim Riley  |   September 20, 2024   |   Featured

President Joe Biden must protect the American industrial base by increasing tariffs on Mexican steel imports, said U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) and a bipartisan group of his colleagues. In a Sept. 17...

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PA lawmakers join colleagues in calling for expedited LNG project reviews for Ukraine, other allies

By Kim Riley  |   September 18, 2024   |   Featured

Pennsylvania Democrats recently joined several of their U.S. House of Representatives colleagues in requesting that President Joe Biden force the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to expedite its review...

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House committee advances Smucker’s USA Workforce Investment Act

By Kim Riley  |   September 13, 2024   |   Featured

With many companies facing or expecting to face a skills gap in the coming years, help could come from a Pennsylvania Republican’s proposed federal legislation, which would create a pilot program to...

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State lawmakers, business leaders tackle economic competitiveness in Pennsylvania

By Kim Riley  |   September 12, 2024   |   Featured

Pennsylvania Rep. Torren Ecker (R-Adams/Cumberland) joined members of the State House Republican Policy Committee and business leaders in identifying solutions to enhance the commonwealth’s economic...

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Rep. Smucker cites more support for Main Street Tax Certainty Act

By Kim Riley  |   September 11, 2024   |   Featured

A new study released on Monday supports the Section 199A deduction for small and family-owned businesses, mirroring a bipartisan bill led by U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) that would make the deductio...

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Philadelphia awarded $1.31M federal grant for energy efficiency, conservation projects

By Melina Druga  |   August 23, 2024   |   Federal

The U.S. Department of Energy recently awarded Philadelphia a $1.31 million Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program grant. The EECBG Program funds projects that improve energ...

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Local Pennsylvania fire departments to receive thousands in federal grant funds

By Kim Riley  |   August 21, 2024   |   Featured

U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) helped secure almost $1 million in funding through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program for three more Penns...

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Inflation Reduction Act continues benefiting Pennsylvanians, say lawmakers

By Kim Riley  |   August 20, 2024   |   Featured

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) and U.S. Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA) on Friday cheered the new jobs, energy investment, and reduced healthcare and prescription drug costs resulting from the Inflation Reduction ...

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Westinghouse gains federal approval to increase burnup limit in nuclear reactors

By Kim Riley  |   August 19, 2024   |   Companies

Cranberry Township, Pa.-based Westinghouse Electric Co. recently received federal approval to increase the burnup limit for its nuclear reactors. The power company said the action by the Nuclear Re...

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Pittsburgh Public Schools, Wilkinsburg School District receive $15.3M federal grant to lower energy costs

By Melina Druga  |   August 9, 2024   |   Federal

The U.S. Department of Energy recently awarded Pittsburgh Public Schools and the Wilkinsburg School District a $15.3 million Renew America’s Schools Prize grant. The prize is a three-phase invest...

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Resolution would set National Night Out date

By Melina Druga  |   August 9, 2024   |   Federal

A bipartisan resolution recently reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would designate Aug. 6 as National Night Out. National Night Out has been held for more than 40 years in more than...

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Allentown receives $20M in federal funding for reducing barriers to employment

By Melina Druga  |   August 7, 2024   |   Federal

The U.S. Department of Commerce recently awarded Allentown a $20 million Distressed Area Recompete Pilot Program grant. The program, established by the federal CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, makes ...

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Concurrent Technologies chosen to develop machine to make DOD weapons parts

By Kim Riley  |   August 5, 2024   |   Companies

Johnstown, Pa.-based Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) recently nabbed a $4.4 million contract to develop an additive manufacturing machine specifically to make U.S. Department of Defense (DOD...

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ARCH2 to receive $925M to jumpstart regional clean hydrogen economy in Appalachia

By Debra Flax  |   August 2, 2024   |   Federal

Under a new cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED), the Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub (ARCH2) will receive up to $925 milli...

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Pennsylvania’s congressional members urge action on energy production bill

By Kim Riley  |   August 2, 2024   |   Federal

Pennsylvania lawmakers joined several of their colleagues in urging Congress to act on a bipartisan, bicameral energy production bill that aims to protect national security and American jobs while spu...

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Natural gas pipeline expansion project in Pennsylvania, four other states on hold

By Kim Riley  |   August 2, 2024   |   Featured

A United States appeals court decision issued July 30 blocks the federally approved construction of a nearly $1 billion natural gas pipeline expansion project that aims to serve three million customer...

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Pennsylvania awarded $396M federal decarbonization grant

By Melina Druga  |   July 24, 2024   |   Federal

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded Pennsylvania a $396 million Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) to help manufacturers fund industrial decarbonization projects. The g...

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Pennsylvania, Ohio congressional members propose titanium manufacturing bill

By Kim Riley  |   July 8, 2024   |   Featured

U.S. Reps. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) recently offered a bipartisan bill in Congress that would temporarily suspend duties on imports of titanium sponge, an essential raw material used...

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U.S. Energy Department block grants awarded in Pennsylvania to develop clean energy projects

By Kim Riley  |   July 2, 2024   |   Featured

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on June 28 awarded formula grants totaling roughly $4.34 million to the State of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia through the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block ...

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