The state Senate Finance Committee advanced last week a tax bill to fight state blight as well as a bill to support the state’s threatened coal refuse jobs. The first bill extends the Coal Refuse...
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The state Senate this week approved bipartisan legislation that would revise language in the Public School Code. If the bill becomes law, it will replace references to “vocational-technical schoo...
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The state Senate approved five bills included in the “Farming First” legislative package. The bill package includes Senate Bill 478 that would provide a personal income tax credit for landowne...
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Penn State Altoona is the only university in the United States to offer a bachelor of science degree program in rail transportation engineering. The program meets the standards set by the Accredit...
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An event last month highlighted the significant barriers to technology and telemedicine access caused by the lack of connectivity to broadband internet. Lisa Davis, Pennsylvania Office of Rural Hea...
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The Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus recently presented AmeriHealth Caritas with a special citation for its work with small and minority-owned businesses. The citation also commends the compa...
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Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM), an institute for the advancement of transformative robotic technologies and education, recently announced it would provide $2.2 million in funding toward 11 ...
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The state Senate Transportation Committee recently advanced a bill exempting licensed milk haulers from travel bans imposed during emergency declarations. Under the bill, milk haulers would be all...
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A Pennsylvania House bill aims to change the structure of the governing boards at airport authorities in certain counties. The legislation would require all appointees, except the gubernatorial ap...
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Auditor General Eugene DePasquale recently completed an audit of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and discovered more than $4.25 billion had been transferred from the Motor Lice...
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Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences’ Department of Ecosystem Science and Management and the Pennsylvania Forest Products Association have scheduled this year’s Forest Products Equipment ...
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Nine of Pennsylvania’s 25 prisons offer inmates heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) training and the opportunity to earn National Center for Construction Education & Research certificat...
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Tekni-Plex, headquartered in Wayne, Penn., recently signed a definitive purchase agreement to purchase three of Amcor’s Flexible Packaging business unit’s manufacturing facilities. Tekni-Plex o...
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New York-based BrightFarms recently announced plans to open a 250,000-square-foot hydroponic greenhouse in Snyder County. The greenhouse will serve the company’s four primary facilities and will ...
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Montgomery County recently launched a registered apprenticeship program for K-12 public school teachers. The program, the first in the United States, will help teachers further develop their skill...
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Vision Solar, a Philadelphia-based renewable energy company, is expanding and opening a Reading location. The company is investing $500,000 in the expansion and has hired more than 30 employees. I...
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The recently introduced bipartisan The Family Care Act would establish a statewide family and medical leave insurance program. If the bill becomes law, employees will make small contributions from ...
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Lulus, an apparel brand for women, plans to open a 250,000-square-foot distribution facility in Palmer Township, Northampton County. The company will be investing at least $6 million into the proje...
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Jigsaw Cloud, based in Windsor, England, is expanding into the Americas and has selected Newtown for its headquarters. Jigsaw Cloud, founded in 2004, provides sales, services and support...
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The U.S. Department of Commerce recently recognized Blomberg, Germany, based Phoenix Contact for contributing to job creation and economic growth in the United States. The manufacturer of automat...
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