The WSJ is reporting that Royal Dutch Shell PLC has chosen Pennsylvania as the new site for its ethane cracker: "The plant, known as an ethane cracker, will be located in a faded industrial area once busy with steel mills along the Ohio River. The plant is expected to create 10,000 construction jobs, according to a Shell estimate. A study by the American Chemistry Council said the plant would create 10,000 permanent jobs in chemical and supplier industries. Unemployment in Beaver County was 6.8%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics."
For a copy of the related press release from Shell, see here.