Rent assistance program opens
Pennsylvanians facing eviction or loss of utility service are eligible to apply for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, through which the state will distribute $847 million among the counties. ...
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Sens. Haywood, Laughlin introduce renewable energy legislation
State Sens. Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) and Dan Laughlin (R-Erie) introduced legislation Monday to promote economic development and generate jobs while supporting alternative energy produc...
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Pre-K-12 schools to receive nearly $5B in federal funds
Pre-K through grade 12 schools in Pennsylvania are expected to receive $4.9 billion in federal relief funds from the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund. The ...
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Filterbuy selects Pennsylvania as home to new facility
Filterbuy, Inc., a leading air filter manufacturer, will expand its operations into Pennsylvania, Gov. Tom Wolf announced Thursday. The business's expansion is expected to create at least 120 new,...
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Alcoa supplying aluminum for Audi vehicles
Alcoa Corp. recently announced it is supplying sustainable aluminum to RONAL GROUP for use on the Audi e-tron GT, the automaker’s first electric sports car. The aluminum will be used for the allo...
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Legislation would modify Second Stage Loan program
The state House Commerce Committee recently advanced legislation that would modernize the Second Stage Loan program to create job opportunities and boost the economy. The Second Stage Loan program ...
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Pennsylvania chemical manufacturers applauded for contributions to COVID-19 fight
Pennsylvania’s chemical manufacturers were thanked Tuesday for their role in managing the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects over the last year. From disinfectant wipes to ventilators, test tubes...
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Sen. Yudichak urges DCED to promote use of energy tax credits to boost economy
State Sen. John Yudichak (I-Carbon/Luzerne/Monroe counties) recently urged Department of Community & Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Dennis Davin to promote the use of energy tax credits to help...
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Wabtec lands $70M order from Siemens Mobility
Wabtec Corp. recently received a more than $70 million order to supply Siemens Mobility with products for the London Underground’s Piccadilly Upgrade Program. The program will replace the aging...
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DEP makes getting low-interest loans for high-impact energy projects easier
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) said Friday that it has reworked the Green Energy Loan Fund (GELF) to make it easier to obtain low-interest loans for large-scale, high-im...
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AMETEK purchases computing system company
Berwyn-based AMETEK recently entered into an agreement to purchase Abaco Systems, a leading provider of mission critical embedded computing systems, from Veritas Capital for $1.35 billion in an all-ca...
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State makes available nearly $3M for Schools-to-Work program
The Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) recently made available $2.6 million for Schools-to-Work program grants. Grants will be awarded in increments up to $250,000. Funding must be used to creat...
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Legislation would reform P3 transportation law
Legislation recently introduced in the state House would reform the public private partnership (P3) transportation law. House Bill 920 would amend Act 88 of 2012. It would require the P3 board to ...
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Legislation gives state Independent Fiscal Office scoring capability
The state House recently approved legislation that would give the Pennsylvania Independent Fiscal Office (IFO) dynamic scoring capability. Dynamic scoring would allow the agency to provide the Ge...
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Honeycomb Credit closes $1.75M seed round to expand capital model nationwide
Pittsburgh-based Honeycomb Credit, a first-of-its-kind loan crowdfunding platform, will expand its community-based small business financing model nationwide after raising $1.75 million in seed funding...
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Sens. Langerholc, Sabatina invited to join Transportation Revenue Options Commission
Sens. Wayne Langerholc Jr. (R-Cambria County) and John Sabatina (D-Philadelphia), Senate Transportation Committee chairman and minority chairman, have been invited to sit on the Transportation Revenue...
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WSFS Financial announces merger with Bryn Mawr Bank
Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation will merge with WSFS Financial Corporation following the signing of a definitive merger agreement by the two financial institutions last week. Simultaneously, the Bryn Ma...
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Student research projects receive $2M in Manufacturing PA grants
Twenty-nine student research projects at 15 universities statewide recently were approved for nearly $2 million in Manufacturing PA initiative grants. The projects will advance innovation in several ...
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State increasing customer service reps for unemployment call center
The Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) recently announced it will be adding between 500 and 1,000 customer service representatives to the unemployment compensation call center. More experienced ...
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Legislation would protect entertainment industry
Legislation recently introduced in the state House would help entertainment-related venues negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. House Bill 878 would establish the Entertainment Venue Indus...
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