Dan Weaver, president and executive director of the Pennsylvania Independent Oil & Gas Association (PIOGA), last week commended the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) reform of methane...
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The State Transportation Commission recently updated its 12-Year Program, which provides insight into the funding that will be available for critical infrastructure improvements. The program is a...
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The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry, the state's largest broad-based business association, recently launched a social media campaign that features employers and medical professionals pro...
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A group of five Pennsylvania lawmakers recently urged House leadership to extend the deadline for Coronavirus Relief Funds for an additional year. The federal CARES Act appropriated $150 billion to...
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State lawmakers recently took steps to help small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 business closure order. A total of 4,933 small businesses statewide were awarded $96 million in state grants, a...
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The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) recently approved Gov. Tom Wolf’s request to declare a disaster in Philadelphia following the civil unrest that occurred May 30 to June 8, which resulted...
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The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry recently sent a letter to Pennsylvania’s Congressional delegation urging support for temporary protections from unwarranted lawsuits. The U.S. Se...
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The Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) recently approved four new low-interest loans for projects in three counties. “Now, more than ever, our business owners and developers n...
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Attorney General Josh Shapiro recently shut down Equitable Acceptance, a financing company, in Pennsylvania, and is ordering the company to cancel nearly $200,000 in debt for Commonwealth customers. ...
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The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) recently awarded $35.5 million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants for Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs). The funding will help small businesses a...
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Pennsylvania’s Resource Enhancement and Protection Program (REAP) will make available $10 million in tax credits to farmers for improving soil and water quality. The tax credit program was create...
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Vice President Mike Pence and U.S. Rep. John Joyce (R-PA) visited Guy Chemical Co. in Somerset on Thursday to speak about the nation’s economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis. “It was a p...
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Letters supporting Pennsylvania’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) have been linked to ICF International, a Virginia-based global consulting and technology services com...
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Legislation recently introduced in the state Senate would protect health care practitioners and facilities from predatory lawsuits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the bill, health care provider...
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A bipartisan bill recently introduced in the U.S. House would expedite forgiveness for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans of $150,000 or less. Loan forgiveness would apply to approximately 86 per...
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Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House would provide job training opportunities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Enabling Online and Virtual Workforce Training Act temporarily would all...
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A proposal introduced in the state Senate provides a seven-point plan for providing emergency relief to bars and restaurants significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The proposal includes t...
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A bill that will grease the skids for the fledgling petrochemical industry in northeast Pennsylvania was signed into law Thursday by Gov. Tom Wolf. The Local Resource Manufacturing Tax Credit legis...
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Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar (R-Somerset/Bedford) voiced his opposition to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) at a House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee hearing Tuesday. “RGGI...
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Tuesday’s release of a racketeering complaint filed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office involving Ohio’s Speaker of the House alleging bribery and misconduct to secure power plant bailouts is not a su...
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