A state Senate bill would allow for temporary changes in business interruption insurance that would allow small businesses the ability to make claims for losses and damage related to the COVID-19 pand...
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Operating losses for Pennsylvania’s healthcare system are estimated to total between $4.4 billion and $4.86 billion for the April through June quarter and more than $10.2 billion for the entire year...
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The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry recently launched an initiative to help businesses reopen safely during the COVID-19 pandemic and jumpstart the economy. The initiative, Bringing P...
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A bill recently introduced in the state Senate would temporarily halt evictions and foreclosures of businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Mom-and-pop retailers and restaurants are as vit...
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U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) recently was named to a bipartisan task force that will be in charge of developing a plan to reopen the parts of the economy that have been shut down by the coronavirus pan...
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A bill recently introduced in the state House would require the Department of Community and Economic Development secretary to issue a waiver to the COVID-19 Business Closure Order to allow all real es...
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U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) recently held a phone call with Pennsylvania agriculture leaders to discuss the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry. Casey also recently contacted Sonny Perd...
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The Pennsylvania General Assembly passed legislation Tuesday containing an amendment allowing notaries to interact with the public electronically. The bill now heads to Gov. Tom Wolf for his signa...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently established an emissions standard for a new subcategory of six small coal-refuse power plants under the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS)....
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PECO, Pennsylvania's largest electric and natural gas utility, and the Exelon Foundation recently committed to donating additional funds to local nonprofit organizations that are assisting residents i...
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A coalition of 23 attorneys general, including Pennsylvania Attorney General John Shapiro, recently demanded the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) enforce the CARES Act and require credit re...
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The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) recently urged Gov. Tom Wolf to relieve hospitals of revenue shortfall caused by the COVID-19 pandemic by making available Quality Care ...
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Recently introduced legislation that would require the Department of Community and Economic Development to issue a waiver allowing all car dealerships to open during the coronavirus pandemic has passe...
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GIANT supermarkets began limiting the number of customers who can enter a store at one time Monday as part of supporting social distancing practices during the coronavirus pandemic. Limiting the n...
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Butler, Pa.-based IDL, an experiential marketing and retail design agency that is part of Pittsburgh's Matthews International Corp., has shifted from the production of retail displays to two-piece fac...
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Rep. Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) recently sent a letter to Dr. Rachel Levine, Pennsylvania Secretary of Health, urging the Wolf administration to support the General Assembly’s COVID-19 pandemic economic...
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Two bills recently introduced in the Pennsylvania General Assembly aim to provide emergency paid sick leave for employees affected by the coronavirus outbreak. The companion bills, introduced in ea...
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Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology, recently agreed to increase the production of hospital ventilators at all its U.S. manufacturing sites. The company plans to double the production ...
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Triumph Group and the Triumph Group Foundation recently announced they will expand support for nonprofit organizations serving communities affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Triumph, through its f...
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Fulton Bank recently agreed to join the PA CARE Package, the state’s consumer relief initiative. The initiative requires banks and financial institutions to work with the Office’s Bureau of Con...
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