Shell Ethane Cracker: Dawn of a New Era
June 09, 2016 | Energy
On June 7, 2016, Royal Dutch Shell announced final confirmation of their long-awaited multibillion-dollar petrochemical manufacturing facility in Monaca, Beaver County – an ethane cracker that will revolutionize industry in Pennsylvania. Construction will start in 2018 with production to begin early in the next decade. The arrival of this facility is so consequential it’s going ...
Manufacturers Endorse Jack London for State Senate
May 24, 2016
HARRISBURG, PA – PMA PAC, the affiliated political action committee of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association (PMA), has endorsed businessman Jack London (R-Chester) for election in the 19th Senatorial District. A hard-charging candidate who is running to bring accountability and strong pro-growth leadership to Harrisburg, Jack London’s dynamic campaign is making waves as he connects with ...
Pennsylvania Steel Industry: Target of Global Economic Warfare Pennsylvania has a robust steel industry history, as we truly were and should again be the steel capital of the entire world. Steel from our commonwealth has built some of the most notable landmarks in our modern history from the locks of the Panama Canal, to ...
David Donley, Executive Director of the House Republican Appropriations Committee, explains the timeline that was the FY 2015-16 state budget.
Manufacturers Endorse Mike Regan for State Senate
April 13, 2016
For more information, contact: David N. Taylor, President 717-232-0737 HARRISBURG, PA (April 12, 2016) – PMA PAC, the affiliated political action committee of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association (PMA), has endorsed the Honorable Mike Regan (R-Cumberland/York) for election in the 31st Senatorial District. Since being elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2013, ...
by David N. Taylor, President of PMA Pennsylvanians are proud to call the Commonwealth, and the community we’ve all helped create, home. Whether that means working hard, long hours, or volunteering in the community, Pennsylvanians are proud of what we do, who we are, and where we are from. But, in any community, ...
The Fine Line Between Stakeholders and Opponents
February 29, 2016 | Energy
Robert Kennedy, a pragmatic statesman and visionary, once told a crowd at the University of Pennsylvania, “One-fifth of the people are against everything all the time.” Fifty years later, these words, originally laced with humor, prophetically describe a growing problem facing the Commonwealth: A small, but vocal group of environmental activists who oppose any and ...
Clean Power Plan Amicus Brief
February 25, 2016 | Energy
The Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association and 165 other organizations filed an Amicus Brief in Federal Court in support of overturning the Clean Power Plan. PMA joined other powerhouse organizations such as: National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), The United States Chamber of Commerce, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), and the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and ...
PMA Applauds High Court Decision on Obama Power Plan
February 10, 2016 | Energy
The Supreme Court of the United States halted the implementation of the “Clean Power Plan” yet the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) continues to fast track a state implementation plan. The decision on Tuesday, February 9, 2016 does not permit the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to move forward with official state implementation plans related to ...
By: David N. Taylor, President and Carl A. Marrara, Vice President Of Government Affairs Pennsylvania welcomed the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) “State of Manufacturing” tour at GlaxoSmithKline headquartered in the newly revitalized Navy Yard in Philadelphia. Jay Timmons, President & CEO of the NAM, spoke of Pennsylvania’s rich and rooted manufacturing history and reminded us ...