A bill that would create a joint agency taskforce to address the misclassification of employees passed the Senate Tuesday and moves to Gov. Tom Wolf for his signature. House Bill 716 would amend th...
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Legislation that would remove barriers to expanding broadband internet service into rural areas has moved to Gov. Tom Wolf’s desk for his signature. If House Bill 2438 becomes law, it will allow...
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CarbonLITE Holdings, LLC, announced Tuesday that it has begun production at its Reading, Pa., plant, which is currently the largest standalone bottle-to-bottle recycling facility in the world. Carb...
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Legislation, sponsored by state Sen. Ryan P. Aument (R-Lancaster County), would establish rules for the operation of Personal Delivery Devices (PDDs), autonomous robots that deliver packages to consum...
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The Pennsylvania state House passed a resolution Tuesday that would designate October as "Careers in Construction Month" in Pennsylvania. The purpose of House Resolution 1038 is to increase public ...
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NOVA Chemicals Corp., a chemicals and plastics manufacturer, recently agreed to sell its expandable styrenics business to a subsidiary of Alpek S.A.B. de C.V., a petrochemical company, which operates ...
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Legislation that would update the state law regarding multipurpose agriculture vehicles (MAV) heads to Gov. Tom Wolf’s desk to sign into law. The Senate approved the bill on June 9 and by the Hou...
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An affiliate of Centre Lane Partners, a New York-based private investment firm that invests in middle-market companies' equity and debt in North America, recently purchased Bristol-based Lenox Corp. ...
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The Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) recently updated its PA CareerLink website, which provides job search and training assistance and helps employers find skilled candidates, to increase accessib...
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The Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus recently wrote a plan for spending the remaining $1.3 billion in federal CARES funding. The federal government distributed the funds for COVID-19-related n...
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Investigative Solutions Network (ISN), a private security and investigative services firm, recently opened its U.S.-based headquarters in Radnor. ISN also appointed Mark Augustine as ISN U.S.A.’s...
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Shell Chemicals and Linde GmbH, a global industrial gases and engineering company, recently entered into a collaboration agreement on ethane-oxidative dehydrogenation (E-ODH) technology for ethylene p...
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The Department of Community and Economic Development’s (DCED) recently awarded the Iron Workers Local 404 Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (JATC) of Dauphin County $297,000 through the Ap...
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The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia recently appointed Manu Asthana, PJM Interconnection president and CEO, to its board of directors for a two-year term. “We are so glad to welcome ...
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The state Senate will soon vote on a seemingly modest tweak of environmental regulations that the plastics industry is confident will open an exciting door to new recycling technology aimed at whittli...
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The Appalachian Regional Commission’s (ARC) Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative recently awarded more than $15 million in grants to 15 projects ...
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Radial, a commerce technology and operations company, plans to hire more than 1,000 seasonal workers for its Easton fulfillment center. Positions include packing and shipping, sorting, and picking....
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Boeing Co. recently extended its contract with Triumph Group’s Triumph Systems and Support business for an additional two years. The contract, originally reached in 2017, is for ground support e...
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U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia traveled this week to Johnstown and Mechanicsburg, Pa., two industry-heavy cities, to highlight workforce development within the region. During his ...
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House Republicans introduced Wednesday a legislative package, including four bills and one resolution, designed to foster Pennsylvania’s economic recovery following the impact of the COVID-19 pandem...
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