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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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A coalition of eight attorneys general, including Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, is calling on solar companies to suspend loan payments on solar power systems from Pink Energy. The coa...
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New York-based M&T Bank Corp. will provide more than $1.2 million, through the Pennsylvania Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP), to 42 initiatives statewide. "M&T supports the Neighborhood Assist...
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The North American natural gas market is expected to triple its current market size, supporting 29 billion cubic feet per day of production from 2022 to 2033, according to a recent Wood Mackenzie repo...
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Cindy Adams Dunn, secretary of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), recently revealed plans for a $6 million carbon capture, utilization, and storage research and storage facil...
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Forty state attorneys general and Google recently reached a $391.5 billion settlement over the company’s location tracking practices regarding Google Account settings. The settlement is the lar...
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Shell Chemical Appalachia, a subsidiary of Shell plc, launched the first major polyethylene manufacturing complex in the northeastern United States this week in Monaca, Pa. The facility, called She...
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PNC Tax Credit Solutions was awarded $55 million in tax credit allocation from the U.S. Department of Treasury as part of the $5 billion 2021 New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program. The tax credits ...
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During the 2021-22 fiscal year, Penn State reached $1.034 billion in research grants, an overall 4.1 percent increase from the previous year. The record funding also ranks Penn State in the top 2...
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Outdoor recreation contributed $13.64 billion to Pennsylvania’s economy in 2021, according to U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) statistics, and comprises 1.6 percent of the state’s gross dome...
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The Pennsylvania Manufacturing PA Training-to-Career Program (MTTC) recently awarded the Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center (DVIRC), an economic development business consulting firm, a $189,00...
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A joint venture between OYA Renewables and Oil Well Shares (OWS) will pave the way for the development of utility-scale clean energy solutions across Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia, the compani...
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