Sen. Bob Casey, left, and Sen. John Fetterman celebrated the approval of $87 million in federal funding for a Pittsburgh-area manufacturing plant that could create 900 jobs. Pennsylvania officials this week celebrated securing a “game-changing” $87 million in federal funding to help a clean-energy company build a new manufacturing plant that will create nearly 900 jobs.
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey called the funding a “game-changing investment” for southwestern Pennsylvania. The project is expected to create 891 jobs, about 300 in construction and 600 for operations. Sen. John Fetterman said that “western Pennsylvania has always been America’s industrial backbone and the Department of Energy’s investment in Mainspring Energy carries that legacy forward. This move propels us toward a carbon-pollution-free future while keeping our economy strong, competitive, and union-built.