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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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Pittsburgh International Airport recently broke ground on the Cargo 4 project.
The 77,000-square-foot facility will allow the airport to handle the increased demand for freight. The new facility al...
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State Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor on Sept. 7 released a performance audit of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission that made a number of recommendations to help solve the commission's growing fin...
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The Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) recently approved three new low-interest loans to support growing businesses in three counties.
Plum Creek Farm in Berks County through the ...
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Pennsylvania State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) said the state’s Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee that he chairs opposes pending regulation that would limit manganese levels in waterways....
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Capital Region Economic Development Corp. (CREDC), an organization serving Cumberland, Dauphin, and Perry counties, and its partners recently applied for $27 million in PA State Small Business Credit ...
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Pennsylvania state Reps. Eric Nelson (R-Westmoreland) and Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter) heard testimony from industry and trade professionals during a hearing on hydrogen-based manufacturing...
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Brookville-based Miller Fabrication Solutions, a contract steel fabricator, recently announced its plans for Manufacturing Day (MFG Day) on Oct. 7.
The annual nationwide event aims to inspire youth...
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State Rep. Tim Twardzik (R-Schuylkill) announced Friday that he had hosted a public hearing of the House Majority Policy Committee to discuss barriers related to starting up and growing a business in ...
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