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The CEO of Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale Coalition says she’ll be stepping down this fall. Kathryn Klaber says she is proud of what the group has accomplished over the past four years, and she will represent the group at upcoming meetings in Australia and London. She will also host the coalition’s Shale Insight Conference in Philadelphia this September. The group plans a nationwide search for its next leader, according to a news release. The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

Directory will connect natural gas industry with Main Street Philadelphia, PA – Today, the Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC) unveiled the first online business directory -- Marcellus on Main Street -- designed exclusively to connect the natural gas industry with small- and medium-sized businesses across the region. This new, interactive web-based portal -- www.MarcellusOnMainStreet.org -- will bring together entrepreneurs and small businesses with energy and services companies, contractors, and suppliers in New York, West Virginia, Maryland, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. MSC members and staff joined Marcellus on Main Street members and regional economic development partners at five simultaneous events in Philadelphia, Johnstown, Williamsport, Washington, and Cranberry Township this morning for business networking events previewing the directory. “Small businesses are truly the backbone of the American economy, and play an incredibly vital role in the growing and robust supply chain that makes...

Today, the Marcellus Shale Coalition launched an interactive website dedicated to connecting job seekers with its member companies operating throughout the Marcellus region. The site -- http://www.marcelluscoalition.org/site/jobportal.html -- offers in-depth descriptions of the broad range of jobs available in the industry, as well as current openings and employment opportunities. Kathryn Klaber, president and executive director of the coalition, says the industry is committed to putting Pennsylvanians to work, strengthening their workforce and putting the country on a path toward a cleaner and more secure energy future. news release http://www.marcelluscoalition.org/site/jobportal.html