Around the Local

Hearing Hosted on Keeping Construction Jobs Local

https://www.pasenategop.com/news/robinson-hosts-hearing-on-keeping-construction-jobs-local/

Sen. Devlin Robinson hosts Labor and Industry Committee hearing on SB 1076 requiring half of workers on public projects exceeding $500K be Pennsylvania residents or from neighboring counties

What PA Battle Over Climate Can Teach the Nation

https://www.thepress.net/news/real_clear_wire/pa-power-on----what-battle-over-climate-change-can-teach-the-nation/article_bad956df-f6c0-5506-bf6b-92118de51617.html

Pennsylvania Supreme Court dismisses RGGI carbon trading program after unions and fossil fuel industry unite, citing job losses and competitive disadvantages as investment shifts to neighboring states

JandJ Plans $1B Cell Therapy Facility

https://www.constructionowners.com/news/j-j-plans-1b-cell-therapy-facility-in-pennsylvania

Johnson and Johnson announces $1B investment in Montgomery County cell therapy manufacturing facility, creating 4,000 construction jobs and positioning Pennsylvania as national biomanufacturing center

Why We Don't Put More Power Lines Underground

https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/02/26/underground-power-lines-outages-electricity-utility-blizzard-hurricane

Analysis of why utilities resist burying power lines despite reduced outages from blizzards and hurricanes, examining cost and technical challenges

$26.5B Secured for Grid Upgrades

https://www.al.com/news/2026/02/alabama-power-secures-part-of-265-billion-loan-for-electrical-grid-upgrades.html

Alabama Power secures portion of $26.5 billion federal loan program designated for electrical grid infrastructure modernization and upgrades