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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Bipartisan legislation recently introduced in the state Senate would regulate skill games and crack down on illegal gaming and nuisance locations. Senate Bill 1079 would replace a proposed tax stru...
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Responding to growing demand for natural gas across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast, Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC on Oct. 23 filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) se...
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The Pennsylvania Senate on Wednesday voted 33-17 to pass a proposed GOP-led bill that would cancel and officially stop the rules of the CO2 Budget Trading Program, also known as the Regional Greenhous...
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The Pennsylvania Senate approved legislation on Wednesday to bring greater transparency and efficiency to the permit application system. Senate Bill 6 creates a permit tracking system, allows third-p...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) reported Tuesday that it has eliminated an historic permit backlog by reviewing and acting on more than 30,000 permit applications since t...
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Seventeen Pennsylvania State legislators urged PJM Interconnection LLC to tread carefully before embracing proposals that they say could jeopardize energy reliability and affordability across the grid...
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Comcast Corp., headquartered in Philadelphia, opened its newest Flagship Lift Zone Oct. 7 to advance digital skills and job training opportunities in the city. “Philadelphia’s future depends on...
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