During fiscal year 2018-2019, 11 percent of state government spending, nearly $800 million, on goods, services, and construction went to small diverse businesses, according to a Bureau of Diversity, I...
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Spring Grove-based Pixelle Specialty Solutions recently completed the purchase of two specialty papers mills from Verso Corp., making it North America’s largest specialty papers producer. Product...
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The Chester County Economic Development Council (CCEDC) announced Wednesday that its chief operating officer, Mike Grigalonis, was named president of the Pennsylvania Economic Development Association ...
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S&P Global recently recognized Alcoa Corporation as the top aluminum industry performer in its Sustainability Yearbook 2020. The yearbook provides an in-depth analysis of environmental, social, an...
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The Pennsylvania Legislative Budget and Finance Committee (LBFC) recently unveiled its report on the potential impacts of a change to the state's medical liability venue rules. In late 2018, the Pe...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) recently opened the public comment period concerning proposed updates to its Statewide Public Participation Plan. The Statewide Public Partic...
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Pennsylvania could lose more than 600,000 jobs and roughly $261 billion over the next five years if a national ban on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, were to be put in place, as some Democratic pre...
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The Keystone Economic Development and Workforce Command Center recently published its first report, which identifies barriers to employment and recommendations to the Wolf Administration, the General ...
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The Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corp. (LVEDC) experienced record-breaking investment in 2019 for a fifth consecutive year. Last year, the corporation received $736,600 in private and public ...
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Pennsylvania Farm Bureau (PFB) applauded the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) for developing a new rule that clarifies what bodies of water and land m...
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CASTUS CEO Damon Claus was one of 18 business leaders recently named to serve a 4-year term on the Western Pennsylvania District Export Council (WPDEC). Pittsburgh-based CASTUS is a consulting fir...
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Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the boilers at the Marcus Hook Industrial Complex (MHIC) in Marcus Hook, Pa., declined from 1.6 million metric tons in 2010 to 206,000 in 2018, according to data fr...
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Recently introduced legislation would add a member of the coal refuse energy and reclamation industry to the Mining Reclamation and Advisory Board (MRAB). The MRAB is comprised of four members of t...
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Pace-O-Matic of Pennsylvania, a developer of legally compliant skill games, recently applauded Pennsylvania's casino industry for achieving record-high profits in 2019. Revenue at the state's 12 ...
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House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee Chairman Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) recently sent a letter to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Inc. Executive Committee stating that Gov. Tom Wo...
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The Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation (LVEDC) announced on Jan. 14 a staff restructuring and new staff assignments to support its work to market the Lehigh Valley and attract new employee...
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United States Steel Corp. recently highlighted the company’s safety performance for 2019 and thanked employees for their commitment to safety. “U. S. Steel coined the term ‘Safety First’ in...
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The Independent Fiscal Office (IFO) recently released a report projecting calendar year (CY) 2019 collections from the Impact Fee that Pennslyvania imposes on unconventional natural gas wells. The ...
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Talen Energy Corporation announced Monday that it completed the previously announced sale of its indirect, wholly owned subsidiary Interstate Energy Company LLC (IEC) to Adelphia Gateway, LLC (Adelphi...
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WESCO International, Inc. and Anixter International Inc. announced Monday that WESCO will acquire Anixter under a definitive merger agreement unanimously approved by the companies' boards of directors...
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