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Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania skill-game enforcement triggers 81 layoffs at Republic Amusements
Republic Amusements is laying off 81 employees after Pennsylvania began enforcing its prohibition on skill-game machines, showing how regulatory classification can rapidly reshape an established local business model.
October 18, 2026
AI data centers face a new power bottleneck after FERC blocks key PJM electricity rules
Federal regulators have rejected major elements of PJM Interconnection's proposed framework for managing data-center electricity demand, raising questions about grid reliability, customer costs and future infrastructure investment.
October 13, 2026
GSK commits more than $800m to Pennsylvania hub and 300 new jobs
GSK plc is committing more than $800 million to expand its Upper Merion, Pennsylvania operations into an integrated biologics manufacturing and research hub, creating more than 300 jobs over five years while retaining about 4,500 existing positions across the state. The investment follows another $800 million Pennsylvania project announced in 2024 and gives GSK a larger United States manufacturing footprint as its specialty medicines pipeline expands.
October 12, 2026
Grede bought the Meadville foundry to expand capacity. Five years later, 170 jobs are disappearing
Grede LLC’s Meadville, Pennsylvania foundry closure has become effective, eliminating 170 positions and turning a facility acquired during the manufacturer’s expansion phase into another example of industrial capacity being reassessed across mature United States manufacturing networks.
October 11, 2026
New York declares measles emergency as Pennsylvania outbreak tops 1,000 cases
Pennsylvania’s measles outbreak has topped 1,000 cases as New York declares an emergency and expands vaccination amid a widening US resurgence.
October 6, 2026
Why Chord Energy is selling 32,000 Marcellus acres to POSCO for $550m
Chord Energy Corporation is selling its entire non-operated Marcellus position to POSCO International Corporation for $550 million, leaving the producer focused exclusively on the Williston Basin.
September 17, 2026
Shell sells RISEC power plant for $715m and buys Pennsylvania gas generation
Shell is selling its 609 MW RISEC gas plant interests for $715 million while acquiring 169 MW at Hunlock Creek, replacing raw generation scale with a smaller asset positioned inside the PJM power market.
September 11, 2026
KDP has nearly $29bn of pro forma net debt, so the $925m Chobani deal has a clear purpose
KDP is selling its Chobani stake and Pennsylvania facility for $925m, using the cash to reduce debt while preserving La Colombe distribution economics.
September 7, 2026
Federal voter fraud investigations expand across nine states weeks before November midterm elections
DHS launches voter fraud investigations across nine states ahead of the 2026 midterms, intensifying disputes over federal authority and election security.
September 1, 2026
250 Eos Energy workers are affected by a factory move. Here’s what happens to their jobs
Eos Energy Enterprises is moving battery manufacturing from Turtle Creek to its larger Thorn Hill facility, affecting about 250 employees, including 205 union-represented workers, while committing to offer every affected employee continued work within the company.
August 28, 2026