State energy trade groups merge
Source: Washington Observer-Reporter, 3/31/2010
Pennsylvania's oil and gas trade associations have merged into a new 700-member group, the Pennsylvania Independent Oil and Gas Association.
PA company making baseball bats a big seller
Source: The New York Times, 3/25/2010
Boutique baseball bat maker BWP Bats of Brookville is working hard to get its products in the hands of Major Leaguers, reports The New York Times
Scranton makes pitch to become 'The Fiber City'
Source: Times-Tribune, 3/25/2010
Scrantonites are uniting around a campaign to convince Google to select
the Electric City as one of the cities in which the Internet juggernaut
plans to build its experimental fiber-optic network for free, reports
the Times-Tribune.
In North-Central PA, hope for more jobs from gas
Source: York Daily Record, 3/25/2010
In an area where natural resources have defined its economy, North-Central PA finds itself likely buoyed by the rush on natural gas in the Marcellus Shale formation, reports the Associated Press.
Building on a reputation for innovation
Source: Bucks County Courier Times, 3/25/2010
The Reinvestment Fund has big plans for Warminster, where the Navy and
Marines are scheduled to leave operations next year, reports the Bucks
County Courier Times.
Mifflinburg Main Street manager started at bottom
Source: Daily Item,Daily Item, 3/25/2010
Becky Hagenbaugh originally was on porta-potty duty 10 years ago when she volunteered for the Mifflinburg Heritage and Revitalization Association, and now she’s the Main Street manager, reports the Daily Item.
PPL deal creates jobs in Greater Hazleton
Source: Times Leader, 3/25/2010
Fifty new jobs will be created at Valmont Industries in Northeast PA thanks to a $70 million contract with PPL to manufacture steel support poles for a major power transmission line project, reports the Times Leader.
Prize for best Google Gigabit Philly idea announced, $8,000 and growing
Source: Technically Philly, 3/25/2010
Philly Startup Leaders has offered a prize that has grown to $8,000
thanks to a half-dozen individuals and organizations for the best idea
submitted to Gigabit Philly to woo Google to build one of its
ultra-high speed broadband networks in Philadelphia, reports
Technically Philly.
With gas deal, Consol strives to turn coal green
Source: Forbes, 3/18/2010
Consol Energy announced a $3.5 billion deal on Monday to acquire 1.5
million acres of potential natural gas fields and 9,000 existing wells
from Dominion Resources, with a third of the acreage coming in the
Marcellus shale region, reports Forbes.