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Seven National Night OUt Events in Delco Aug. 6 Focus on Safe Neighborhoods
Seven police departments in Delaware County are hosting events at this year’s annual National Night Out Aug. 6. This community-building campaign, held the first Tuesday in August, promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie with the goal of making neighborhoods safer. Events are planned at the following locations: Upper Darby: 6 to 8 p.m., Upper Darby…
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Mariner East 2 Gives Shipping Industry Along Delaware River ‘a Much-Needed Shot in the Arm’
A pair of recent developments has the shipping industry along the Delaware River poised to prosper: the deepening of the river’s main shipping channel from 40 to 45 feet and the completion of Mariner East 2. “The Mariner East system and the additional ship calls it will bring, the advent of a deeper channel and…
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Delco to Investors: Our Opportunity Zones Are Open For Business
The Chester waterfront is blessed with two major economic entities–the Talen Energy Stadium, hosting the Philadelphia Union soccer team, and Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack. Beyond that there’s a smattering of businesses and a lot of undeveloped property. Over in Lansdowne Borough, the downtown is poised to experience a growth in shops and restaurants, urged…
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Impact of State’s Increased Production of Natural Gas Seen at Marcus Hook Industrial Complex
The impact of increased production of natural gas in Pennsylvania can be seen in the reshaping of the Marcus Hook Industrial Complex, as thousands of workers have begun to revamp the former Sunoco oil refinery on the banks of the Delaware River. The facility, formerly the Marcus Hook Refinery, was built in 1902 on an…
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Marcus Hook Industrial Complex to Add Facilities; $200 Million Project to Benefit 1,200 Workers
A number of union leaders in Greater Philadelphia’s construction industry were in Delaware County this week to praise the announcement by Energy Transfer and the Philadelphia Building Trades of the first construction projects at the Marcus Hook Industrial Complex scheduled under a recently signed Project Labor Agreement (PLA). The Philadelphia Building Trades is an umbrella…
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With Region in a Deep Freeze, There’s No Better Time to Appreciate Propane Than Now
There’s no better time than the present, with the region in a deep freeze, to appreciate propane, the natural gas liquid used as a source of heat. With Mariner East 2 now in service alongside Mariner East 1, this pipeline system of Energy Transfer’s is transporting propane and other NGLs from the Utica Shale and…
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Energy Transfer’s Mariner East 2 Pipeline Now in Service
Energy Transfer LP, the parent company of Sunoco Pipeline, has announced that Mariner East 2, its natural gas liquids (NGLs) pipeline, is now in service, available for both interstate and intrastate service. The 350-mile pipeline transports domestically produced ethane, propane, and butane east from processing plants in Ohio across West Virginia and Pennsylvania to Energy…
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Developer Donates Land for Mass-Transit Station Near Marcus Hook
Commercial Development has donated land for the construction of a mass-transit station in the hopes of drawing in projects to the 420-acre former site of Claymont Steel that straddles the Pennsylvania-Delaware state line near Marcus Hook, writes Joseph DiStefano for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The developer donated 15.5 acres for the station with 800 parking spaces…
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#4 Nearing Completion, Mariner East 2 Pipeline to Safely Deliver the Energy Our Nation Needs
Years ago, Sunoco Pipeline committed to bringing American materials, local workers, and domestic ingenuity together to safely build the Mariner East 2 pipeline that will deliver the energy our nation needs. Now, construction of that pipeline is nearing the finish line, with the mainline from Scio, Ohio, to the Marcus Hook Industrial Complex nearly 99…
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#8 Energy Transfer Partners: ‘Pipelines Are Lifelines to Family-Sustaining Wages, Economic Revitalization’
Dear Pennsylvanians, Mariner East 2 is a critical energy infrastructure project, not only for Pennsylvania’s economy, but for the thousands of people it puts to work every day. Recently, lawmakers and public interest groups have levied several inaccurate claims against the project, and we would like to take this opportunity to set the record straight.…
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Delco Launches WalkWorks in Marcus Hook
Delaware County Council and the Delaware County Department of Intercommunity Health joined officials from Marcus Hook last week to announce its newest path in the WalkWorks program at Marcus Hook Memorial Park. The University of Pittsburgh’s School of Public Health and the Pennsylvania Department of Health partnered with Delaware County Council and the Delaware County…
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With No Tenants Lined Up, Contractor to Invest Millions to Develop Building in Marcus Hook
West Chester’s Tamora Building Systems is planning to invest $5 million into developing an industrial building in Marcus Hook, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The 63,000-square-foot project about a half-mile from I-95 has no tenants lined up, but that doesn’t deter Anthony Diver, owner of Tamora Building Systems. “The vacancy is low,…
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Marcus Hook Woman Defies Stereotype, Graduates from Delaware County Community College
More than 1,500 students received associate degrees and certificates from Delaware County Community College at a commencement ceremony yesterday at Hollinger Field House at West Chester University. This year’s commencement speaker was also the Alumni Professional Achievement Award winner, Habibah Sulayman Smith of Drexel Hill. Smith is a project specialist for the U.S. Department of…
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VIDEO: Sunoco Pipeline, Parent Company Breathe New Life into Marcus Hook Industrial Complex
The Marcus Hook Industrial Complex has received new life through Sunoco Pipeline and its parent company, Energy Transfer Partners, writes Erica McClaugherty for IBEW Hour Power. Before it fell on hard times, the refinery once powered the nation and provided a lifeline for the borough. Now, after being closed for three years, it’s being repurposed…
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Suspension of Mariner East Construction Lifted; Thousands of Laborers Headed Back to Work
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and Energy Transfer Partners, the parent company of Sunoco Pipeline, have agreed on a plan that will allow construction of Mariner East 2 to resume. The agreement will send approximately 2,500 laborers across the state, including hundreds locally, back to work to ensure the safe, responsible development of the…
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Excavation Contractor in Middletown Township Grows Workforce Thanks to Mariner East
The reincarnated Marcus Hook Industrial Complex – which was shut down as a refinery in 2011 after more than a century as cog in the Delaware County economy – has been an economic boon. The repurposing of the facility to process, store, and distribute natural gas liquids (NGLs) like propane has already shown its impact…
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Aston-Based Electrical Contractor One of Several Employers to Benefit from Mariner East
Those who work in construction will be the first ones to tell you how fleeting their employment can be. The industry is temporary in nature, and is best characterized by peaks and valleys. It can only put people to work when something needs built, and the investment is there to support it. Enter Sunoco Pipeline,…
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