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Appalachian Energy Future announced Wednesday that three major energy companies have joined the collaborative in support of a regional clean-energy ecosystem.
DT Midstream, Southwestern Energy, an...
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The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia recently announced its new executive committee and board members.
Michael Innocenzo, president and CEO of PECO, a Philadelphia area electricity and...
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Pennsylvania state Sen. John Yudichak (I-Luzerne/Carbon), chair of the Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee, held a hearing on the environmental and economic impact of the anthra...
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Pennsylvania’s Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Pre-Apprentice and Apprenticeship Grant Program recently awarded a $297,000 grant to the International Brotherhood of Electrica...
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Legislation recently introduced in the state House of Representatives would modernize and recapitalize the Small Business Incubators Act to create a grant program to help small, local businesses get e...
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The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory recently awarded Johnstown-based Concurrent Technologies Corp. (CTC) a $5.2 million contract for the world’s largest additive manufacturing (AM) machine.
T...
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The state House of Representatives recently passed legislation to restore contracting opportunities for small, veteran-owned businesses.
House Bill 2682 would amend Title 51 of the Pennsylvania Con...
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U.S. Reps. Sam Graves (R-MO), Rodney Davis (R-IL), and Rick Crawford (R-AR) are calling for an investigation into a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority’s (SEPTA) railcar contract to d...
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The University of Pittsburgh and Peoples Gas, a natural gas service provider, have partnered to study the potential of safely and securely transporting hydrogen through natural gas systems as a future...
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The state House of Representatives recently passed legislation that would encourage capital investments.
House Bill 2783 would allow the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) to cons...
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The state House of Representatives recently passed legislation fighting cybercrime within Pennsylvania’s insurance industry.
House Bill 2499, otherwise known as the Pennsylvania Insurance Data Se...
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Analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows Pennsylvania had its lowest unemployment rate in more than 22 years this August, and steady job growth, the Keystone Research Center sai...
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Pennsylvania will receive more than $900 million for 19 projects to create new revenue streams and support farmers using climate-smart practices, Gov. Tom Wolf announced Friday.
Nineteen projects...
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To move forward on developing an end-to-end decarbonization hub in the Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia region, the State of Pennsylvania needs some basic legislative and regulatory building block...
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The Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved a smaller natural gas distribution rate increase for UGI Utilities, Inc. – Gas Division Thursday.
The rate increase, which the PUC cal...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded the Port of Philadelphia (PhilaPort) a $20.3 million Infrastructure for Rebuilding America grant for its Tioga Marine Terminal project.
The po...
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Speaker of the House Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) recently appointed state Reps. Valerie Gaydos (R-Allegheny) and Rob Mercuri (R-Allegheny) to the Small Business Council.
Established through Act 12 ...
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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced Tuesday that his state had awarded $246.8 million in American Rescue Plan funding to local economic development partners to support small businesses and spur job c...
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The Pennsylvania Pre-Apprentice and Apprenticeship Grant Program recently provided the Pennsylvania College of Technology with a $696,220 grant for its Penn College Multiple Apprenticeship Pathways pr...
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The Agriculture Business Development Center will offer farmer-veterans grants of up to $10,000 for agricultural business needs.
The grants will be available through two veterans’ service organiza...
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