FirstNet expands across Pennsylvania
FirstNet, a wireless communication network for first responders, recently announced its expansion across Pennsylvania. In Huntingdon County, a new site will provide coverage around Broad Top City a...
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FirstLight announces Pennsylvania expansion with over 1,000 route miles of newly built fiber
FirstLight, a leading provider of fiber-optic data, internet, data center, cloud and voice services to enterprise and carrier customers throughout the northeastern United States, recently announced pl...
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Food providers receive $40 million in funding
Pennsylvania’s food security programs and dairy industry recently each received $20 million in federal funding through the CARES Act, totaling their federal funding to $40 million. A total of $5 ...
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Governors seek federal development of broadband strategy
A bipartisan coalition of 11 governors, including Pennsylvania’s Gov. Tom Wolf, recently sent a letter to President Donald Trump and Congressional leaders urging an efficient and effective strategy ...
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Penn State awards 10 manufacturing grants through DCED initiative
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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Penn State develops program for small businesses handling COVID-19 impacts
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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EQT awards more than $500,000 in grants to nonprofit organizations
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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BFTP announces emergency investments of more than $1.4M awarded to 18 start-ups
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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Senate committee advances rural broadband bill
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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Reps. Fitzpatrick, Wild introduce legislation to stabilize restaurant industry after COVID-19
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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Legislation would reauthorize National Heritage Areas
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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Natural gas drilling impact fees generate nearly $2B in revenue since 2012
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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Projects addressing COVID-19 awarded nearly $175,000 in state funding
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 expands COVID-19 assistance
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 to provide $560,000 in small business grants, loans
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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Representatives seek cosponsors for restaurant legislation
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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Panel provides funding for economic development
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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Legislation would create grant program for broadband access
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 offering course on renewable energy
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 signs agreement to repair aircraft engines
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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