MPLX LP announced yesterday that its subsidiary, MarkWest Liberty NGL Pipeline, L.L.C., has begun a binding open season to solicit commitments from potential shippers for a pipeline it plans to constr...
Read More
Anthony Foxx, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation, was recently appointed distinguished executive in residence at Carnegie Mellon University for the academic year. In this role, Foxx will use h...
Read More
State Rep. Helen Tai (D-Bucks) announced Monday that she is introducing a resolution that will direct the Joint State Government Commission to study the mental health provider shortage in Pennsylvania...
Read More
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently released its Oil & Gas Annual report, which highlighted energy operators’ 95 percent regulatory compliance rate as Pennsylvania...
Read More
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently released its 2017 annual oil and natural gas report, which found that Pennsylvania’s unconventional industry produced 5.36 tril...
Read More
The National Retail Federation (NRF), the world’s largest retail trade association, recently presented U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA) with its “Hero of Main Street” award. Barletta was recogn...
Read More
Due to decreased natural gas prices, Pennsylvania residential, commercial and industrial customers saved more than $30.5 billion between 2006 and 2016, a Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) report released...
Read More
The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry introduced Wednesday a new study, which found that the Commonwealth’s tax code is a barrier to economic competitiveness. The report compares Penn...
Read More
The Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center (NEPIRC) announced last week that it would host three events to celebrate National Manufacturing Day on three different days in Sugarloaf, Scra...
Read More
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently accepted for review an application from Exelon Generation Company, LLC to renew the operating licenses of Peach Bottom Units 2 and 3, located near Lanc...
Read More
Secretary of Banking and Securities Robin L. Wiessmann recently announced the completion of a pilot public-private initiative through which more than 20 students from Pennsylvania colleges and univers...
Read More
Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate fell one-tenth of a percentage point to 4.2 percent in July, according to the Department of Labor & Industry, compared to June, marking the lowest rate since May 200...
Read More
State Rep. Ryan Bizzarro (D-Erie) hosted this week a House Democratic Policy Committee public hearing on the economic impact on tourism in Pennsylvania, at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center in Erie. ...
Read More
AT&T invested more than $110 million in its wireless and wired networks in the Pittsburgh area from 2015 to 2017 to boost coverage for residents and businesses as well as improve critical services to ...
Read More
The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA) recently appointed Gary Fechter to its board of directors, succeeding Blaine Forkell. Fechter is senior vice president for Wegmans’ Pennsylvani...
Read More
Pennsylvania’s Agricultural Land Preservation Board has permanently preserved 2,303 acres in 16 counties on 30 farms for agricultural production, according to Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding. ...
Read More
House Republican leaders recently appointed Rep. Donna Oberlander (R-Clarion/Armstrong/Forest) to be a member of the Pennsylvania Small Business Development Center (PASBDC) Advisory Board. PASBDC p...
Read More
National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation (National Fuel) recently submitted to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission its annual adjustment to gas supply charges, which would decrease the monthl...
Read More
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) noted recently that customer utility bill savings due to changes in federal tax rates are now estimated at $400 million per year. Earlier this year,...
Read More
The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently awarded Penn Medicine and two other health care organizations with the qualified provider-led entity (QPLE) designation. With thi...
Read More