Duquesne Light Co. recently contributed $500,000 to the Emergency Action Fund, a joint effort between The Pittsburgh Foundation, Heinz Endowments, Richard King Mellon Foundation, Hillman Family Founda...
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On March 19 at 8 p.m., Gov. Tom Wolf ordered all non-life-sustaining businesses in Pennsylvania to close physical locations to mitigate a further spread of COVID-19, drawing heavy criticism and concer...
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Gov. Tom Wolf asked the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) on Wednesday to implement a disaster declaration, which would allow eligible nonprofit organizations and businesses statewide to apply ...
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Sen. Tom Killion (R-Chester/Delaware Counties) announced plans to introduce legislation establishing a zero-interest loan program for small businesses that have been affected by community mitigation e...
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Essential Utilities Inc., one of the largest publicly traded water, wastewater and natural gas providers in the United States, announced Monday the $4.275 billion acquisition of Peoples, a natural gas...
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Gladys Brown Dutrieuille, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) chairwoman, recently signed an emergency order prohibiting the termination of electric, natural gas, water, wastewater, telecommu...
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Gov. Tom Wolf mandated closure on March 15 of all bars and sit-in restaurants under Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 disaster declaration order, following a similar order announced Friday calling for the shu...
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Pennsylvania will make available up to $4 million in Strategic Innovation Grants to help communities address employment barriers, according to Department of Labor & Industry Secretary Jerry Oleksiak. ...
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Hill International, a construction risk management firm based in Philadelphia, announced Thursday that it has been awarded two indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts by the New York ...
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Legislation recently introduced in the state House would repeal the Mobile Telecommunications Broadband Investment Tax Credit. The credit is available to mobile telecommunication providers to inves...
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Pennsylvania House Republicans are pushing for Gov. Tom Wolf to sign into law an energy and fertilizer manufacturing tax credit, part of a series of bills called ‘Energize PA,’ aimed at job growth...
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Gov. Tom Wolf and local representatives celebrated last week the grand opening of the Toben Center, Northeast Philadelphia’s first comprehensive workforce development center. Wolf’s proposed 20...
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Benton Foundry, Inc., an iron casting company, announced plans last week to expand its operations and production capabilities at its facility in Benton, Columbia County. More than 300 jobs will be ...
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Recently introduced legislation would create another funding option for local governments to fund large road and bridge projects. House Bill 2064 would allow county infrastructure banks to apply fo...
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Grasshopper Solar, a global developer and asset owner headquartered in Canada, announced this week its acquisition of a 278 MWdc portfolio of solar projects from Glidepath Ventures, a leading clean en...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced Tuesday the distribution of $487.5 million in liquid fuels payments to aid certified municipalities in road and bridge maintenance, su...
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The Pennsylvania economy loses an estimated $3.47 billion annually because of childcare breakdowns, including an estimated $591 million in tax revenue, and $2.88 billion in work absences and employee ...
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The American Petroleum Institute (API) released on Feb. 27 an economic analysis of the impact of a ban on federal leasing and hydraulic fracturing. According to the analysis, a ban on federal leasi...
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Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Ro Khanna (D-CA) introduced on Feb. 25 the Student Apprenticeship Act, which aims to provide apprenticeship opportunities for students. The bill is a companion to...
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Wynnchurch Capital, L.P. announced Tuesday that it acquired Pennsylvania Machine Works, LLC, a fully integrated manufacturer of high pressure forged fittings and branch connections founded in 1931 and...
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