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State regulators urge Congress to remove barriers for marijuana-related businesses

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 29, 2018   |   Featured

Pennsylvania Secretary of Banking and Securities Robin L. Wiessmann recently led a coalition of financial regulators from several states in requesting that Congress address barriers to financial insti...

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EnerSys announces $6.4 million enhancements in two battery-manufacturing facilities

By Melina Druga  |   August 28, 2018   |   Companies

Reading, Pa.-based EnerSys, a global leader in stored energy solutions for industrial applications, recently announced $6.4 million in investments at two of its battery-manufacturing locations, includ...

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Carson, Rothfus discuss economic opportunity, affordable housing for Western Pennsylvania

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 27, 2018   |   Featured

Congressman Keith Rothfus (R-PA) recently met with U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Ben Carson in Western Pennsylvania to visit local leaders, tour designated Opportunity Zones an...

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University of Pittsburgh at Bradford receives $2M grant for engineering and technology building

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 24, 2018   |   Featured

Rep. Martin Causer (R-Turtlepoint) and Sen. Joe Scarnati (R-25th District) announced Wednesday that the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford received $2 million in state funding for the development of...

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Mike Turzai

State House Speaker Turzai touts economic growth for Pennsylvania

By Kim Riley  |   August 23, 2018   |   Featured

Pennsylvania Speaker of the House Mike Turzai (R) is working diligently to advance pro-business legislation aimed at growing the Commonwealth’s economy to benefit its residents and businesses, the s...

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Air Products wins contract for coal-to-syngas plant in Hohhot, China

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 23, 2018   |   Companies

Air Products, an industrial gases company based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, recently announced that it would supply syngas to Jiutai New Material Co. Ltd for a multi-billion dollar mono-ethylene glyco...

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Baker introduces bill to create more predictable payment plan for rural hospitals

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 22, 2018   |   Featured

Sen. Lisa Baker (R-20th District) introduced legislation Monday seeking to establish a program to support rural hospitals by creating a more predictable payment plan and improving rural hospitals’ a...

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Agricultural organizations discuss importance of free trade

By Melina Druga  |   August 21, 2018   |   Featured

Several agricultural stakeholders, including the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau (PFB) and Farmers for Free Trade (FFT), recently spoke at Penn State University’s Ag Progress Days on how strong trade agree...

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Luzerne County Community College opens eighth campus in Pittston

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 20, 2018   |   Featured

Luzerne County Community College recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the Luzerne County Community College M&T Bank Educational Center in Pittston. The facility is th...

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State Sen. Bartolotta presses legislators to help site energy storage hub in Appalachian region

By Kim Riley  |   August 17, 2018   |   Featured

State Sen. Camera Bartolotta (R-PA) wants the Keystone State to become known not just as one of the nation’s original 13 colonies where precious founding documents are stored in historic Philadelphi...

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PA House Oil and Gas Caucus reject 150 percent fee increase for unconventional well permits

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 17, 2018   |   Featured

Thirty-two members of the Pennsylvania House Oil and Gas Caucus recently expressed concern about a proposed rulemaking changes that would increase the application fee for an unconventional well permit...

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IBEW Local Union No. 375 receives grant to build lab space for apprenticeship programs

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 16, 2018   |   Featured

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local Union No. 375 was recently awarded $1 million to acquire and renovate an Allentown property for use as a lab space for IBEW apprenticeship ...

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California, Mansfield, Slippery Rock universities to offer new degree programs

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 15, 2018   |   Featured

Three Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) universities - California, Mansfield and Slippery Rock - will offer a combined eight new degree programs geared toward meeting specific wor...

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Lou Barletta

Barletta meets with Northeast Pennsylvania manufacturers, employers

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 14, 2018   |   Featured

Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA) recently spoke with members of the Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers and Employers Association, an organization with 345 member companies, about policies, regulations and o...

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Mike Turzai

House Speaker calls for private role in fixing Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 10, 2018   |   Featured

Pennsylvania Speaker of the House Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) called on Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto and city council Wednesday to work with the private sector and organized labor on the issues facing t...

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Grant to help expand access to broadband internet for customers in Potter County

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 9, 2018   |   Featured

Tri-County Rural Electric Cooperative recently received approval for a $1.5 million grant to construct 103 miles of above-ground fiber that will expand access to broadband for customers in Potter Coun...

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S & B expands engineering operations in Canonsburg

By Melina Druga  |   August 8, 2018   |   Companies

S & B Engineers and Constructors recently moved its Northeast Operations to a larger office space in Canonsburg, Pa. The new, 10,000-square-feet location is maintained by Kossman Development Co. a...

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Airbnb, Northampton County reach hotel tax agreement

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 7, 2018   |   Companies

Airbnb and the County of Northampton recently have finalized an agreement under which Airbnb will collect and remit taxes to Northampton County, starting Aug. 1, 2018. “We’re glad Airbnb has re...

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Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner outlines position on implementing association health plans rule

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 6, 2018   |   Featured

Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Jessica Altman recently sent a letter to the U.S. departments of Labor and Health and Human Services describing the Insurance Department’s position on the impleme...

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Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry approves two new apprenticeship programs

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 3, 2018   |   Companies

The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry recently approved new apprenticeship programs in the clinical research associate (CRA) and residential electrician occupations. Pharmaceutical Prod...

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