Pennsylvania among top job markets in U.S.
A new study by Lensa, a career platform, has found that Pennsylvania’s job market is among the top three for the number of unique job listings in the United States. Using Lensa’s internal data,...
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Port Authority adopts 25-year plan for projects totaling more than $3.7B
The Port Authority of Allegheny County’s Board adopted the agency’s first 25-year long-range transportation plan Friday. The plan, which will help inform, guide and prioritize the agency’s op...
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Auditor General calls for reform of Wolf’s ‘flawed’ business waiver process
Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor on Sept. 14 released a performance audit criticizing the Wolf administration’s waiver process for businesses that asked to remain open during the start of...
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Wabtec, Carnegie Mellon to create railroad technologies
Wabtec, a provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions and value-added services for the freight and transit rail industries, and Carnegie Mellon University recently signed an agreement to create ...
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Pittsburgh could become leader in autonomy sector, study says
Pittsburgh has the potential to become a major player in the autonomy sector’s global market, according to a study by Regional Industrial Development Corporation (RIDC) and the Greater Pittsburgh Ch...
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PPG expects third quarter sales to be lower than predicted
Pittsburgh-based PPG recently announced it expects third quarter sales volumes to be between $225 million to $275 million lower than forecasted at the beginning of the quarter. The company said sal...
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Carnegie Mellon partners to build first academic cloud
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and Emerald Cloud Lab (ECL) recently partnered to build the first cloud lab in an academic setting for $40 million. The remote-controlled lab is part of Carnegie Mello...
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PPL Corp. issues reports showing progress on ESG, sustainability initiatives
Allentown-based energy company PPL Corp. released two new reports detailing its efforts to advance environmental, social and governance (ESG) and sustainability initiatives. "PPL is pursuing cle...
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Penn State innovation center supports entrepreneurs and business
Penn State Behrend’s Innovation Commons has helped develop more than 110 products, supported more than 200 industry projects, assisted 170 entrepreneurs, created more than 20 jobs and engaged 424 st...
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PinMed issued two patents
The U.S. Patent Office recently issued PinMed, a Pittsburgh-based medical-device company, with two patents. The first patent is for two magnetic resonance (MR)-compatible solutions that are current...
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Amtrak releases analysis of New York-Scranton route
Amtrak recently conducted an economic impact analysis of its proposed New York-Scranton passenger rail route and discovered the line would generate $87 million annually. The route would include sta...
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Pennsylvania wins environmental award for purchase of more than 67K sustainable electronics
The Green Electronics Council recently awarded Pennsylvania the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) Purchaser Award for purchasing nearly 67,400 units of sustainable electronics. ...
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Amazon has invested more than $17 billion in Pennsylvania since 2010, report says
Amazon has invested $17 billion in Pennsylvania over the past decade, according to a recent report. As part of its 2021 Economic Impact Report, Amazon said it has created more than 25,000 jobs tha...
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Survey ranks PPL Electric as a trust utility
PPL Electric Utilities is one of the country’s most trusted utility brands for residential customers, according to a recent study by human behavior and analytics firm Escalent. Survey participate...
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Quaker Houghton announces sustainability goals
Conshohocken-based Quaker Houghton, an industrial process fluids company, recently announced 15 new long-term goals for its global sustainability program based on the results of the company's 2020 mat...
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Seneca Resource Company, U.S. Well Services partner for all-electric well completion field trial
Seneca Resources Company, one of Pennsylvania’s largest natural gas producers, announced Thursday that it has partnered with U.S. Well Services on an upcoming field trial using all-electric fracturi...
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Rep. Benninghoff: Transportation funding report “ill-timed, short-sighted”
The Transportation Revenue Options Commission recently submitted a report to Gov. Tom Wolf and the General Assembly on transportation funding. The report contains an overview and outlines potential...
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U.S. Steel adds sustainability performance targets to credit facilities
United States Steel Corporation announced Monday that it would be making changes to two asset-based credit facilities that would reward performance for meeting sustainability targets. When the com...
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Researchers developing smart technology to reduce waste at Erie facility
A Penn State Behrend research team’s year-long project aims to use smart manufacturing technology to reduce waste and increase product quality at Plastek Group in Erie. Smart manufacturing techno...
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CNX releases report highlighting company commitment to sustainability
CNX Resources Corp., an independent natural gas development, production, and midstream company, recently released its annual Corporate Responsibility Report. The report details company objectives ...
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