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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Bowery Farming recently opened its largest, most technologically advanced, and sustainable commercial smart farm in Bethlehem. The company -- the largest vertical farming company in the United Sta...
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The Penn State Behrend campus in Erie will hold the annual Innovation and Emerging Plastics Technologies Conference on June 8 and 9. “The conference will focus on some of the trends we’re seein...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently granted Pittsburgh-based Noveome Biotherapeutics the Rare Pediatric Disease Designation (RPDD) and Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) for its ST266 drug...
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The Pennsylvania House Local Government Committee approved legislation today that prevents municipalities in the state from banning access to certain utilities and energy sources. Senate Bill 275, ...
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The Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) recently awarded Apprentice Training for the Electrical Industry (ATEI) $296,936 through the state’s Pre-Apprentice and Apprenticeship Gra...
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The Pennsylvania Senate Finance Committee recently approved legislation that would increase state assistance for the Film Tax Credit program from $70 million to $125 million. Annually, 10 to 12 pro...
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Pennsylvania business leaders this week continued to push for a lower corporate net income tax (CNI) to be included in the upcoming negotiations over the new state budget. The Pennsylvania Chamber of...
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Legislation recently introduced in the state Senate seeks to amend the Steel Products Procurement Act to reduce the paperwork required. Senate Bill 1043 would ease the extensive paperwork required ...
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Pittsburgh International Airport and CNX Resources Corp., a gas development, production, midstream, and technology company, have entered the next phase of their partnership to reduce carbon emissions....
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