Rep. Todd Polinchock (R-Bucks) recently introduced a bill that would allow small farms and orchards to engage in agritainment and agritourism even when local ordinances prohibit it. Polinchock disc...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) recently awarded Lehigh and Northampton counties nearly $400 million in Interstate Transportation funding for Lehigh Valley projects in the 2021...
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Gov. Tom Wolf, along with legislators and local education leaders, toured the Eastern Center for Arts and Technology (EASTERN) in Montgomery County, Penn., this week. The students led the governor ...
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Elliott Group held a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday for its new test facility campus in Jeannette, Penn. Elliott Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tokyo-based Ebara Corp., designs, manufactures,...
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The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners recently approved a $311.6 million county budget for 2020, which includes $92.2 million for the general fund. There is no tax increase for the sixth con...
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Zayo Group Holdings, Inc., which provides communications infrastructure services, announced Tuesday that it plans to construct a new long haul fiber network between Columbus, Ohio, and Pittsburgh, Pen...
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Design work has begun for the first stage of a $370 million expansion of the Penn State College of Engineering. The College of Engineering at University Park is the largest college at Penn State wi...
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The state recently approved $500,000 in Small Meat Processor Grants to fund 15 projects that supply locally produced meat. The grant program was established earlier this year as part of the Pennsyl...
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Triumph Group, Inc., a Berwyn, Pa.,-based supplier of aerospace and defense services and systems, recently announced that it received its second delivery order from the Defense Logistics Agency for en...
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Gov. Tom Wolf recently announced that three heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) companies in Allegheny and Butler counties will receive grants to assist with the cost of ...
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Pennsylvania business leaders are urging Congress to quickly ratify the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which they say would create thousands of jobs, inject billions of dollars into th...
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The Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority (EMTA) was recently awarded a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DoT) to upgrade the city's public transportation system. EMTA will...
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Pennsylvania House of Representatives Speaker Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) recently praised the Senate Finance Committee for advancing House Bill 1100, which reforms the energy and fertilizer manufacturi...
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The state Senate recently advanced legislation sponsored by Sen. Bob Mensch (R-24) that would support the development of electric vehicle infrastructure. The Pennsylvania Clean Transportation Infra...
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A bipartisan group of state legislators on Tuesday is seeking approval from the General Assembly before Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration can enter into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), r...
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Pittsburgh-based United States Steel Corp. recently announced plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across its global operations. The company’s goal is to reduce emissions by 20 percent by 203...
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The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association is the most recent organization to join a coalition of business groups in support of the Small Business Tax Fairness Package. The three-bill package, cu...
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Senate Bill 456, which expands, the availability of job training programs by Private Licensed Schools to open a branch campus in a neighboring county or any other location within 60 miles of the main ...
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West Shore Home, a Mechanicsburg, Pa.-based home remodeling company, recently purchased Fairbanks Construction, a Florida-based window and bath company, for an undisclosed amount. This makes West S...
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Project SEARCH recently launched in Pennsylvania to provide disabled students with hands-on job-skills training at Saint Vincent Hospital in Erie. Project SEARCH was developed in Cincinnati in 1996...
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