Legislation recently introduced in the state Senate would restructure the Pennsylvania Economic Development for a Growing Economy (EDGE) tax credit program. Senate Bill 1106 would prioritize and in...
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Pittsburgh-based natural gas company CNX Resources is urging the Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board to consider two years of independently collected environmental data before endorsing proposed ...
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Pennsylvania will generate $239.9 million in revenue from impact fee collections for 2025, a whopping $75.3 million, or 46 percent, increase over 2024, estimates the Independent Fiscal Office (IFO). ...
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The Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) recently approved nearly $10.5 million in low-interest loans for companies in Blair, Dauphin, Lancaster and Snyder counties. The loans support ...
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The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) approved modified natural gas distribution rate changes for Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania Inc., cutting the utility’s original request by nearly half....
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The National Petroleum Council (NPC) on Dec. 3 released two studies recommending actions to streamline federal permitting, update the nation’s energy infrastructure, and remove regulatory barrie...
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The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry’s (PA Chamber) board of directors recently elected a new chairman, vice chairman and members at its annual membership meeting. Robert Scaer was ...
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U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Kelly Loeffler has applauded the recent passage of bipartisan legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that would increase the loan limit...
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The Pennsylvania State Senate recently passed legislation sponsored by State Sen. Judy Ward (R-30) to update Pennsylvania’s E-85 fuel blend standard so that it would align with national standards. ...
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The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court recently ruled in favor of Wheatland Tube, a division of Chicago-based Zekelman Industries, the largest independent steel pipe and tube manufacturer in North Americ...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently issued air quality plan approval for Homer City Generation, a proposed energy generation campus in Homer City. Approval author...
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Malvern, PA-based Annovis Bio, Inc. announced it will meet with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to discuss the company’s work on drugs to treat Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s di...
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Duquesne Light Company’s (DLC) revealed that it has an annual economic impact of about $848 million to the Pennsylvania economy. The study, the first-ever done by the company, was condu...
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U.S. Reps. Brendan Boyle (D-PA) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) recently introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would close a gap in U.S. semiconductor policy. The Strengthening Essential M...
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The newly enacted $50.1-billion state budget for fiscal year (FY) 2025-2026 far exceeds actual revenues and puts Pennsylvania’s finances on a dangerous path toward future tax increases, according to...
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The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Small Business Optimism Index dropped 0.6 points in October while the Uncertainty Index declined 12 points from September to 88. The Optimism Ind...
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After more than four months of deadlock, Gov. Josh Shapiro on Wednesday signed the 2025-2026 General Appropriations Act into law, ending a 135-day budget stalemate in Harrisburg thanks to bipartisan c...
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The state Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) is investing $21.5 million statewide through the Historically Disadvantaged Business Assistance Program to create 11 new Business Assi...
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Pennsylvania Republican lawmakers on Oct. 28 joined their colleagues from Maryland, New Jersey, and Virginia to address restoring energy affordability and reliability across the Mid-Atlantic region du...
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Pennsylvania continues to have lower electricity prices than every state participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) — even as prices have climbed nationwide, according to a recen...
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