ExxonMobil delivered this week 240 five-gallon buckets of medical-grade hand sanitizer to the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency to help with the Commonwealth’s efforts to mitigate the spread ...
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Legislation recently introduced in the state Senate would exempt real estate work from Pennsylvania's business closure order, so long as the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines are used to sl...
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The State House of Representatives advanced Wednesday House Bill 2412 that would require the secretary of the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) to issue a waiver to restart all r...
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Bipartisan legislation recently introduced in the Senate would help Pennsylvania businesses receive payment for business interruption insurance claims filed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill c...
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The state House recently advanced legislation that would require a review of the state’s debt obligations and identify refinancing options in a report to the General Assembly. Under the bill, the...
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Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association President and CEO David N. Taylor recently lauded a variety of National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) efforts that have significantly helped the U.S. and...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development recently awarded $200,000 in state funds to the Greene County Industrial Development Corp. The funds will be used to hire West Vir...
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The House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee recently advanced three bills that would support the food supply chain and allow agriculture-related businesses to reopen safely during the COVID-19 e...
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Pennsylvania lawmakers joined a nationwide call this month to allow the state’s oil and gas industry to use federal coronavirus (COVID-19) assistance to help with looming loan payments as well as ma...
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Rep. Seth Grove (R-Dover), chairman of the House Government Oversight Committee, announced Friday a suggestion made by Gov. Tom Wolf for the committee to investigate the state’s business closure res...
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A bill recently introduced in the state Senate would allow garden centers to reopen if they can adhere to social distancing and mitigation measures established by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...
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House Democrats have developed a bill package called PA is Helping Employers And Labor Succeed (PA HEALS) to address the financial strain placed on Pennsylvanians as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic....
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U.S. Sens. Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Tom Carper (D-DE) sent correspondence last week to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, arguing for the provision of tariff exclusions for American manufacture...
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The Hershey Co. will begin producing up to 45,000 facemasks daily by the end of May, the company said. A total of $1 million will be invested to acquire, install, and staff the manufacturing line. ...
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Eighteen members of the Pennsylvania Senate Republican Caucus, at the request of Sens. Dave Argall (R- Schuylkill County), Joe Pittman (R-Armstrong County), and Gene Yaw (R- Lycoming County), recently...
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The Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA), Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA), and the Pennsylvania Minority Business Development Authority (PMBDA) will be deferring loans in respon...
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House Bill 2388, legislation reopening car dealerships under appropriate federal health guidelines, received its third consideration and final passage out of the state House Tuesday, according to bill...
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Legislation recently introduced in the state House would establish a federal tax holiday for grocery and convenience store employees from Feb. 15 to June 15 for those making less than $75,000 annually...
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Republican state lawmakers along with the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry praised Gov. Tom Wolf's decision to allow the restarting of construction projects in Pennsylvania on May 1. ...
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The state House recently approved a bill that would allow small businesses to serve their customers while complying with public health officials’ recommendations for social distancing during the cor...
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