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Jefferson, Lehigh Valley Health Network creating care delivery system

By Melina Druga  |   December 21, 2023   |   Companies

Jefferson and Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN), Pennsylvania based health care providers, recently signed a nonbinding agreement to create an integrated care delivery system. The system will hav...

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Senators ask Foreign Investment Committee to block U.S. Steel sale to Japanese company

By Liz Carey  |   December 21, 2023   |   Companies

On Tuesday, U.S. Sens. JD Vance (R-OH), Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) urged the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to block the sale of Pittsburgh-based U.S. Stee...

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Lehigh Valley’s 2022 GDP at $50.2B, reflecting 1 percent growth year-over-year

By Melina Druga  |   December 21, 2023   |   Local

In 2022, Lehigh Valley’s gross domestic product (GDP) reached a record $50.2 billion, according to data U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released earlier this month. This was approximately 1 percen...

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PennDOT celebrates new Frontier Airlines service

By Melina Druga  |   December 18, 2023   |   Companies

PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll recently attended an event celebrating Frontier Airlines expanding service out of Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT). "I'm proud to be here on behalf of the Shapi...

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Prysmian Group investing $22.5M in expansion

By Melina Druga  |   December 18, 2023   |   Companies

Prysmian Group, an energy and telecommunications cable company, is investing $22.5 million to expand its Williamsport facility. Expansion will allow the company to meet the power transmission and d...

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PJM readies for winter with multiple improvements

By Liz Carey  |   December 18, 2023   |   Companies

PJM Interconnection, along with its member utilities, announced Thursday they have taken multiple steps to prepare for winter, including making multiple improvements. The grid operator in 13 state...

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Workforce training resolution approved by Pennsylvania Senate

By Liz Carey  |   December 15, 2023   |   Featured

A resolution introduced by Pennsylvania Sen. Jarrett Coleman (R-16) to investigate the effectiveness of workforce development programs was approved by the state legislation Wednesday. Officials sa...

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Pennsylvania Senate committee approves legislation to create independent energy office

By Liz Carey  |   December 14, 2023   |   Featured

On Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Senate’s Environmental Resources and Energy Committee approved legislation establishing an Independent Energy Office (IEO), state Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) said. Yaw, the...

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Federal legislation would increase LNG, crude oil exports

By Melina Druga  |   December 14, 2023   |   Federal

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) co-introduced bipartisan legislation on Tuesday that would increase exports of liquified natural gas (LNG) and crude oil. The Energizing American Shipbuilding Act would r...

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Legislation would expand start-up fee exemptions

By Melina Druga  |   December 13, 2023   |   Featured

Bipartisan legislation recently introduced in the state House of Representatives would expand start-up fee exemptions to more small businesses. The General Assembly provided for an exemption from c...

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PA Manufacturers’ Association denounces bill to expand renewable energy standards

By Kim Riley  |   December 12, 2023   |   Featured

Pending legislation in the State House of Representatives that would set more ambitious long-term targets for the commonwealth to address environmental and climate impacts and realize the economic pot...

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Legislators oppose DOE rule mandating transformer cores not made in Pennsylvania

By Liz Carey  |   December 12, 2023   |   Featured

On Friday, U.S. Reps. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Chris Deluzio (D-PA) said they oppose a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) proposed rule that would mandate the use of transformer cores not made in Pennsylvan...

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6K Additive expanding capacity through substantial investment program

By Melina Druga  |   December 12, 2023   |   Companies

Pittsburgh-based 6K Additive, a sustainable metals company, plans to expand current capacity and add to its growing capabilities for metal processing by initiating a more than $50 million investment p...

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Pennsylvania’s FirstEnergy subsidiaries approved to operate as one company

By Liz Carey  |   December 11, 2023   |   Companies

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PaPUC) on Dec. 7 approved the consolidation of FirstEnergy’s four electric subsidiaries – Met-Ed, Penelec, Penn Power and West Penn Power – into one e...

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Funding to restore railways connecting Pennsylvania towns to New York announced

By Liz Carey  |   December 7, 2023   |   Featured

The Schuylkill River Passenger Rail Authority (SRPRA) will receive $500,000 to connect southeastern Pennsylvania towns to New York by train, U.S. Reps. Madelaine Dean (D-PA) and Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA...

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State Republicans urge DEP to withdraw updated environmental justice policy

By Kim Riley  |   December 6, 2023   |   Featured

Several Pennsylvania Republicans slammed an updated environmental justice policy recently put into effect by the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) that they say will increase costs an...

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Timothy S. Bedard

CNX names new elective vice president

By Melina Druga  |   December 5, 2023   |   Companies

Pittsburgh-based CNX Resources Corp. recently named Timothy S. Bedard as executive vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary. Bedard replaces Alexander J. Reyes, the former executive...

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Penn State research expenditures reached $1.2 billion for fiscal year 2022-2023

By Melina Druga  |   December 4, 2023   |   Featured

For fiscal year 2022-23, Penn State’s total research expenditures reached $1.239 billion -- a record high and a 14 percent increase from the previous year. “This achievement is a testament to t...

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Sen. Yaw wins Shale Gas Advocate Award

By Melina Druga  |   December 1, 2023   |   News

The Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC) recently bestowed state Sen. Gene Yaw (R- Bradford County) with the Shale Gas Advocate Award during the organization’s 2023 Annual Awards Ceremony at Nemacolin Wo...

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Federal bill makes minority-owned businesses more competitive

By Melina Druga  |   November 30, 2023   |   Federal

The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a bipartisan bill that would help certain minority-owned small businesses better compete for federal contracts. The legislation applies to busine...

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