A coalition of 27 attorneys general, including Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, recently sent a letter to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos asking the U.S. Department of Education to use emer...
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The Department of Community and Economic Development approved Wednesday waiver requests submitted by Energy Transfer to resume critical construction at 17 sites, 15 of which are associated with the Ma...
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Republican state representatives from Adams, Cumberland, and York counties are urging Gov. Tom Wolf to allow construction workers to return to job sites and complete projects after Wolf classified con...
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Nonprofit organization VentureWell recently awarded Penn State College of Engineering’s School of Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs’ researchers $24,000 to support and expa...
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Gov. Tom Wolf on Friday vetoed House Bill 1100, an energy and fertilizer manufacturing tax credit bill, in a move that supporters of the legislation said would sacrifice high-paying jobs for Pennsylva...
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Allegheny Technologies Inc. (ATI), a global advanced materials manufacturer based in Pittsburgh, announced Wednesday the one-year extension of its labor agreement with the United Steelworkers (USW). ...
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Pennsylvania has ended the regulatory barriers preventing the state’s more than 130 small craft distilleries from producing hand sanitizer, state Sens. Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery), an...
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The Pittsburgh Business Group on Health, the Central Penn Business Group on Health, and HealthCare 21 based in Knoxville, Tenn., have launched an initiative to help better inform employers about the i...
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Inovio Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology company based in Plymouth Meeting, Pa., announced Tuesday a partnership with Ology Bioservices to work on DNA technology transfer to rapidly manufacture COVID-1...
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The Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) approved $61 million in low-interest loans Tuesday for small businesses negatively impacted by the COVID-19 public health emergency, Senate Maj...
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A coalition of 16 attorneys general, including Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, recently sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to fully utilize the Defense Production Act to co...
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Triumph Group, Inc., an aerospace design and manufacturing firm based in Berwyn, Pa., announced the impact of the coronavirus outbreak and the steps the company is taking to mitigate it. "The safet...
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Sen. Jim Brewster (D-Allegheny/Westmoreland) recently sent a letter to Gov. Tom Wolf outline a plan to boost the state’s economic recovery efforts, workers, and small businesses after the COVID-19 p...
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Gov. Tom Wolf recently approved a waiver classifying battery manufacturer East Penn as a life-sustaining business, which allows it to operate during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Before the order ...
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A Pennsylvania bill approved by the General Assembly that’s sitting on the governor’s desk awaiting action by March 28 would provide an energy and fertilizer manufacturing tax credit for projects ...
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Knoll, Inc. announced Friday the decision to temporarily suspend production of certain workplace products at its East Greenville, Pa., manufacturing site, following Gov. Tom Wolf’s March 19 executiv...
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Recently introduced legislation aims to help Pennsylvanians paying off their home and student loans during the COVID-19 pandemic. The help would come in the form of two bills that would waive inter...
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PECO, Pennsylvania's largest electric and natural gas utility, recently donated $350,000 to United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey's PHL COVID-19 Fund. The company will also d...
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The Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) and the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) sent correspondence March 21 to Gov. Tom Wolf, urging him to reconsider his ban against construction pr...
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Duquesne Light Co. recently contributed $500,000 to the Emergency Action Fund, a joint effort between The Pittsburgh Foundation, Heinz Endowments, Richard King Mellon Foundation, Hillman Family Founda...
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