The Daily Numbers: 33 degrees this morning. What happened to spring. And it’s supposed to get even colder next week.
64 page report, ‘A Pipeline for Growth,’ rolled out yesterday to support bringing more Marcellus Shale products to the region.
890 million dollar economic impact for the region predicted by pushing the pipeline proposals.
5,320 jobs connected to the projects.
393 million dollars in earnings tied to construction projects.
250 full-time workers at the complex eventually.
230 correlated jobs.
350 million dollar pricetag to build the facilities.
3 billion dollar investment being made by Sunoco Logistics tied to their Mariner East projects, which will use an existing pipeline as well as an additional one the company wants to build to bring materials to the former Sunoco refinery in Marcus Hook.
4.2 billion dollar in benefits during construction.
300 to 400 permanent jobs supported either directly or indirectly by the project.
800,000 to $1.2 million dollars in annual tax revenue.
1985, when Villanova last won the NCAA men’s hoops title. And now a popular T-shirt on the Main Line campus: Party Like it’s 1985!
7-23 months in prison for a Haverford man on child porn charges.
254 students who will be housed in the first-ever dorm being built at the Penn State Brandywine campus in Middletown. Ground was broken for the project yesterday.
1,500 undergraduate students on the campus.
19.6 million dollar pricetag for the dorm and student union building.
650 unit active adult community proposed on 44.6-acre tract in Marple that is being opposed by township planners.
100-85 loss for the Sixers to Hornets last night.
4 times this season the Sixers have lost at least 10 games in a row.
2 games in hand for Flyers, who got break last night when the Red Wings lost.
87 points apiece for Flyers and Red Wings in race for final wildcard playoff spot.
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Villanova Mania is eclipsing a pretty good run at the playoffs by the Flyers and a decent spring showing by the Phillies.
I Don’t Get It: Kids, as young as 5 and 6 years old, cursing and spitting on other passengers on a SEPTA subway. I don’t get it.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to the folks at Penn State Brandywine (and yes, we still want to call it Penn State Delco, for breaking ground yesterday on the school’s first residence hall.
Quote Box: “Here you have all the things that you need. We are already an energy hub.”
- Philadelphia Energy Solutions boss Phil Rinaldi, on new report trumpeting possibilities of new pipeline projects in the region.
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