ByHeart, an FDA-registered baby formula manufacturer, recently received $8.25 million through the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP). This brings the state’s total investment to $1...
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Pennsylvania could reduce its costly business tax rate without breaking federal law, according to the National Taxpayers Union Foundation (NTUF). The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021, the $1...
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The Frontier Group of Companies (FGC), a North American real estate and brownfield redevelopment company, announced Wednesday it had acquired two retired Energy Harbor coal-fired plants, including one...
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The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee recently advanced legislation that would improve the Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) permit reviewing process. Senate Bill 6...
Read MoreOn Wednesday, a group of state senators and members of the No P3 Bridge Tolls Coalition joined a rally in Harrisburg to voice opposition to a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) initia...
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The Pennsylvania House Finance Committee advanced legislation this week that would eliminate a disadvantage that businesses in the state face when competing with those in other states. The bill, SB...
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The House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee advanced legislation on Tuesday that would allow any Pennsylvania company, regardless of the size, to bid for a Department of Environmental Prote...
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One initiative that has overwhelming bipartisan support in Pennsylvania is making the state a leader in the development of clean hydrogen and ensuring its competitiveness as a Regional Clean Hydrogen ...
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The state Senate Appropriations Committee recently advanced legislation that would improve enforcement of the construction industry’s use of the federal E-Verify system. The E-Verify system is us...
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A coalition of more than 80 trade groups across various industries -- including the American Petroleum Institute (API) and several Pennsylvania-based organizations -- is calling on the Biden administr...
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Butler Health System and Excela Health recently agreed to combine into a new health system serving western Pennsylvania. The new health system will support five hospitals, employ more than 1,000 ph...
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On Friday, Cranberry Township-based Westinghouse announced it had expanded its agreements with Energoatom, the state-owned nuclear utility of Ukraine. Westinghouse said the new agreement allows it...
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U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) hosted U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, as well as business, government, and student representatives from Chester County, for a tour and roundtable at Vishay...
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On Thursday, Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Secretary Jennifer Berrier visited the Philadelphia OIC, a workforce development and job-training center. The Philadelphia Region Hospitality and E...
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The House Majority Policy Committee plans to host four hearings this month to examine the cause and impact of inflation-induced cost increases. The hearings will be held on June 8, 9, 14, and 21 in...
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F.N.B. Corp. and UB Bancorp recently signed a definitive merger agreement with a market value of approximately $117 million, based on the closing stock price of F.N.B. on May 31. Under the agreem...
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The Manufacturing PA Training-to-Career Program (MTTC) recently awarded Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology a $200,000 grant to expand short-term workforce training programs for adults. The coll...
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Pennsylvania needs to take full advantage of the natural gas resources inherent in the Marcellus Shale footprint that covers more than half the state, business and industry advocates said at an energy...
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The Agriculture Business Development Center recently announced it will fund up to three $100,000 grants to organizations that will offer grants of up to $10,000 to military veterans for agricultural b...
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) recently invited Pittston-based Renewable Energy Aggregators (REA), a developer of renewable energy for electric vehicle (EV) charging in...
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