Penn State recently awarded 10 grants through the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Manufacturing PA initiative. The projects are part of the initiative’s fello...
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The Penn State Small Business Development Center (SBDC), a business consulting provider for small businesses in Centre, Clinton, Lycoming, and Mifflin counties, recently launched a program to help sma...
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The EQT Foundation recently announced it has awarded more than $500,000 in grants to nonprofit organizations and programs in southwestern Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio, and northern West Virginia. EQT...
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The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP/NEP) announced Monday that it has awarded approximately $1.4 million in emergency investments to protect existing portfolio clie...
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The Senate Communications and Technology Committee recently advanced legislation that would establish a grant program to extend the deployment of broadband services in underserved communities. Sena...
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U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Susan Wild (D-PA) introduced legislation last week that calls for a $120 billion restaurant stabilization grant program to help independent restaurants followin...
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A bipartisan bill recently introduced in the U.S. Congress would reauthorize the state’s five National Heritage Areas (NHAs) for 15 years. NHAs are partnerships between the National Park Service,...
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The Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission (PUC) released data this week showing that the Commonwealth’s natural gas impact tax has generated nearly $2 billion in new revenues since 2012, with mor...
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The Manufacturing PA Innovation Program COVID-19 Challenge recently awarded $174,603 to four universities for seven projects that address the COVID-19 pandemic. The Department of Community and Econ...
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PECO, Pennsylvania's largest electric and natural gas utility, recently expanded its COVID-19 support policies through at least July 1. The COVID-19 policies were designed in mid-March to offer ass...
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Scranton’s Small Business Relief Program will be providing $560,000 supporting small businesses to overcome the temporary loss of revenue caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Funds will be divided be...
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State Reps. Aaron D. Kaufer (R-Luzerne County) and Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery County) recently sent a memorandum to members of the House seeking cosponsors for legislation that would assist small, lo...
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The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s (BFTP/NEP) board of directors recently voted to invest $547,500 in companies conducting regional economic development. The busi...
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The House recently approved legislation that would create a grant program to boost investment in the broadband internet service. House Bill 2348 would create the Unserved High-Speed Broadband Fundi...
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Penn State World Campus is offering an online course as part of the university’s renewable energy and sustainability systems program. The graduate-level program is comprised of two 12-credit grad...
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Triumph Group recently announced it has signed an agreement with a North American-based independent maintenance, repair, and operations facility for the repair and overhaul support of engine accessori...
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The state will be providing a $225 million statewide grant program to support small businesses negatively impacted by the COVID-19 business closure order. Funding will be distributed to three progr...
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Utz Quality Foods, the nation’s largest family-owned salty snack company, recently entered into an agreement with Collier Creek Holdings, a special purpose acquisition company, to combine and form U...
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Turkey Hill, an ice cream and refrigerated drinks manufacturer and distributor, recently acquired an ice cream and novelty production facility from Yarnell Ice Cream that is located in Searcy, Ark. ...
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Under the Manufacturing PA Innovation Program, four faculty research projects in the Penn State Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering have received funding for ...
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