The state’s Manufacturing Training-to-Career program recently awarded the Western Area Career and Technology Center (WACTC) in Washington County with $112,262 in funding. WACTC plans to use the f...
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The deadline is looming for public comments on Gov. Tom Wolf’s controversial plan to enlist Pennsylvania in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), and some lawmakers are saying the entire pr...
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State Sen. John Yudichak (I-Luzerne/Carbon) recently sent a memorandum to fellow senators seeking cosponsors for legislation that would expand postsecondary training access by up to two years. The ...
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The Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) recently approved $1.28 million in low-interest loans for three projects. Through the Bucks County Economic Development Corp, Martelli Realt...
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INOVIO, a biotechnology company focusing on DNA medicines to treat and prevent infectious diseases and cancer, recently signed a collaboration and license agreement with Advaccine Biopharmaceuticals S...
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Commonweath Partners Chamber of Entrepreneurs are urging the Third Circuit Court to reject Gov. Tom Wolf’s business closures and uphold a previous ruling that found his actions unconstitutional. ...
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The U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved Pittsburgh-based biotechnology company LyGenesis’ Investigational New Drug (IND) application. The company developing cell therapies t...
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Pittsburgh-based Centene Corp., a multinational healthcare company providing government-sponsored and commercial healthcare programs, recently completed the purchase of PANTHERx, a pharmacy specializi...
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State Reps. Joe Ciresi (D- Montgomery County) and Pam Snyder (D-Greene County) recently sent a memorandum to all House members seeking cosponsors for a bill establishing a COVID-19 relief program. ...
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U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA) released a statement following the enactment of the federal omnibus government funding bill. “In this funding package, we have secured resources that invest in jo...
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Malvern-based biopharmaceutical company Ocugen and Indian vaccine and bio-therapeutics company Bharat Biotech recently signed a binding letter of intent to co-develop Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 vacci...
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Gov. Tom Wolf recently instructed that $145 million be transferred from the Workers’ Compensation Security Fund at the Pennsylvania Insurance Department to the general fund to establish a grant prog...
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PA Chamber President Gene Barr applauded Congress this week for the passage of federal COVID-19 relief legislation, which includes approximately $284 billion for the Paycheck Protection Program. â€...
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State Reps. Joe Ciresi (D-Montgomery) and Tina Davis (D-Bucks) plan to reintroduce legislation that would provide grants to eligible bars, restaurants, catering halls, and banquet halls struggling fro...
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Legislation recently introduced in the state House of Representatives would create a grant program to help relieve Pennsylvania’s hospitality industry for businesses impacted by COVID-19 and the res...
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Small business owners across the country still fear the worst of the pandemic is yet to come with small businesses in the Northeast feeling the most pessimistic about their own business health and eco...
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State Sens. Camera Bartolotta (R-46) and John DiSanto (R-15) on Tuesday criticized Gov. Tom Wolf’s leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic following the release of a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ...
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce Executive Vice President and Chief Policy Officer Neil Bradley is urging lawmakers to reach a final agreement on pandemic relief legislation that includes targeted liability p...
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Pittsburgh-based Viatris Inc. recently released additional details of its multi-year global restructuring initiative that when complete could involve a 20 percent reduction in its global workforce. ...
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In 2019, the gross domestic product (GDP) in Lehigh Valley reached $43.3 billion, a record for a single year, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis, and a 5.7 pe...
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