The following can be attributed to David N. Taylor, President & CEO of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association in response to Governor Wolf’s executive order, dated April 8, 2020, allowing for the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, in coordination with Commonwealth agencies to “commandeer… personal protective equipment, pharmaceuticals, and other medical resources located within the Commonwealth of ...
Harrisburg, PA – On April 4 Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Dennis Davin announced the creation of the Pennsylvania Manufacturing Call to Action Portal, which will mobilize manufacturers that are producing COVID-19-related products and supplies or can pivot to producing COVID-19-related supplies. “As we work to protect public health and safety and ...
PMA Responds to Governor Wolf’s Veto of House Bill 1100
March 27, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 27, 2020 Mr. David N. [email protected] The following can be attributed to David N. Taylor, President & CEO of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association. “Today, Governor Wolf killed off a billion dollars in upfront capital investment, hundreds of millions of dollars in wages to construct and staff the new plants, and more ...
PMA Releases Economic Impact Study Related to House Bill 1100
March 24, 2020 | Energy
The Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association released an economic impact study, analyzing the prospect of two natural gas synthesis plants located in northeast Pennsylvania. “Based on the results, it’s clear that these projects would be transformative to northeast Pennsylvania, and the commonwealth as a whole,” said David N. Taylor, President & CEO of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association. ...
Background and Executive Summary Pennsylvania’s energy opportunity continues to drive innovation and revitalize economies in the areas of the commonwealth that often need it the most. In Beaver County, Pennsylvania, the largest construction site in North America is underway, supporting 6,500 construction jobs and the manufacturing plant being built will sustain more than 600 manufacturing ...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Overly-broad and imprecise business closure order will scramble supply chains, thwart production of life-saving goods, prevent those goods from reaching end users, and unnecessarily inflict lasting economic damage. March 19, 2020 (Harrisburg, PA) – In response to the executive order issued by Governor Tom Wolf earlier today, Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association President & ...
COVID-19: Resources and Updates
March 18, 2020
Updated May 20, 2020 Governor’s Orders: Promotion of Unemployment Compensation Fraud (PMA’s David N. Taylor hosts a newsmaker interview with Chris Hackett, CEO of i2M, about his decision to resign from the PA Workforce Development Board due to Governor Wolf’s promotion of unemployment compensation fraud.) Governor Wolf’s UC quote – David N. Taylor response (https://www.facebook.com/PAManufacturers/videos/322534388709606/UzpfSTc3ODU3NzM0NjoxMDE1NzkzNjU0OTE2MjM0Nw/) COVID ...
PMA Statement in response Governor Wolf’s “Restore Pennsylvania” Proposal
January 28, 2020 | Energy
Governor Wolf announced plans today (Tuesday, January 28, 2020) to renew the push for his “Restore Pennsylvania” proposal. The plan borrows, bonds, and spends $4.5 billion in infrastructure projects throughout the commonwealth, and then implements a new, additional tax on energy production to attempt to fund the payments. The following quotes can be attributed to ...
PMA PAC, the affiliated political action committee of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association, is proud to endorse Judge Christylee Peck and Megan McCarthy King for the Superior Court of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. “To uphold the integrity of Pennsylvania’s judiciary, we need Judge Christylee Peck and Megan McCarthy King to serve on the Superior Court,” said ...
Testimony before the:Senate Communications and Technology CommitteeBlue Spruce Lodge1128 Blue Spruce RoadIndiana, Pennsylvania Submitted by:David N. Taylor, President & CEO In modern manufacturing, everything is connected in this, the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). This connected future is what the manufacturing industry calls, “the industrial internet of things (IIoT).” The IIoT is the extension of Internet ...
