Lehigh Valley ranks 49th out of 384 metro regions in the United States for manufacturing, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, the economic reporting arm of the U.S. Department of Commer...
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The Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors recently approved a three-year strategic economic development plan and a budget for 2022. The budget of $3.1 million represents...
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The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry said the country’s high inflation rate is impacting large and small businesses in its state. November’s inflation rate of 6.8 percent, the high...
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A new study defines and evaluates technological methods to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from natural gas in Philadelphia. The city has set the goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. The Ph...
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New Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) units coming online by the end of 2022 will propel the U.S. LNG export capacity to the largest in the world, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said. Accord...
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Carnegie Mellon University’s (CMU) National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC) transformed Pittsburgh’s economy, the region, and the robotics industry, according to a university report. NREC wa...
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A total of 27.3 gigawatts (GW) new natural gas-fired are scheduled to come online in the United States between 2022 and 2025, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s latest Monthly...
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UGI Utilities raised its gas rates effective Wednesday, increasing the average residential heating customer’s rates 9.6 percent, from $89.69 per month to $98.31 monthly. Utilities are required by...
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Allentown-based energy company PPL Corporation released Tuesday an updated Climate Assessment Report, which includes its strategy to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. Along with the goal of achi...
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NETL, a laboratory in the U.S. Department of Energy, is looking into whether or not it is possible to reclaim hydrogen and other products out of Appalachia. The lab characterized the effort as a w...
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Aramark, a food, facilities, and uniform services company, recently committed to set enterprise-wide science-based targets within 24 months for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. “We are pr...
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Pittsburgh-based Evoqua Water Technologies, a water and wastewater treatment solutions company, recently released its goals to reduce its operational footprint. The goals are part of the company'...
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Pennsylvania Rep. Barbara Gleim (R-Cumberland) announced Tuesday that she intends to introduce legislation that will lower the state’s corporate net income tax rate. In a memo to members of the ...
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Lancaster-based Armstrong World Industries, Inc. announced its release of its first sustainability report on Friday. The report builds on the environmental and social aspirations the company previ...
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State Senator John Yudichak (I-14) and the Senate Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee held a hearing Tuesday on the Invent Penn State program. The six-year-old initiative, w...
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A resolution recently adopted by the state Senate would direct the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study on the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's (PennDOT) highway main...
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Pittsburgh-based Alcoa Corp., announced Monday that it created a technology roadmap to support the company’s vision to reinvent the aluminum industry for a sustainable future. The company said t...
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On Wednesday, Range Resources said it had published an updated Corporate Sustainability Report providing detailed insight into Range’s approach, achievements, and goals on environmental, social and ...
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Manufacturers expect employment to increase by 1,146 over the next 12 months, according to the annual Manufacturing Wage & Salary report. This figure is more than double what was cited in the 202...
Read MoreStatewide rural home sales increased 7 percent from 2019 to 2020 while urban home sales decreased 6 percent, according to an analysis of statewide residential property transfer data by the Center for ...
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