During the 2021-22 fiscal year, Penn State reached $1.034 billion in research grants, an overall 4.1 percent increase from the previous year. The record funding also ranks Penn State in the top 2...
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The Pennsylvania Manufacturing PA Training-to-Career Program (MTTC) recently awarded the Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center (DVIRC), an economic development business consulting firm, a $189,00...
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A joint venture between OYA Renewables and Oil Well Shares (OWS) will pave the way for the development of utility-scale clean energy solutions across Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia, the compani...
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Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel announced this week that it had reached a tentative agreement with the United Steelworkers (USW) in regard to a four-year contract. The contract would cover an estimate...
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Gov. Tom Wolf recently signed legislation modernizing the commission overseeing 200 miles of Pittsburgh region waterways into law. Under Act 161 of 2022, the Port of Pittsburgh Commission, an indep...
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Two United States Steel Corp. (U.S. Steel) facilities recently earned the International Organization for Standardization’s (ISO) 45001 certification more than a year ahead of the company’s commitm...
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The Oil & Gas Methane Partnership 2.0, a multistakeholder initiative launched by the United Nations Environment Programme and the Climate and Clean Air Coalition, awarded EQT Corporation a "Gold Stand...
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A Burgettstown, Pa.-based company announced Monday that it will expand production and its facility to keep up with customer demand. The company, 6K Additive, a producer of sustainable engineered m...
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On Monday, the Pennsylvania Senate's Environmental and Energy Resources Committee heard testimony about legislation that would look into making the Port of Philadelphia a liquefied natural gas (LNG) e...
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A bill designed to address orphaned oil and gas wells has passed the state legislature. State Rep. Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana) introduced H.B. 2528, which would allow any Pennsylvania company to bid f...
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The Manufacturers' Association, based in York, Pa., found in its recent Annual Manufacturing Wage & Salary report that skilled and hourly positions in South Central PA and Northern MD are still in dem...
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Legislation providing a regulatory framework for the testing and deployment of automated vehicle technology moved to Gov. Tom Wolf’s desk Thursday for his signature. The state lags in job creatio...
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The Pennsylvania Office of the Budget recently awarded Steelite International a $3.5 million Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) grant for the company’s expansion. RACP funds region...
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Gasbarre Products, Inc., based in DuBois, Pa., will expand the company's facility in Elk County, Gov. Tom Wolf said Wednesday. The industrial furnace manufacturer will invest $5.8 million into a p...
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Saint-Gobain, a global designer, manufacturer, and distributor of materials and services for the construction and industrial markets, recently signed a 10-year renewable electricity supply agreement w...
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PPL Electric Utilities announced Monday it had activated dynamic line rating for Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland Interconnection (PJM) operators. Part of a project involving three transmission li...
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Koppers Performance Chemicals (PC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pittsburgh-based Koppers Holdings, recently expanded its market share in industrial and commercial wood preservation technology markets...
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The state House of Representatives recently approved legislation ensuring funding for the demolition of blighted properties. Senate Bill 439 would amend the Recorder of Deeds Fee Law of 1982 to pro...
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CRDC Global, a global disruptive building materials company, recently opened its first United States facility in York for converting difficult-to-recycle plastic waste into a new concrete additive cal...
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CONSOL Energy, based in Canonsburg, Pa., announced Friday it had commissioned the Itmann Preparation Plant last month and that the first train of Itmann coal had already loaded and shipped. The It...
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