The Manufacturer & Business Association (MBA) participated in a virtual meeting last week led by Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Dennis Davin to prov...
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Mitsubishi Chemical America, a subsidiary of Japan's largest chemical company Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. (MCC), recently entered into an agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of Gelest Intermedia...
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ExxonMobil delivered this week 240 five-gallon buckets of medical-grade hand sanitizer to the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency to help with the Commonwealth’s efforts to mitigate the spread ...
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The State House of Representatives advanced Wednesday House Bill 2412 that would require the secretary of the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) to issue a waiver to restart all r...
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Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association President and CEO David N. Taylor recently lauded a variety of National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) efforts that have significantly helped the U.S. and...
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The House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee recently advanced three bills that would support the food supply chain and allow agriculture-related businesses to reopen safely during the COVID-19 e...
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Pennsylvania lawmakers joined a nationwide call this month to allow the state’s oil and gas industry to use federal coronavirus (COVID-19) assistance to help with looming loan payments as well as ma...
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Rep. Seth Grove (R-Dover), chairman of the House Government Oversight Committee, announced Friday a suggestion made by Gov. Tom Wolf for the committee to investigate the state’s business closure res...
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A bill recently introduced in the state Senate would allow garden centers to reopen if they can adhere to social distancing and mitigation measures established by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...
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U.S. Sens. Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Tom Carper (D-DE) sent correspondence last week to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, arguing for the provision of tariff exclusions for American manufacture...
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The Hershey Co. will begin producing up to 45,000 facemasks daily by the end of May, the company said. A total of $1 million will be invested to acquire, install, and staff the manufacturing line. ...
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The Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA), Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA), and the Pennsylvania Minority Business Development Authority (PMBDA) will be deferring loans in respon...
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Republican state lawmakers along with the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry praised Gov. Tom Wolf's decision to allow the restarting of construction projects in Pennsylvania on May 1. ...
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The state House recently approved a bill that would allow small businesses to serve their customers while complying with public health officials’ recommendations for social distancing during the cor...
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Following Gov. Tom Wolf’s announcement last week outlining his approach to reopening businesses in the state, PA Chamber of Business and Industry President and CEO Gene Barr said that components of ...
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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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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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The Pennsylvania Farm Bureau recently made the case for Gov. Tom Wolf to allow independent garden centers to reopen on a limited basis during the height of the spring planting season. In an April 1...
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Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday announced three actions to slowly restart parts of the state’s economy, including permitting online vehicle sales under Senate Bill 841, allowing for curbside pickup at certa...
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