Sen. Jim Brewster (D-Allegheny/Westmoreland) recently sent a letter to Gov. Tom Wolf outline a plan to boost the state’s economic recovery efforts, workers, and small businesses after the COVID-19 p...
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Gov. Tom Wolf recently approved a waiver classifying battery manufacturer East Penn as a life-sustaining business, which allows it to operate during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Before the order ...
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Recently introduced legislation aims to help Pennsylvanians paying off their home and student loans during the COVID-19 pandemic. The help would come in the form of two bills that would waive inter...
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PECO, Pennsylvania's largest electric and natural gas utility, recently donated $350,000 to United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey's PHL COVID-19 Fund. The company will also d...
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Duquesne Light Co. recently contributed $500,000 to the Emergency Action Fund, a joint effort between The Pittsburgh Foundation, Heinz Endowments, Richard King Mellon Foundation, Hillman Family Founda...
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In response to the coronavirus pandemic, PNC Bank has made adjustments, effective March 20, to its business hours. A quarter of branches will be closed until further notice. Those that remain open ...
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Gov. Tom Wolf asked the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) on Wednesday to implement a disaster declaration, which would allow eligible nonprofit organizations and businesses statewide to apply ...
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The state will move $40 million under the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) to a small business loan program to help businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. An additional $21 millio...
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State Sen. Larry Farnese (D-South Philadelphia) and Rep. Joe Hohenstein (D-Bridesburg) plan to introduce legislation that would provide emergency paid sick leave for Pennsylvanians affected by the COV...
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Allegheny Technologies Inc. (ATI) announced Tuesday that it has realigned its business segments. The realignment is designed to accelerate long-term profitable growth and enhance its position as ...
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Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, known as Philly Shipyard, recently repaid a $60 million EB-5 investment that was used to construct four ocean-going product tankers, according to CanAm Enterprises. CanA...
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Gladys Brown Dutrieuille, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) chairwoman, recently signed an emergency order prohibiting the termination of electric, natural gas, water, wastewater, telecommu...
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A coalition of unions, business, and civic leaders recently launched Pittsburgh Works Together, an organization that will advocate for workers and families in traditional energy and manufacturing indu...
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Recently introduced legislation would defer student loan repayments to the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency for up to 60 days. The bill is in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. â...
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Pennsylvania will make available up to $4 million in Strategic Innovation Grants to help communities address employment barriers, according to Department of Labor & Industry Secretary Jerry Oleksiak. ...
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The Port Authority of Allegheny County recently selected Michael Baker International, a Pittsburgh-based engineering, planning and consulting services firm, to help the port authority develop a 25-yea...
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Network Rail, the largest infrastructure manager of railway networks in the United Kingdom, recently awarded Camp Hill-based Harsco Corp.’s rail division a $25 million, three-year mobile maintenance...
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United Heartland, the marketing name for United Wisconsin Insurance Co., a national workers' compensation provider, recently added Brett Roth as a senior business development specialist. Roth will...
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Legislation recently introduced in the state House would repeal the Mobile Telecommunications Broadband Investment Tax Credit. The credit is available to mobile telecommunication providers to inves...
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Delaware County recently launched a joint enforcement pilot program to combat the misclassification of construction workers. The program is a joint effort between the offices of Attorney General ...
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