The House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee recently advanced two bills, sponsored by Rep. John Lawrence (R-Chester/Lancaster), designed to assist the state’s struggling dairy industry. Ho...
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Elliott Company recently announced that it finalized the purchase of the former Jeannette Glass property in Jeannette, Pa. Elliott Company, which designs, manufactures, and services turbomachinery ...
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The House Majority Policy Committee, chaired by Rep. Donna Oberlander (R-Clarion/Armstrong/Forest), recently held a roundtable discussion in Juniata County about the business issues affecting rural Pe...
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Sens. Bob Casey (D-PA), Mike Braun (R-IN), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Rob Portman (R-OH) have requested U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer prioritize reducing steel overcapacity by extending t...
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Penn State University, in partnership with Lightsource BP, recently broke ground on a 70-megawatt solar project that is expected to provide 25 percent of the university's electricity over the next 25 ...
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Honeywell announced Thursday the creation of Honeywell Robotics, an advanced technology center in Pittsburgh that will focus on innovating and developing artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning...
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The Industrial Sites Reuse Program recently awarded funding to seven projects. The program is designed to encourage the cleanup of environmental contamination at industrial sites by providing grant...
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Ralph Yanora was sworn in yesterday as a commissioner on the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) at a ceremony in Harrisburg. “We look forward to working with Commissioner Yanora and wel...
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The state Senate approved Wednesday a bill that would repeal a provision in state law that could, according to Rep. Aaron Bernstine’s (R-Beaver/Butler/Lawrence), enable the implementation of a state...
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Expedient, a cloud computing and data center infrastructure as a service (IaaS) provider based in Pittsburgh, recently announced that AMP Capital, a global investment management firm, agreed to acquir...
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Ares Management Corporation announced Tuesday that a fund managed by its Infrastructure and Power strategy signed a definitive agreement to sell its 22.5 percent ownership interest in Meade Pipeline C...
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The state Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee recently advanced legislation that would reauthorize the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund (AMRF) through 2036. The fund is scheduled to...
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The House Liquor Control Committee unanimously approved on Monday legislation, sponsored by Rep. Craig Staats (R-Bucks), that would permit owners of old hotel licenses to convert them to restaurant li...
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The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) warned in a recent press release that projected federal payments cuts could pose a threat to the long-term financial viability of hospit...
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The ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Monday for the Mount Joy Train Station along the Keystone Line in Mount Joy. The ceremony was attended by state and local officials, including Terry Garcia Cre...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently reminded small business owners and farmers that grant funding for energy efficiency and pollution prevention projects is still av...
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Shale Crescent USA (SCUSA) and the Ohio Oil & Gas Energy Education Program (OOGEEP) recently released an economic analysis that highlights users’ energy savings due to increased natural gas producti...
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The Allegheny County Airport Authority board of directors recently awarded a 20-year contract to Peoples Natural Gas to build, maintain and operate a microgrid at Pittsburgh International Airport at n...
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Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry President and CEO Gene Barr recently issued a statement urging the Independent Regulatory Review Commission and lawmakers to reject a revised proposal f...
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Equitrans recently filed an official request with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for approval to construct an approximately 17-mile pipeline from southwest Pennsylvania to West Virgin...
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