The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded western Pennsylvania two Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Transportation Discretionary Grants. Butler County was a...
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The Pennsylvania Senate Appropriations Committee recently advanced legislation that would assist higher education institutions experiencing financial hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Sena...
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The Pennsylvania Senate passed a bill on Wednesday requiring legislative approval before the state can enter into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), which would impose a carbon tax on elec...
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Pin Oak Midstream, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pin Oak Energy Partners, recently completed the purchase of Laurel Mountain Midstream’s (LMM) Jackson Center assets. The transaction adds to the ...
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S&T Bancorp, Inc., a bank holding company based in Indiana, Pa., recently launched a website with a mobile responsive design for easier navigation. The website is designed to provide customers wit...
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A new report by the Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) found that delayed or canceled pipeline infrastructure projects are risking at least $13.6 billion in economic activity, more than 66,000 jobs, and r...
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Gov. Tom Wolf announced this week that certified restaurants will be able to increase indoor seating capacity to 50 percent starting Sept. 21. “While our aggressive and appropriate mitigation eff...
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The state Senate recently approved a bill that would create a grant program to extend broadband services in rural parts of the state that do not have access to reliable internet networks. The Uns...
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Bell & Evans, the nation’s oldest branded chicken company, recently began construction on a 411,500-square-foot Organic-Certified Chicken Harvesting Facility in Fredericksburg. The approximately ...
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The 2020 International Pittsburgh Coal Conference opened Tuesday and will run through Friday, held this year virtually. The conference will cover multiple topics, including sustainability and the e...
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The University of Pittsburgh and Enterprise Fleet Management recently announced they are expanding their existing 20-year partnership to upgrade the university’s fleet with alternative energy vehicl...
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Constellis, a risk management and mission support services company, recently announced it will open a location in Grove City, which will be part of the company’s National Security Operations – Inv...
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Pennsylvania manufacturing and business advocacy groups criticized the notion of legalizing recreational marijuana because of the employment challenges and workplace safety risks it entails, after Gov...
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Ball Corp. recently announced it will be building an aluminum beverage packaging plant in Pittston to produce cans of various sizes. The company will invest approximately $360 million over several ...
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The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) recently released the unaudited financial results for fiscal year 2019-20. Sales totaled $2.56 billion, including both liquor and sales taxes. This is $...
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The Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) recently approved a 15-year, $2.05 million, 1.75 percent fixed interest rate PIDA loan for the Fay-Penn Economic Development Council. Funds ...
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House Republicans failed Wednesday in voting to overturn Gov. Tom Wolf’s veto of House Resolution 836, which would terminate the state’s COVID-19 disaster emergency declaration. The disaster de...
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Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC (MVP) has requested that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) grant a two-year extension to complete the pipeline. In its Aug. 25 request, MVP noted that, d...
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The application period for the COVID-19 Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority Restart Grants (PEDA) grants recently opened and will run through Oct. 2. The $2 million grant program supports c...
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The state’s COVID-19 Vaccines, Treatments and Therapies program recently awarded funding to two research groups to develop a treatment or a vaccine for the virus. Apogee Biotechnology Corp., loca...
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