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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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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced Friday that the Greater Johnstown Career & Technology Center (Center) would receive new funding for phase two of its Advanced Manufacturing and Programming Educati...
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Legislation recently introduced in the state House would amend current law to provide well-plugging contracts to Pennsylvania companies.
In Pennsylvania, there are 26,000 orphaned oil and gas wells...
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Recently introduced bicameral legislation would reform Opportunity Zones, which provide tax incentives to those who reinvest unrealized capital gains into high-impact projects in underserved communiti...
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Legislation sponsored by Pennsylvania Rep. Marina White (R-Philadelphia) that would create a task force to study how to expand Philadelphia’s exportation of liquid natural gas (LNG) to international...
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The Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) recently awarded 26 apprenticeship programs statewide more than $11 million in PAsmart grants through the Apprenticeship and Training Office (ATO).
Grants t...
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UnityLab, a technology enabled manufacturer of commercial appliances for small businesses, announced plans to relocate its headquarters from New England to Dushore.
UnityLab purchased Hoffman-New Y...
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Pennsylvania Sen. Ryan Aument's (R-36) tax reform bill advanced the Senate Finance Committee, his office announced Wednesday.
Senate Bill 771 would reduce the Corporate Net Income (CNI) tax from i...
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Legislation soon to be introduced in the state Senate would create a legal and regulatory framework for carbon dioxide capture and sequestration (CCS) projects.
The Pennsylvania Geologic Storage of...
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