A group of nine U.S. senators, including Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), recently sent a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, urging the Biden Administration to allow critical mineral mining and pro...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded the Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) a $20.4 million Airport Terminal Program grant. The airport will use funding to upgrade the HVAC ...
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Bipartisan legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would expand K-12 career counseling services. The Counseling for Career Choice Act would provide additional resources...
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U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) announced Thursday he had voted in favor of bipartisan legislation depoliticizing the export of American liquified natural gas by eliminating U.S. Department of Energy (DOE...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently gave Philadelphia-based Proscia, a software company, clearance for its Concentriq AP-Dx digital pathology solution. “This regulatory milestone...
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On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Energy led the Stop New Energy Taxes coalition in urging Gov. Josh Shapiro and state law makers to ensure a robust and reliable energy supply for...
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Pennsylvania House Republicans are pushing the legislature to reduce governmental burdens to business ownership by acting on the “Main Street Entrepreneurship Initiative.” The package of bills...
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The U.S. Joint Office of Energy and Transportation recently awarded Philadelphia’s Plug In Philly initiative a $1.47 million Ride and Drive Electric program grant. Plug In Philly is a two-year pi...
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On Monday, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) joined local elected county and state officials in opposing a hydroelectric pumped storage facility in York County proposed by York Energy Storage, LLC. I...
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U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Bipartisan Building Trades Caucus co-chairmen, recently introduced the bipartisan Pre-Apprenticeships To Hardhats (PATH) Act that would ...
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On Friday, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) and U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) announced the U.S. Army will modernize its fleet of heavy lift helicopters made in Ridley Park, PA. The Congress members...
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Electric distribution company FirstEnergy Corp. recently awarded Pittsburgh-based Energy Innovation Center Institute (EICI), a nonprofit organization providing skills-based work force training for peo...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) recently awarded more than $4 million in Competitive Equipment Grants to 55 career and technical centers (CTCs) and school districts statewide for the pu...
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Pittsburgh-based IMG Energy Solutions, a builder, owner, operator and servicer of on-site power generation plants, recently sold six 21-megawatt natural gas generation facilities in Northeast Pennsylv...
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On Thursday, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) criticized President Joe Biden's recent pause on new liquified natural gas (LNG) export projects, while touting Pennsylvania’s natural gas industry, during a...
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The Heinz Endowments will make $10 million available over two years to help leverage the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and other government funding. “For decades, The Heinz Endowments has helped...
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Gov. Josh Shapiro and Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding recently highlighted areas of Shapiro’s 2024-25 budget that focus on agriculture and rural communities. Proposed investments include...
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Ohio-based Steelite International, a manufacturer and supplier of buffet, tabletop, and lighting solutions used in the hospitality industry, recently purchased 96 acres in Lawrence County. The comp...
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The state Senate Appropriations Committee recently advanced legislation that would establish an Independent Energy Office. Under Senate Bill 832, the office would be modeled after the state’s Ind...
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On Monday, more than 150 House Republicans called on President Joe Biden to end his “de facto” ban on liquefied natural gas exports. In a letter signed by Pennsylvania Reps. John Joyce, Dan Me...
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