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The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) and Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania recently reached a partial joint settlement that increases Columbia’s rates but not as much as originally requested....
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A new executive order signed Tuesday by Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro aims to streamline the state’s permitting process for key economic development and infrastructure projects and make the commonw...
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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announced the state would invest $3 million to help sheet metal manufacturer Hranec Corp. expand in Fayette County.
The company will be investing more than $15 milli...
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstration recently awarded Kraft Heinz up to $170.9 million in Industrial Demonstrations Program funds.
The program promotes widespread ...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development recently awarded York County-based Joseph Machine Co., a custom machinery manufacturer, with a $2 million Redevelopment Assistance Cap...
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The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is investing $1 million to support the growth of semiconductor solutions supplier Powerex Inc.
The funding will go toward a $14 million initiative by the company t...
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Proposals in the state to increase setback distances would amount to a ban on natural gas development in Pennsylvania, according to the Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC), an industry trade group.
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Legislation signed into law Oct. 29 by Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro will establish a Pennsylvania-Ireland Trade Commission to help bolster the state’s economy and overseas trade relations.
Enac...
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The Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED), through the Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority (BFTDA), a state technology development program, recently awarded two venture cap...
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The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), an economic development entity of the federal government and 13 state governments focusing on the counties in the Appalachian Region, recently awarded 12 col...
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The Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP), a reimbursement grant program administered by the Office of the Budget, recently awarded Waterford-based Folkland Foods a $3 million development gr...
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Credit: PA Gov. Shapiro's office
GSK plc, a London-headquartered multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company, is investing up to $800 million in Pennsylvania to increase its R&D and manufacturing footprint at its exist...
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The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) recently awarded Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW) a $40 million Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization grant.
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Starting in January 2025, new tax credits for matching contributions to employees’ PA 529 College and Career Savings Program and the PA ABLE savings program for people with disabilities become avail...
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Pennsylvania House Republican Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) recently appointed Michaele Totino, an attorney, as the Republican caucus’ permanent regulatory review administrator, effective immedi...
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Pennsylvania lawmakers and power industry stakeholders are working to figure out how to meet the state’s growing demands for electricity without putting consumers in the poor house.
PJM Interco...
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Vision RNG LLC, a green energy supplier in Washington County, Pa., said Tuesday the company successfully sold $11.6 million in Investment Tax Credits (ITCs) under the Inflation Reduction Act that will...
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Several Pennsylvania state Republican representatives introduced a resolution in the General Assembly Oct. 9 urging President Joe Biden to approve the sale of U.S. Steel Corp. to Nippon Steel Corp. to...
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Two Pennsylvania State senators said Wednesday they plan “in the near future” to cosponsor a bill that would prohibit the distribution of impact fees generated from natural gas development to any ...
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The Shapiro administration has invested $200,000 in the Robotic WorX program at Millersville University in Millersville, Pa., to help develop a strong pipeline of manufacturing industry workers throug...
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