Comcast announced Monday that it is upgrading and expanding the reach of its network serving Fayette and Somerset Counties, Penn., as well as Preston County, W.V. The effort will enable residentia...
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The Pennsylvania Senate Labor and Industry Committee recently advanced Senate Bill 91, which would require the Department of Labor and Industry (L&I) to collect and publish forward-facing employment d...
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The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) recently approved a natural gas pipeline expansion plan for Bradford County-based Valley Energy Inc. under which the company will construct a pipeline ...
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The Pennsylvania House of Representatives recently advanced two bills aimed at reducing the commonwealth's debt and protecting Pennsylvania taxpayers. House Bill 24, sponsored by Rep. John Lawrence...
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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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State Sens. John Blake (D) and Vincent J. Hughes (D) unveiled on Monday a package of two bills that would create financial incentives to help small businesses succeed. One bill would create tax-def...
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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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United States Steel Corp. will invest $1 billion in new cutting-edge steelmaking technologies and facilities at its Mon Valley Works steel processing plant near Pittsburgh, the company announced on Th...
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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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The Pennsylvania House Education Committee advanced Monday a bill to expand Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program. House Bill 800, which is sponsored by Speaker of the ...
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Sens. David Argall (R-Schuylkill/Berks) and John T. Yudichak (D-Carbon/Luzerne) announced at a recent press conference at the Panther Creek Energy facility in Carbon County a legislative proposal to a...
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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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After being recently disconnected from the electrical grid, officials said the Susquehanna Steam Electric Station Unit 2 reactor is again fully functional. “Our proactive maintenance work will k...
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Members of the Pennsylvania House and Senate joined with business leaders on Wednesday to discuss the need to reform the state’s burdensome regulatory process, an effort they said would improve the ...
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First Commonwealth Financial Corporation announced this week that its banking subsidiary, First Commonwealth Bank, will acquire 14 Santander Bank branches in Central Pennsylvania. The branches are ...
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The latest report on housing prices in Montgomery County indicates that the county’s housing market is in a state of growth, moving beyond recovery following the housing bubble that began to burst i...
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Pennsylvania Public Utility Commissioner Andrew Place sent a letter to a state Senate committee last week expressing his opposition to Senate Bill (SB) 510, legislation that would support nuclear ener...
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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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State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-Bradford/Lycoming/Sullivan/Susquehanna/Union Counties) recently discussed the proposed natural gas development severance tax and other legislative issues during the luncheon key...
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