Pennsylvania American Water recently hosted a ceremony to celebrate the completion of 19 miles of new water lines in the Castlewood area of Lawrence County. The $10.5 million extension was construc...
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Established businesses in Pennsylvania received a welcome boost from the Trump administration’s corporate tax cuts, but there are additional steps state lawmakers could take that would increase the ...
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State Rep. Mike Tobash (R- Schuylkill County) recently sent a memo to House members seeking cosponsors for a bill that would eliminate the State Apprenticeship Council. The council was established ...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is accepting applications through Nov. 8 for improvement projects under the Multimodal Transportation Fund. Projects must combine local land ...
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Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House would re-authorize the Abandoned Mine Land trust fund. The fund was created in 1977 in the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act and is used ...
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The House Majority Policy Committee will hold a public hearing Friday to discuss ways to attract major businesses to southeastern Pennsylvania. The main topic will be the challenges to attract busi...
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Penn State University recently held the groundbreaking for a 70-megawatt, utility-scale solar energy project. The project represents a partnership between Penn State and Lightsource BP. Lightso...
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Highmark Health plans to invest $20 million in upgrades to its headquarters in downtown Pittsburgh over three years. The project is expected to create more than 100 construction jobs. In additi...
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Recent legislation introduced this week in Pittsburgh City Council would require all new or renovated city-owned properties be net-zero energy efficient. The bill defines net-zero energy buildings ...
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Sally Kozak, deputy secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, recently testified in front of a state Senate committee on the critical role broadband access plays in healthcare. Th...
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A one-hour seminar on brand marketing will be held Sept. 11 at Penn State DuBois, hosted by the North Central PA Launchbox and Ben Franklin Technology Partners. The seminar, Positioning Your Busine...
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The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission recently approved a July settlement between Houston-based Buckeye Partners, that operates the Laurel Pipeline, and a group of complainants. The pipeline o...
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The state recently awarded 29 airports in 24 counties $13.7 million in grant funding, which will be used for infrastructure and equipment upgrades. The grants are through the Pennsylvania Departme...
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The Erie, Pa.-based Manufacturer & Business Association (MBA) plans its premiere workforce development event, Manufacturing (MFG) Day 2019, for Oct. 9 to promote the industry to middle and high school...
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Gov. Tom Wolf announced Tuesday that Crown Cork & Seal USA, Inc. (Crown), which manufactures metal food, beverage, and aerosol containers, will expand its manufacturing operation in Hanover Borough, Y...
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State Reps. Matthew Dowling (R-Fayette/Somerset), Seth Grove (R-York) and Justin Walsh (R-Westmoreland) recently drafted the Reinventing Government bill package, which would merge several state agenci...
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Officials from Grove City Medical Center and Allegheny Health Network (AHN) recently signed an affiliation agreement that will make Grove City the ninth AHN-owned hospital. Pending government appro...
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The Pennsylvania House Majority Policy Committee recently toured several southcentral Pennsylvania employers to learn about the challenges businesses face creating good jobs and about any government-i...
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The House Majority Policy Committee toured several businesses in southcentral Pennsylvania this week to learn more about the workforce challenges they face, Policy Chairman Donna Oberlander (R-Clarion...
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Rep. Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) unveiled Tuesday a proposal to eliminate school property taxes at a Capitol press conference. House Bill 13, the School Property Tax Elimination Act, would replace 100 p...
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