Kennametal, a supplier of tooling and industrial materials based in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, announced yesterday that it has agreed to downsize its Essen, Germany facility instead of closing it as previ...
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EQT Corporation, a natural gas production company based in Pittsburgh, recently announced that its board of directors appointed David Khani as chief financial officer, effective Jan. 3. Kyle Derham...
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Tenaris recently announced the completion of its acquisition of IPSCO Tubulars, Inc., a U.S. manufacturer of steel pipe from PAO TMK. Tenaris will acquire IPSCO’s steel shop in Koppel, Penn., the...
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The Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation (LVEDC), in collaboration with local education and business partners, recently released a guide to the region’s most in-demand careers. “Stude...
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The United States holds a competitive advantage regarding its domestic supplies of affordable natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGLs), according to the American Chemistry Council. The council st...
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The Global Energy Institute of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce recently released the 10th anniversary edition of the Index of U.S. Energy Security Risk, which notes the role of shale and other energy res...
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The Lehigh Valley’s gross domestic product (GDP) reached $41.2 billion in 2018, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis, which is 4.4 percent higher than 2017 an...
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Pennsylvania's hospitals and health systems supported approximately 654,000 jobs, more than one in 10 in the state, and drove $136.1 billion in total economic impact in fiscal year 2018, according to ...
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Montgomery County Commissioners recently adopted a $428.4 million budget for 2020. The budget provides a 2.75 percent wage increase for all nonrepresented employees effective Jan. 1 and includes l...
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The National Petroleum Council (NPC) recently released two reports, one on infrastructure permitting solutions and one outlining a roadmap for at-scale carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS) deploymen...
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Pennsylvania is the nation’s second-largest natural gas provider, according to an Independent Fiscal Office (IFO) report. The state’s production volume grew 10.8 percent this year, 2 percentag...
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The Pennsylvania Power Company (Penn Power) recently announced that it expects to complete several projects by the end of the year to improve service reliability for approximately 20,000 customers in ...
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The New Jersey Tech Council (NJTC) recently honored OrthogenRx, a Doylestown-based medical device company, with the 2019 Innovative Company of the Year Award, sponsored by Rowan University and Yorktel...
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Wealth management services provider Northern Trust announced Monday that Michelle Hong and Melissa Novak, CFA, will lead the team at the firm’s recently opened Philadelphia office. Hong and Novak...
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The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) board recently voted to appoint Leslie S. Richards, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation secretary, as its general manager. Richa...
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Reps. Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) and Seth Grove (R-York) revealed at a news conference Wednesday a plan to improve Pennsylvania's financial situation. Ryan and Grove noted that the plan aims to prevent...
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Fueled in part by growth in Pennsylvania's natural gas production, the United States set a new record-high average for natural gas production of 83.8 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d), the U.S. Energ...
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The majority of young adults in Pennsylvania do not qualify for military service, according to a report by the Council for a Strong America, underscoring the need to direct more funding toward workfor...
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PJM Interconnection, which operates part of the East’s transmission grid, said it is prepared to meet electricity demands this winter. PJM operates more than 84,236 miles of transmission lines, ...
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Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) recently released an analysis, which shows that emissions in Pennsylvania since 1990 have decreased as the Commonwealth’s energy demand and production have grown. â...
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