Members of the Pennsylvania House and Senate joined with business leaders on Wednesday to discuss the need to reform the state’s burdensome regulatory process, an effort they said would improve the ...
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First Commonwealth Financial Corporation announced this week that its banking subsidiary, First Commonwealth Bank, will acquire 14 Santander Bank branches in Central Pennsylvania. The branches are ...
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The latest report on housing prices in Montgomery County indicates that the county’s housing market is in a state of growth, moving beyond recovery following the housing bubble that began to burst i...
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Pennsylvania Public Utility Commissioner Andrew Place sent a letter to a state Senate committee last week expressing his opposition to Senate Bill (SB) 510, legislation that would support nuclear ener...
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Vision Solar, a Philadelphia-based renewable energy company, is expanding and opening a Reading location. The company is investing $500,000 in the expansion and has hired more than 30 employees. I...
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State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-Bradford/Lycoming/Sullivan/Susquehanna/Union Counties) recently discussed the proposed natural gas development severance tax and other legislative issues during the luncheon key...
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Pennsylvania suffers from a lack of skilled labor to fill numerous manufacturing job openings, a rising number that stakeholders across the Commonwealth say has resulted in a cap on the state’s econ...
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The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry on Tuesday urged the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to “fully and carefully” evaluate a rulemaking petition that aims ...
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Walmart said recently that it expects to spend an estimated $83 million this year in Pennsylvania on the remodeling of 15 stores as well as the launch and expansion of several “customer-focused inn...
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Gov. Tom Wolf announced recently that Makin Metal Powders Ltd., a United Kingdom-based manufacturer of metal powders, will locate its first U.S. manufacturing operation in Clearfield County, Penn. ...
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State Senator John DiSanto (Dauphin/Perry) recently announced legislation that aims to provide financial assistance to communities adversely impacted by power plant closures within their jurisdiction...
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Gov. Tom Wolf announced Wednesday approximately $2.6 million in Teacher in the Workplace grants supporting 59 grants programs across Pennsylvania. “These grants enable teachers to visit local em...
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Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc. (HRG), a civil engineering firm with offices in Pennsylvania and West Virginia, recently announced that it is opening a new office in King of Prussia, Penn. “...
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Sens. Camera Bartolotta (R-Beaver/Washington/Greene Counties) and Pat Stefano (R-Fayette/Somerset/Westmoreland Counties) recently offered an alternative to Gov. Wolf’s Restore PA plan. The plan ...
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Exelon Generation, which owns and operates the Three Mile Island (TMI) Unit 1 nuclear energy facility near Harrisburg, Penn., recently filed the Post Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report (PSDAR...
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Jason Industries, Inc. recently announced that it acquired Schaffner Manufacturing Company, Inc., a Pittsburgh-based manufacturer of polishing and finishing products. Shaffner develops products fo...
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Erie Mayor Joe Schember will leave April 13 for a week-long economic development tour in Zibo, China, one of Erie’s four sister cities, with the aim of rebuilding a foundation for future Chinese in...
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Gov. Tom Wolf announced Wednesday two new low-interest loan approvals through the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) program for DelGrosso Foods Inc. in Blair County and Commercial ...
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Sen. Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) recently proposed two bills aimed at protecting workers from wage theft. Wage theft is when employers misclassify employees. Misclassification can c...
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MSA Safety Incorporated, a global safety equipment manufacturer headquartered in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, recently announced that it entered into an agreement to acquire California-based Ind...
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