The Senate Democratic Policy Committee recently held a virtual public hearing on the state’s power grid. Last year, there were 1.99 million customers who experienced a power outage, according to ...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) recently highlighted leadership in Highly Automated Vehicles (HAV). The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration contacted PennDOT to j...
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A Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fueling station recently held its grand opening in Swiftwater, Monroe County. The station is part of a 20-year, $84.5 million statewide Public Private Partnership (P3...
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The GIANT Co. is hiring 4,000 full- and part-time seasonal employees to meet customer demand. Positions will be for the GIANT direct facilities in Lancaster and Camp Hill, the distribution center i...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently released its 2019 Oil and Gas Annual Report, which highlights the DEP Office of Oil and Gas Management’s accomplishments in 201...
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S&T Bancorp, Inc., a bank holding company based in Indiana, Pa., recently launched a website with a mobile responsive design for easier navigation. The website is designed to provide customers wit...
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A new report by the Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) found that delayed or canceled pipeline infrastructure projects are risking at least $13.6 billion in economic activity, more than 66,000 jobs, and r...
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The 2020 International Pittsburgh Coal Conference opened Tuesday and will run through Friday, held this year virtually. The conference will cover multiple topics, including sustainability and the e...
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Pennsylvania Revenue Secretary Dan Hassell reported last week that the state collected $2.5 billion in General Fund revenue in August, which was $209 million, or 8.9 percent, higher than expected. ...
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The University of Pittsburgh and Enterprise Fleet Management recently announced they are expanding their existing 20-year partnership to upgrade the university’s fleet with alternative energy vehicl...
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The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) recently released the unaudited financial results for fiscal year 2019-20. Sales totaled $2.56 billion, including both liquor and sales taxes. This is $...
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The state’s COVID-19 Vaccines, Treatments and Therapies program recently awarded funding to two research groups to develop a treatment or a vaccine for the virus. Apogee Biotechnology Corp., loca...
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The City of Pittsburgh and the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) entered into a partnership in July 2015 to upgrade the city’s energy system and implement a microgrids concept spanning ni...
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Nearly two-thirds of voters oppose policies that help struggling power plants by increasing utility bills or taxes, and 93 percent of voters do not believe taxpayers and consumers should pay for new o...
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Natural gas has surpassed coal as the largest source of power generation in the United States, but the industry faces challenges, according to a report by FTI Consulting. Natural gas accounted for ...
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The clean energy sector had an average job growth rate of 8.7 percent between 2017 and 2019, adding 7,794 new positions, according to the 2020 Pennsylvania Clean Energy Employment Report. The ave...
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The House Labor and Industry Committee recently held a meeting to determine why thousands of people who lost their jobs because of the COVID-19 pandemic have yet to receive unemployment compensation (...
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The State Transportation Commission recently updated its 12-Year Program, which provides insight into the funding that will be available for critical infrastructure improvements. The program is a...
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SAE International, a global organization focused on advancing mobility knowledge and solutions, and General Motors (GM) recently launched a STEM curriculum program focused on information technology (I...
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Department of Labor & Industry Secretary Jerry Oleksiak released a statement last week, reminding state residents to heed the warning signs of a widespread identity theft ring targeting COVID-19 unemp...
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