Fortuna/Talisman announced that it is moving 15 jobs from its Big Flats office in the Southern Tier to the company’s new headquarters in Warrendale, PA. The move is a business decision in response to the current moratorium on drilling in New York State. Mark Scheuerman of Fortuna says that the jobs will likely return to New York once permitting and drilling begin in the state.

In our current economic climate New York cannot afford to be sending jobs out of state. New York State needs to approve the final drilling regulations that will provide for safe, clean development of the Marcellus Shale and create thousands of good skilled jobs.

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