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Pennsylvania Coal Alliance awards annual safety, reclamation awards

By Melina Druga  |   September 24, 2024   |   Companies

The Pennsylvania Coal Alliance recently announced the winners of its annual mine safety and reclamation awards. The Keystone Mine Safety Awards recognize outstanding safety records at mine sites. T...

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Constellation-Microsoft deal helps prepare launch of PA energy center, restart of nuclear reactor

By Kim Riley  |   September 23, 2024   |   Companies

Constellation Energy Corp. signed its largest-ever power purchase agreement (PPA) with Microsoft, a 20-year deal that will pave the way for the launch of the Londonderry, Pa.-based Crane Clean Energy ...

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Taylor Chip expanding Lancaster County facility

By Melina Druga  |   September 17, 2024   |   Companies

Taylor Chip, a family-owned cookie manufacturer, is investing $15.1 million to expand its Lancaster County facility. The company plans to construct a 25,000-square-foot building at its existing l...

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Appalachian Regional Commission funding five projects

By Melina Druga  |   September 9, 2024   |   Companies

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), an economic development entity focused on counties in the Appalachian Region, recently awarded five projects $16.9 million in Appalachian Regional Initiative...

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Shank’s $30M expanded manufacturing campus opens in Lancaster County

By Kim Riley  |   September 6, 2024   |   Companies

Universal Ingredients Shank's manufacturing campus in Lancaster County, Pa., opened Sept. 4 following a $30 million expansion during a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by company representatives, stat...

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JVS Fund awards $200,000 to four women-owned businesses in Philadelphia region

By Melina Druga  |   August 29, 2024   |   Companies

The JVS Philadelphia Fund for Women (JVS Fund) recently awarded four women-owned businesses $50,000 each. The grants support women-led businesses in the Philadelphia region that provide professiona...

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Broadband company offering service to Adams, Cumberland and Perry counties

By Melina Druga  |   August 26, 2024   |   Companies

Brightspeed, a North Carolina-based broadband and telecommunications services provider, will soon be offering high-speed Internet to nearly 50,000 homes and businesses in Adams, Cumberland and Perry c...

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DCED secretary discusses how state budget supports downtowns

By Melina Druga  |   August 26, 2024   |   Investment

Rick Siger, Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) secretary, recently spoke about how Gov. Josh Shapiro’s bipartisan 2024-2025 budget supports downtown business districts, creates ...

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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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Cool Valley Development awarded $1M grant to improve roads in Washington County

By Melina Druga  |   August 21, 2024   |   Investment

The Pennsylvania Multimodal Transportation Fund recently awarded Cool Valley Development a $1 million grant for improvements to Morganza and McMurray roads in Washington County. Cool Valley Develop...

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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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Allentown roundtable discusses public safety

By Melina Druga  |   August 21, 2024   |   Local

Sen. Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton) recently hosted a community roundtable on public safety in Allentown. “The goal of this discussion was to bring together partners in the Lehigh Valley who...

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Lackawanna College, Peirce College to merge

By Melina Druga  |   August 20, 2024   |   Investment

Lackawanna College and Peirce College recently announced their intent to merge. After the merger is completed, they will operate as a single institution under the Lackawanna College name. The c...

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WATT Fuel Cell expands headquarters

By Melina Druga  |   August 15, 2024   |   Companies

WATT Fuel Cell Corp., a manufacturer and developer of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) stacks and systems that operate on readily available fuels, recently expanded its manufacturing plant and headquarter...

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Opportunities Industrialization Center awarded $575,000 in Community Project Funding

By Melina Druga  |   August 12, 2024   |   Companies

Philadelphia-based Opportunities Industrialization Center (OIC), an organization offering no cost training for in-demand careers, recently was awarded $575,000 in Community Project Funding (CPF). C...

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Claverack Rural Electric Cooperative awarded $2.1M state grant to bolster grid resilience

By Melina Druga  |   August 12, 2024   |   Companies

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection recently awarded the Claverack Rural Electric Cooperative (REC), a Wysox-based member-owned, not-for-profit utility, a more than $2.1 million gr...

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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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Army Corps of Engineers must quickly rectify low-water depths on Mon River, say PA lawmakers

By Kim Riley  |   August 8, 2024   |   Featured

To continue supporting the state’s southwestern economy, Pennsylvania legislators in Congress this week urged the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to urgently fix water depth issues caused by th...

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Philadelphia plan aims to mitigate impact of rising property values on homeowners

By Kim Riley  |   August 7, 2024   |   Featured

The City of Philadelphia on Monday unveiled plans to expand outreach for key tax relief programs that may help mitigate the impact of new property tax revaluations on homeowners. The city’s Offic...

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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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