The State Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee recently held a hearing on U.S. liquified natural gas (LNG) exports. Approximately 22 percent of all domestic natural gas production is...
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The Manufacturers' Association, based in York, Pa., found in its recent Annual Manufacturing Wage & Salary report that skilled and hourly positions in South Central PA and Northern MD are still in dem...
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Legislation providing a regulatory framework for the testing and deployment of automated vehicle technology moved to Gov. Tom Wolf’s desk Thursday for his signature. The state lags in job creatio...
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The General Assembly recently approved Senate Bill 1083, which now moves to Gov. Tom Wolf for his signature. The bill includes a provision intended to protect small employers from unfair unemploy...
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The Pennsylvania Office of the Budget recently awarded Steelite International a $3.5 million Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) grant for the company’s expansion. RACP funds region...
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Gasbarre Products, Inc., based in DuBois, Pa., will expand the company's facility in Elk County, Gov. Tom Wolf said Wednesday. The industrial furnace manufacturer will invest $5.8 million into a p...
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Legislation aimed at making new resources available to businesses as a way to attract major new investments to Pennsylvania and spur job growth was presented to Gov. Tom Wolf on Thursday after Senate ...
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Saint-Gobain, a global designer, manufacturer, and distributor of materials and services for the construction and industrial markets, recently signed a 10-year renewable electricity supply agreement w...
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PPL Electric Utilities announced Monday it had activated dynamic line rating for Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland Interconnection (PJM) operators. Part of a project involving three transmission li...
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The state Senate recently passed legislation assisting farmers with their home delivery of agricultural products. Senate Bill 736 amends Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to permit...
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Koppers Performance Chemicals (PC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pittsburgh-based Koppers Holdings, recently expanded its market share in industrial and commercial wood preservation technology markets...
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More than 60 Chambers of Commerce across Pennsylvania hope the state legislature will fix what they say is an unfair increase in unemployment compensation taxes. In a letter to members of the Penn...
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The state House of Representatives recently approved legislation ensuring funding for the demolition of blighted properties. Senate Bill 439 would amend the Recorder of Deeds Fee Law of 1982 to pro...
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CRDC Global, a global disruptive building materials company, recently opened its first United States facility in York for converting difficult-to-recycle plastic waste into a new concrete additive cal...
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The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will provide Pennsylvania with $244.9 million to reclaim abandoned mine lands. The state will use the funding for abandoned mine land remediation projects that re...
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CONSOL Energy, based in Canonsburg, Pa., announced Friday it had commissioned the Itmann Preparation Plant last month and that the first train of Itmann coal had already loaded and shipped. The It...
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The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) recently approved $1.8 million in grants for 21 projects within the beer industry across the commonwealth. Under Act 39 of 2016, the PLCB can approve up...
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The Pennsylvania Senate recently advanced legislation that would amend the state’s Economic Development Agency, Fiduciary and Lender Environmental Liability Protection Act to extend environmental li...
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The Pennsylvania Senate Committee on Environmental Resources and Energy approved several bills this week promoting fairness in drilling impact fee distribution and stream maintenance measures, state S...
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Citizens Financial Services (CZFS) and HV Bancorp (HVBC) recently signed an agreement to merge HVBC with CZFS. Citizens Financial Services is the holding company for First Citizens Community Bank (...
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