Crop One expands into Pennsylvania
Crop One Holdings, an indoor vertical farming company, announced Wednesday it will locate a second farm in Hazle Township, Pennsylvania. The new vertical farm is located in an area that would allo...
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New York equity firm acquires Pennsylvania natural gas facility
Green Rock Energy Partners (Green Rock), a private equity firm focused on sustainable infrastructure, announced Thursday it had acquired South Park Township, Pennsylvania-based PSA South Hills Landfil...
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Ansys to purchase simulation solution company
Ansys, an engineering simulation software company, recently signed a definitive agreement with DYNAmore Holding GmbH to purchase its DYNAmore business. German-based DYNAmore develops and sells expl...
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Pennsylvania infrastructure gets C- in ASCE Report Card
Pennsylvania roads, bridges, transit, and other infrastructure systems got an overall grade of C- on the latest American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) infrastructure report card. ASCE members ...
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L&I secretary tours River Valley STEAM Academy
Jennifer Berrier, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) secretary, recently toured the River Valley STEAM Academy. The academy opened in August. Its workforce development education ...
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Sen. Joe Pittman
State’s new Senate majority leader sees CNIT, energy resources driving economic growth
Accelerating Pennsylvania’s corporate net income tax (CNIT) reduction and responsibly using the state’s energy resources will stimulate and grow the Commonwealth’s economy, says new State Senate...
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Legislation would create construction tax credit
Legislation soon to be introduced in the state House of Representatives would create a construction job tax credit. The Construction Job Tax Credit, formerly HB 1125, would create a construction jo...
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Sen. Langerholc announces plans to re-introduce opioid pilot program legislation
Pennsylvania Sen. Wayne Langerholc Jr. (R-35) announced Monday he planned to re-introduce legislation to combat the heroin and opioid epidemic in the state. The Recovery to Work Pilot Program, Lan...
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Wolfe, LLC purchases social giving platform
Wolfe, LLC, a Pittsburgh-based investor and incubator focused on innovative financial technology and e-commerce businesses, recently purchased Give InKind, a Washington state-based social giving platf...
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Continuim Equity Partners purchases precision machining company
Pittsburgh-based private equity fund Continuim Equity Partners recently purchased Cutting Edge Machining Solutions (CEMS), a Clearfield-based Swiss-Style Computer Numerical Control (CNC) manufacturer....
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Federal legislation would provide tax credits for renewable natural gas
Bipartisan legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would provide a tax credit for renewable natural gas. H.R. 9396, the Renewable Natural Gas Incentive Act, would creat...
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Rep. Kelly, Sen. Toomey introduce bill to streamline regulations for gas pipeline construction
U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) introduced a bill in Congress that seeks to ease regulations for natural gas pipeline construction. Further, the Pipeline Permitting for ...
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Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection supports work of national lab research on gas, oil wells
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently released a letter supporting ongoing research performed at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), the U.S. Department ...
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Sen. Casey, Rep. Scanlon introduce legislation to combat corporate criminal conduct
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) and U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) joined U.S. Rep. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) Tuesday in introducing bicameral legislation that would hold corporate officers accountable ...
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Federal legislation requires DOJ to publish information on certain law enforcement actions
Bicameral legislation recently introduced in the U.S. Congress would require the Department of Justice (DOJ) to collect, aggregate, analyze, and publish comprehensive data on federal corporate crimina...
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Wolf administration announces more than $9M available for crisis stabilization services
The state recently made available to Single County Authorities (SCAs) more than $9 million in grants for the establishment or expansion of crisis stabilization services for individuals with co-occurri...
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Lehigh Valley’s Sharp receives Foreign Trade Zone designation
Pharmaceutical and biotech packaging leader Sharp announced it has received a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) designation for some of its operations in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley. Using Sharp's FTZ des...
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State Senate approves $2M for Westmoreland County airport
The state Senate recently approved an additional $2 million for the Airport Terminal Building Expansion project in Westmoreland County. This brings the state’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Pr...
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Philadelphia community, business leaders form coalition to address city’s gun violence
Leaders from more than 70 organizations across Philadelphia recently formed the new Coalition to Save Lives, which seeks to reduce gun violence in the city. The group of leaders from civic institu...
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Development authority to create state broadband maps for high-speed internet expansion
Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority voted earlier this month to create and update state broadband maps, which will help determine the best funding allocations for high-speed internet expansio...
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