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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Pennsylvania House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee Chairman Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) raised concerns about the impact on the state economy that would result from Pennsylvania joining the...
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Pennsylvania Treasurer Joe Torsella announced Monday a Service Level Agreement (SLA) with Bank of New York Mellon (BNYM), Pennsylvania’s custodial banking partner. The agreement includes all Comm...
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The Dauphin County Commissioners awarded on Feb. 20 approximately $6.3 million in funding for more than 80 community projects from the county’s share of gaming revenue generated from Hollywood Casin...
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The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) presented PPL Electric Utilities with a Technology Transfer Award on Feb. 11 during its meetings in Dallas, Texas, for its application of advanced approach...
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The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP/NEP) said Wednesday that 7,273 northeastern Pennsylvania jobs were created or retained as a result of its work in 2019. “Th...
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Sen. Ryan P. Aument (R-Lancaster County) introduced two bills Tuesday that would provide new options for student loan debt repayment to help ease the impact of student loan debt on current students an...
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Sen. Joe Pittman (R-Armstrong/Butler/Indiana/Westmoreland Counties) sent a letter to Gov. Tom Wolf on Feb. 12 urging him to support Pennsylvania coal plants in seeking recently announced federal carbo...
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U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) recently introduced the Accelerate Long-Term Investment Growth Now (ALIGN) Act, which would make permanent the full and immediate expensing provision of the 2017 Tax Cuts a...
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Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC) President Dave Spigelmyer issued a statement on Feb. 13 on legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate to ban hydraulic fra...
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Rep. Fred Keller (R-PA), as part of a bipartisan group of House lawmakers, met Wednesday with U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue at the Secretary’s office in Washington, D.C., whe...
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A new federal study failed to find evidence that oil and gas production in northern Pennsylvania has contaminated the commonwealth’s forest rivers and streams, providing a timely counterweight to th...
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