In a letter to U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) asked for swift implementation of the Tech Hubs Program, as well as locating a Tech Hub in Pennsylvania. Created by...
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The Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corp. (LVEDC) recently hosted representatives from three Irish Local Enterprise Offices (LEO). LEOs are county-based agencies that provide advice, informatio...
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Alcoa Corp. recently purchased group annuity contracts that will facilitate the transfer of approximately $235 million in pension obligations and assets. These are associated with defined benefit ...
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The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) recently awarded $4.8 million in Mixed-Use Development Tax Credit Program grants to seven projects to construct or rehabilitate mixed-use developments. ...
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Pittsburgh-based Aurora Innovation, Inc., announced Thursday that it had launched its first commercial-ready terminal for autonomous trucks. The new terminal, located in South Dallas, is designed ...
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U.S. Reps. Dan Meuser (R-PA) and Troy Nehls (R-TX) recently toured Energy Transfer’s Marcus Hook facility near Philadelphia. The facility, located at the former Sunoco oil refinery on the Delawar...
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The Pennsylvania House Majority Policy Committee recently held a hearing on the importance of career and technical education and how it enhances the work force. “A college education is not the ...
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A group from the Keystone State has submitted an application to the U.S. Department of Energy to build a hydrogen hub in Pennsylvania. The DOE, via the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Ac...
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Legislation soon to be introduced in the state Senate would establish a regulatory framework and taxing structure on skill video games. Under the bill, games would be required to be connected to a ...
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The American Petroleum Institute (API), an organization representing the natural gas and oil industry, recently urged the Biden administration to change guidance on permitting process. In a letter ...
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Pittsburgh-based Aurora Innovation, Inc. announced recently its Aurora Horizon, an autonomous trucking subscription, had reached a critical milestone, and is closer than ever to the commercial launch ...
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California-based Nissin Foods USA, a ramen noodles company, recently completed a multi-million investment at its Lancaster manufacturing facility. "Since opening our Lancaster facility 45 years ago...
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Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Penn State Extension will host three events focused on emergency preparedness as part of a collaborative statewide effort to support the dairy indus...
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U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser (R-PA) recently reintroduced legislation that would support the battery industry by eliminating a tax on substances used in lead battery manufacturing. The USA Batteries Act, ...
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Sanofi, a global healthcare company, recently held the groundbreaking for its formulation and filling facility at the Swiftwater site in Pennsylvania. The facility will be a two-story building with...
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M&T Bank is seeking up to 50 entrepreneurs to participate in its second annual Capital Region Multicultural Small Business Lab. The Lab provides multicultural business owners with the guidance and ...
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Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel’s guaranteed supply chain finance guarantee program through the Export-Import Bank of the United States has been renewed a second time, LSQ, the platform provider, said T...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Office of Public-Private Partnerships (P3) recently opened the unsolicited proposal period for transportation projects from the private sector. ...
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Alcoa, a bauxite, alumina, and aluminum products provider, recently announced it is expanding its EcoSource low-carbon alumina brand to include certain grades of non-metallurgical alumina. “Alcoa...
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The tech industry in Pennsylvania added nearly 9,900 new jobs last year, a new report from CompTIA said last week. CompTIA’s annual “State of the Tech Workforce” report found that net tech e...
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