The CompetePA Coalition is urging Gov. Tom Wolf to reconsider business tax increases included in his 2021-2022 budget proposal. CompetePA, managed by the Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce, is ...
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The Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) has called for a one-year moratorium on the implementation of Gov. Tom Wolf’s mandate that Pennsylvania join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiativ...
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Hall Industries, an engineering and manufacturing company with multiple locations statewide, recently announced that it will streamline operations in western Pennsylvania in Mercer County. The comp...
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U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH) criticized a recent report from the think tank Ohio River Valley Institute that said 22 counties in Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia responsible for 90 percent of the ...
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The Kraft Heinz Company recently announced that it has sold its nuts business to Hormel Foods Corporation for $3.35 billion. The sale includes most products sold under the Planters brand as well as...
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The City of Philadelphia announced Wednesday the Workforce Respond and Recharge 2021 Commitment, a renewed strategic commitment to address workforce challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic a...
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Clemens Food Group, a Montgomery County-based vertically-integrated pork processor, recently announced plans to expand its Hatfield operations. The company will invest more than $228 million to co...
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U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) said Monday that raising the federal minimum wage would have a harmful impact on jobs following a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report on the budgetary effects of the R...
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Senate Bill 2, legislation supporting an amendment to the Pennsylvania Constitution limiting the length of future emergency disaster declarations, received final legislative approval last week and wil...
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce denounced last week’s reintroduction of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, which the world’s largest business organization argues includes “harmful poli...
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The U.S. Supreme Court announced this week it will hear arguments in the PennEast Pipeline’s eminent domain case against the state of New Jersey, drawing praise from several energy organizations, in...
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U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA) recently introduced a bill in the House of Representatives that would create a plan to help mine operators tackle occupational COVID-19 exposure. The COVID-19 Mine ...
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Gov. Tom Wolf’s $40 billion proposed budget for the coming fiscal year promises a major push on education funding to be paid for by increasing income taxes for some upper-income Pennsylvanians, cutt...
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PPG, a global supplier of paints, coatings, and specialty materials, and the PPG Foundation announced Monday a commitment to invest $20 million by 2025 to address systemic racism and advance racial eq...
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Allegheny County committed to locally generated renewable energy last week, entering into a 35-year power purchase agreement with Rye Development LLC to purchase renewable energy generated by a 17.8 M...
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EQT Corp., a natural gas production company with operations in the Appalachian Basin, recently announced a pilot project to demonstrate the production of responsibly sourced natural gas (RSG) for use ...
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Gov. Tom Wolf’s latest proposal to change the way natural gas production is taxed in Pennsylvania was met with a familiar chilly reception from the industry and from some members of the General Asse...
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The state Senate approved Wednesday a comprehensive $912 million COVID-19 relief package to assist restaurants, schools, employers, and tenants impacted by the pandemic. Senate Bill 109 specificall...
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President Joe Biden’s moratorium on oil and gas leasing on federal lands and his order canceling the Keystone XL pipeline project were a shot across the bow of Pennsylvania’s economy, the energy i...
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Senate Bill 2, a proposed constitutional amendment to limit the length of future emergency disaster declarations, was approved Tuesday by the state Senate with a vote of 28-20. Specifically, the me...
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