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Gov. Wolf’s veto of HB 1100 seen by lawmakers, business and labor groups as forfeit of jobs, investment

By Pennsylvania Business Report  |   March 27, 2020   |   Companies

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, United Steelworkers extend labor agreement to 2021

By Debra Flax  |   March 27, 2020   |   Companies

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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State distilleries closer to converting to hand sanitizer production

By Melina Druga  |   March 27, 2020   |   Companies

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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Initiative to help employers stay informed on COVID-19

By Melina Druga  |   March 27, 2020   |   Companies

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 partners with Ology Bioservices on COVID-19 DNA vaccine

By Debra Flax  |   March 26, 2020   |   Companies

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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PIDA approves $61M in loans for business affected by pandemic

By Melina Druga  |   March 26, 2020   |   Featured

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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Attorneys general urge Trump administration to utilize Defense Production Act

By Melina Druga  |   March 26, 2020   |   Federal

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 releases company update on COVID-19 impact

By Debra Flax  |   March 25, 2020   |   Companies

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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State stimulus package aims to help small business after pandemic

By Melina Druga  |   March 25, 2020   |   Featured

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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State classifies East Penn as life-sustaining business

By Melina Druga  |   March 25, 2020   |   Companies

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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Pa. Manufacturers’ Association’s new economic impact study substantiates enactment of HB 1100

By Kim Riley  |   March 24, 2020   |   Companies

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 Pa. manufacturing site to temporarily suspend production following executive order

By Debra Flax  |   March 24, 2020   |   Companies

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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Legislation would curtail interest on certain loans during pandemic

By Melina Druga  |   March 24, 2020   |   Featured

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 donates $500,000 to COVID-19 fund

By Melina Druga  |   March 24, 2020   |   Companies

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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Equipment distributors, manufacturers urge Gov. Wolf to reconsider ban on state construction projects

By Debra Flax  |   March 23, 2020   |   Companies

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 contributes to emergency fund

By Melina Druga  |   March 23, 2020   |   Companies

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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PNC Bank announces temporary business hours amid COVID-19 crisis

By Melina Druga  |   March 23, 2020   |   Companies

In response to the coronavirus pandemic, PNC Bank has made adjustments, effective March 20, to its business hours. A quarter of branches will be closed until further notice. Those that remain open ...

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Penn National Gaming suspends Hollywood Casino construction in Morgantown, York amidst COVID-19 crisis

By Debra Flax  |   March 23, 2020   |   Companies

Following Gov. Tom Wolf’s call for a statewide shutdown of non-essential business activities to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, Penn National Gaming, Inc. announced the immediate suspension of cons...

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Gov. Wolf order to close all “non-life-sustaining” businesses is flawed, manufacturing associations argue

By Debra Flax  |   March 20, 2020   |   Companies

On March 19 at 8 p.m., Gov. Tom Wolf ordered all non-life-sustaining businesses in Pennsylvania to close physical locations to mitigate a further spread of COVID-19, drawing heavy criticism and concer...

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Gov. Wolf asks Small Business Administration to implement disaster relief

By Melina Druga  |   March 20, 2020   |   Featured

Gov. Tom Wolf asked the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) on Wednesday to implement a disaster declaration, which would allow eligible nonprofit organizations and businesses statewide to apply ...

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