U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA) joined local partners in Scranton last week to discuss the impact the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act will have on reclaiming and cleaning up abandoned mine lands (AML) ...
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will provide strike teams to Pennsylvania’s hospitals to relieve areas hit hardest by the recent COVID-19 surge from overcrowding. The federal gove...
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The Pennsylvania Bureau of Diversity, Inclusion and Small Business Opportunities spent $4.2 billion on state contract spending during fiscal year 2020-2021, according to the bureau’s annual report. ...
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Last week, U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Victoria Spartz (R-IN), and Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) introduced legislation last week that would protect the U.S. supply chain fro...
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On Monday, Gov. Tom Wolf announced he would be naming Leigh M. Chapman to replace Veronica Degraffenreid as Acting Secretary of the Commonwealth. Degraffenreid will be elevated to the position of ...
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The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) recently graduated 15 liquor enforcement officers at a ceremony held at the Southwest Training Center in Greensburg. Liquor enforcement officers have the power a...
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Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp. recently announced it named David G. Anderson president of its wholly-owned subsidiary Air & Liquid Systems Corp. The appointment will be effective Saturday. Anderson has mor...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) recently awarded approximately $12.9 million in grants to 22 municipalities statewide through the Automated Red Light Enforcement (ARLE) program...
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Niagara Bottling, a leading beverage manufacturer, plans to open a production facility in Luzerne County. The 1,190,000-square-foot plant is under construction in the Humboldt Industrial Park in Ha...
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Pennsylvania-based UGI International, a subsidiary of UGI Corporation, and SHV Energy announced Wednesday that they had received approval from the European Commission to create a joint venture to prod...
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Gov. Tom Wolf signed nine bills into law Wednesday, including House Bill 2071, now Act 96 of 2021, establishing the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority. The authority will help to manage a...
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U.S. Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA) recently submitted public comments to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) strongly opposing the plan to place tolls on the North Fork Bridges i...
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PPG recently announced it plans to invest $2.7 million to purchase new equipment that will expand production capacity at its Brazilian powder coatings facility and meet a growing demand in South Ameri...
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Pennsylvania state Rep. Robert Mercuri (R-Pine) said Tuesday that he plans to introduce legislation that would reform Pennsylvania’s tax laws. In a memo to Pennsylvania House members, Mercuri sai...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Education recently awarded three school districts and 39 career and technical centers nearly $1.5 million in grants through the Career and Technical Education Equipment ...
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Alcoa Corp. recently closed its Wenatchee Works aluminum smelter in Washington state. The facility, with a aluminum smelting capacity of 146,000 metric tons, had been idle since 2015. The decommiss...
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Pittsburgh-based Evoqua Water Technologies announced Monday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of the renal business operated by Mar Cor Purification and Cantel Medical, subsi...
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WSFS Financial Corp. recently received all required approvals to acquire Bryn Mawr Bank Corp. Approval allows Bryn Mawr Trust Co. to merge with WSFS Bank. “We are pleased to have received all req...
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Philadelphia-based Aramark announced Thursday that it had acquired independent foodservice company Wilson Vale in the United Kingdom. Wilson Vale will join the Aramark UK business, part of Aramark...
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Pennsylvania will receive $1.2 billion during the first round of funding from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Funding will be used to improve roads and bridges statewide. Pennsy...
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