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Gov. Tom Wolf and other administration members recently gathered at Marion-Walker Elementary in Centre County to highlight the federal $45 billion Internet for All Initiative.
The U.S. Department o...
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The U.S. Department of the Interior recently awarded Pennsylvania $26.6 million through the Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization (AMLER) Program.
The program allocates funds to the six Appal...
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Pennsylvania’s Manufacturing PA Training-to-Career Program (MTTC) recently awarded Slippery Rock University $179,181 to support a student internship program in Allegheny, Butler, and Erie counties.
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Pennsylvania’s Manufacturing PA Training-to-Career Program recently awarded Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center (DVIRC) a $130,000 grant to support manufacturing career awareness.
DVIRC’...
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Pennsylvania supports a path for industrial sector decarbonization with an emphasis on the deployment of clean hydrogen and carbon capture, utilization, and storage technologies, Gov. Tom Wolf announc...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development recently approved $14 million in Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ) 2021 tax credits for 197 early-stage technology companies statewide.
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PJM Interconnection, the nation’s largest electric grid operator, recently released its summer forecast for electricity demand.
According to the forecast, summer demand is expected to peak at app...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture recently awarded 23 projects more than $2.45 million in Federal Specialty Crop Block Grants.
Funding is through the federal Farm Bill and is awarded on a ...
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Pennsylvania Sens. Bob Mensch (R-24), Pat Browne (R-16), and Rep. Craig Staats (R-145) announced Friday that Klover SEPA, Inc., was the winner of a $2 million state redevelopment grant.
The compan...
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The Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers and Employers Association (NEPA) recently named Clearly Clean Products as the fastest-growing manufacturer in Northeast Pennsylvania. NEPA also presented the ...
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Legislation recently introduced in the state Senate would stabilize energy costs and protect the state’s energy industry.
Senate Bill 1219, the PA Energy Independence Act, would require the Depar...
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Leaders from Appalachian natural gas producers told U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) in a letter last week that butane could be an effective means of lowering gasoline prices.
Representatives from Mar...
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Bringing broadband internet access to rural communities in northeastern Pennsylvania will bring with it opportunities, officials said at a broadband infrastructure event on Wednesday.
Representati...
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The state recently awarded Cheyney University a $5 million grant through the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP).
The program supports critical expansion projects, provides job creation...
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Luke Bernstein
Luke Bernstein will be the next president and CEO of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry Board of Directors, the organization announced Tuesday.
Bernstein was appointed after a five-...
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A new report from the American Petroleum Institute (API) and the Association of Oil Pipe Lines (AOPL) found that the safety of liquid pipelines across the country has increased across several indicato...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) and the Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority (BFTDA) recently awarded $2.5 million on behalf of 3 Points Rising Ventur...
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Gov. Tom Wolf and his Democratic colleagues in the General Assembly have proposed a $1.7 billion spending plan for small businesses struggling from continually rising costs.
Under the plan, uncommi...
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The Pennsylvania House on April 26 voted 195-8 on a bipartisan basis to approve legislation that would cut the Commonwealth’s Corporate Net Income Tax (CNIT) to spur state-wide job and economic grow...
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New funding that is part of the Manufacturing PA Initiative will help students at Pennsylvania State University promote higher glass recycling rates in Pennsylvania.
The project, “Enabling Impro...
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