Gov. Tom Wolf recently announced that his proposed 2020-21 General Fund budget will include an increase of $5 million for the Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority (BFTDA), which funds the Ben...
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Pennsylvania Farm Bureau (PFB) applauded the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) for developing a new rule that clarifies what bodies of water and land m...
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Krystal Biotech, a gene therapy company developing and commercializing treatments for patients suffering from rare diseases, recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for a second commercial gene therap...
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CASTUS CEO Damon Claus was one of 18 business leaders recently named to serve a 4-year term on the Western Pennsylvania District Export Council (WPDEC). Pittsburgh-based CASTUS is a consulting fir...
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The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) recently approved the second phase of the Long Term Infrastructure Improvement Plans (LTIIP II) proposed by FirstEnergy Corp. subsidiaries Metropolitan...
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Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the boilers at the Marcus Hook Industrial Complex (MHIC) in Marcus Hook, Pa., declined from 1.6 million metric tons in 2010 to 206,000 in 2018, according to data fr...
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The Harrisburg Regional Chamber and Capital Region Economic Development Corporation (CREDC), in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED), announced Wed...
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The PA House Local Government Committee approved Wednesday by a 22-1 vote a bill introduced by Rep. Robert Freeman (D-Northampton) to help municipalities that have high levels of tax-exempt property. ...
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Fiduciary Trust Co. International, a New York-based global wealth manager, recently entered into an agreement to acquire Radnor-based The Pennsylvania Trust Co., a wealth management firm for an undisc...
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Three bills recently introduced in the state house aim to update, improve, and reform the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE), the largest provider of higher education in the state....
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Pittsburgh-based Gecko Robotics, a developer and operator of robots used in automated infrastructure inspections, was recently awarded $120,000 through the Job Creation Tax Credit program. Funding ...
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Universal Technical Institute’s (UTI) Exton campus recently launched the Early Employment initiative to give students post-secondary skills education in the transportation industry and develop skill...
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Recently introduced legislation would add a member of the coal refuse energy and reclamation industry to the Mining Reclamation and Advisory Board (MRAB). The MRAB is comprised of four members of t...
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Pace-O-Matic of Pennsylvania, a developer of legally compliant skill games, recently applauded Pennsylvania's casino industry for achieving record-high profits in 2019. Revenue at the state's 12 ...
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NueHealth recently announced that it has purchased minority ownership of the Paoli Surgery Center in Paoli and assumed day-to-day management of the facility Dec. 1, 2019. Paoli Surgery Center opene...
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Centric Bank, a subsidiary of Centric Financial Corp., recently opened its second Chester County location. The office is the company’s sixth financial center. "We are excited about expanding ...
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The Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) awarded $2.4 million to 19 workforce development boards for Business-Education Partnership grants. The grants are fully funded through federal money made a...
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King of Prussia-based PetroChoice, one of the country’s largest petroleum-based lubricant distributors, recently completed the acquisition of Oklahoma City-based Commercial Distributing (CDi). CD...
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House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee Chairman Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) recently sent a letter to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Inc. Executive Committee stating that Gov. Tom Wo...
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The Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association (PMA) recently published a blog post on their website criticizing the Wolf Administration's proposed overtime rules. The Pennsylvania Department of Lab...
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