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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Gov. Tom Wolf recently signed into law legislation that will increase the number of orphan wells being plugged in Pennsylvania. Act 136 of 2022 creates a grant program for plugging abandoned wells...
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Gov. Tom Wolf recently signed legislation into law that corrects unfair Unemployment Compensation (UC) rate increases placed on small businesses that closed during the pandemic shutdowns. Approxima...
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On Friday, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf signed legislation designed to increase transparency in oil and natural gas leases with landowners into law. The legislation, sponsored by Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23...
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Gov. Tom Wolf recently signed legislation modernizing the commission overseeing 200 miles of Pittsburgh region waterways into law. Under Act 161 of 2022, the Port of Pittsburgh Commission, an indep...
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Legislation to study making the Port of Philadelphia an export terminal for liquified gas was signed into law, state Rep. Martina White (R-Philadelphia) said Thursday. The legislation, Act 133 or ...
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Act 145 of 2022, which Gov. Tom Wolf recently signed into law, increases the maximum allowable gross weight for electric-powered commercial vehicles from 80,000 pounds to 82,000 pounds. This alig...
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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced more than $9 million in low-interest loans on Wednesday, saying they will support business growth in five counties. The loans, through the Pennsylvania Industr...
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A new plan, released Tuesday, shows the economic and energy security benefits of the American Petroleum Institute's policy plan to restore U.S. energy leadership. The study, commissioned by API an...
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