Sen. Scott Martin (R-Lancaster) recently introduced legislation that would repeal statutes that allow some public sector unions in Pennsylvania to collect fees from employees even if they choose to d...
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U.S. Sens. Bob Casey (D-PA), Pat Toomey (R-PA), Tom Carper (D-DE) and Chris Coons (D-DE) recently asked the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to consider the Philly Shipyard for a national ship...
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Pennsylvania State University in fiscal year 2017 contributed more than $11.6 billion to the state’s economy and, directly and indirectly, supported more than 105,000 jobs, according to study by Da...
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Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary Patrick McDonnell said during a recent state hearing that natural gas has helped Pennsylvania to meet its Clean Power Plan goals. “We were ...
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Last year, the 11 Bridgeworks client companies earned nearly $7 million in revenue, a 50 percent spike from 2017, the Allentown Economic Development Corp. recently announced. The annual Incubator ...
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Rep. Pam Snyder (D-Greene/Fayette/Westmoreland) recently introduced legislation to address several issues related to lack of access to reliable high-speed internet access in underserved and unserved ...
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The Power of 32 Site Development Fund recently announced a $9.6 million to help finance site preparation costs for approximately 30 acres of a brownfield industrial site along the Allegheny River nea...
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Gov. Tom Wolf signed Tuesday an executive order to create the Keystone Economic Development and Workforce Command Center, which will work to expand collaboration between government and the private se...
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Air Products announced Monday that it signed an agreement to provide its proprietary liquid natural gas (LNG) technology, equipment and related process license for the Golden Pass LNG Export Project ...
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Gov. Tom Wolf and Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding unveiled last week the PA Farm Bill, which addresses the challenges the state’s agriculture industry faces by allocating $24 million in ad...
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U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) recently cosponsored the Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act. The bill ensures employees nationwide would be guaranteed up to 12 weeks of paid family and m...
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A bipartisan bill recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would allow public safety officers to form and join a labor union to collectively bargain with their employers on hours, wage...
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A recently introduced state Senate bill would create work requirements for able-bodied Medicaid recipients. Under the bill, recipients would be required to either volunteer, attend job training pro...
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A bill recently advanced through the state Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee that would give property owners more options for managing their preserved farmland. The Agricultural Area S...
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Gov. Tom Wolf highlighted the benefits expanded broadband access would provide for education in a recent speech at Dover Area High School. The governor described how the proposed Restore Pennsylvan...
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GIANT Food Stores announced Wednesday plans to open three new GIANT Heirloom Market stores in Philadelphia during 2019. GIANT will open the stores in the Philadelphia neighborhoods of University Ci...
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While Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf on Tuesday outlined what he called a bold and sensible plan to move the Commonwealth forward in his new 2019-20 budget address, business stakeholders this week said th...
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The Associated Petroleum Industries of Pennsylvania (API-PA), a division of the American Petroleum Institute (API) reacted Tuesday to a proposal from Gov. Tom Wolf to enact a severance tax on natural ...
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Sen. Tom Killion (R-Chester/Delaware Counties) recently introduced legislation to raise the cap on Pennsylvania’s film production tax credit program from $65 million to $125 million. The program ...
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State Rep. Donna Oberlander (R-Clarion/Armstrong/Forest Counties) recently said that she plans to re-introduce legislation to protect patients already receiving a benefit within a policy year from cha...
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