The Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce recently released a statement applauding the advancement of House Bill 645, which will increase the cap on the Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP) tax cred...
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The Pennsylvania House of Representatives recently approved House Bill 1511, legislation authored by Rep. Marguerite Quinn (R-Bucks) that aims to update and clarify the collection of the hotel occupan...
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The Pennsylvania Senate recently advanced H.B. 645 to double the tax credit cap for the state’s Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP), which aims to encourage businesses to invest in community revit...
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The Pennsylvania Senate and House of Representatives recently advanced S.B. 1172, a bill that would amend the Price Gouging Act, to the governor’s desk. Under the Price Gouging Act, price control...
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The state House recently advanced legislation that prohibits a commuter tax on the 45,000 non-residents who commute to the city of Harrisburg daily and that relieves the city from “distressed” fin...
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The impact on the economy and on taxpayers in states that have approved the bailout of struggling nuclear plants wouldn’t fare well in Pennsylvania, according to experts. “Whenever the governme...
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U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) recently sent letters to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer on behalf of 13 companies with facilities in Pennsylvania that have filed or intend to file excl...
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Spark Therapeutics, a fully integrated commercial gene therapy company, recently announced it would be expanding its research and development capabilities in West Philadelphia. The new facility wi...
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The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA) recently released a statement urging the Senate and Governor to support a bill to amend Pennsylvania’s Price Gouging Law. The Pennsylvania House...
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Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald recently presented his seventh proposed budget and the 2019 Comprehensive Fiscal Plan to County Council. The $932.4 million budget represents a $26.6 mill...
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Representatives on the House Majority Policy Committee and House Transportation Committee recently held a 2020 Vision Summit to the state Legislature can invest in western Pennsylvania and promote eco...
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Williams recently announced that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved the company’s request to place its Atlantic Sunrise project into full service. “This project makes the ...
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Pennsylvania House Speaker Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) recently urged the Senate to advance additional alcohol privatization legislation. In April 2017, the House advanced H.B. 975, which would allow...
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The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry recently released its 28th Annual Economic Survey, which received responses from 650 Pennsylvania employers. Employers reported high confidence in ...
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The Pennsylvania Senate’s Urban Affairs and Housing Committee advanced Tuesday Senate Bill 1185, which would create a state housing tax credit to incentivize private investment in affordable housing...
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The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania announced on Oct. 2 that it is increasing the goal of its More Than Ever campaign to $1 billion, aiming to provide resources for the students, facu...
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U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke spoke at an energy and manufacturing summit on Sept. 28 hosted by Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) in Pittsburgh where he highlighted the positive impact domest...
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Hydro, a global supplier of extruded aluminum serving the construction, transportation, infrastructure, and energy industries, will expand its manufacturing facility in Cressona, Schuylkill County. ...
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The Pennsylvania Senate approved Wednesday a bill sponsored by Sen. Bob Mensch (R-24) that would create first-time homebuyers savings accounts in Pennsylvania. The bill, S.B. 1066, would allow elig...
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Grant funding for the 2018-19 fiscal year is now available through the Center for Dairy Excellence’s Dairy Decision Consultants (DDC) program, which provides dairy-farm families with professional co...
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