Ivyland-based Lynn Electronics, a fiber-optic and copper cable assemblies manufacturer, recently purchased Ohio-based Total Cable Solutions, a telecom and data center products manufacturer, for an und...
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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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A group of Republican state senators announced Monday the launch of the Prioritize PA: Small Businesses initiative that includes a five-bill package designed to aid small businesses that are struggli...
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Gov. Tom Wolf has proposed a 46 percent state income tax increase, a move state Rep. Frank Burns (D-Cambria) said cannot be justified. Under the proposed increase, residents would see their tax ra...
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State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-Bradford County) held an informational briefing on March 10 on deploying and utilizing carbon dioxide management technologies. Yaw serves as the majority chairman of the Se...
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Oaks-based SEI, a leading provider of investment processing, investment management, and investment operations solutions, announced Monday that its collective investment trust (CIT) had increased 20.5 ...
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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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Legislation recently introduced in the state Senate would stop a proposed plan to toll bridges on Pennsylvania’s interstate system. The Public-Private Transportation Partnership (P3), under the P...
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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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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 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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U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA) introduced two bills in Congress that would spur federal funding to reclaim abandoned mine lands. One is the Abandoned Mine Land Reauthorization Act, introduced alo...
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Lawyers for a $1 billion PennEast natural gas pipeline project will have the legal backing of the Biden administration when they head to the U.S. Supreme Court next month to overturn a 2019 lower-cour...
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A recent hearing of the House Majority Policy Committee heard testimony on how to regrow the economy in the southwestern region of the state. Economic development leaders and local business owner...
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In 2020, the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation (LVEDC) received more than $700,000 in private and public sector investment and sponsorship from more than 125 investors. Five of LVEDCâ€...
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has come out against the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, approved by the U.S. House of Representatives on March 9. The PRO Act (H.R. 842), which passed in the Hou...
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The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania recently launched the Ben Franklin Life Science Technology Network to increase awareness of companies and people in northeastern Penns...
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The House Labor and Industry Committee recently held a hearing on 11 bills that would update the unemployment compensation (UC) assistance system. The committee noted that the system could not hand...
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State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-Lycoming) introduced a bill designed to provide residents and businesses with more options for fuel. The Energy Choice legislation -- Senate Bill 275 -- would limit municipal...
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The state’s Manufacturing Training-to-Career program recently awarded $379,500 to two organizations in Lancaster and Lehigh counties to boost manufacturing awareness for students. The program hel...
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