Appalachian communities that have experienced economic growth since the Great Recession share a number of traits, researchers on the behalf of the Appalachian Regional Commission discovered. The r...
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Augmentir, a leading provider of enterprise software for industrial companies, recently launched its Augmented Operations platform. The platform combines enterprise augmented reality with artifici...
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Centre County Commissioners recently approved a $40,000 contribution to an economic development incentive package for local technology company Sensor Networks, Inc. The Chamber of Business & I...
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The Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association recently praised the Pennsylvania House of Representatives’ advancement of a package of bipartisan legislation, #GoodJobs4PA, which aims to close the w...
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Sens. Camera Bartolotta (R- Monongahela) and Jim Brewster (D- McKeesport) recently introduced legislation that would permit private-licensed schools to create branch campuses in different counties. ...
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The Pennsylvania House of Representatives recently advanced legislation that would create a new mechanism that municipalities could use to reduce blight and support local small businesses. The bil...
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The M/V Clipper Kamoshio arrived at PhilaPort’s Tioga Marine Terminal last month carrying 10,996 pipes for the Shell Falcon Pipeline in western Pennsylvania, the Port of Philadelphia said recently....
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U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) and U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) last week requested that the U.S. Commerce Department end federal import tariffs that are costing a Pennsylvania steel producer millions of...
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The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) recently released its small business scorecard for Pennsylvania for 2019. NFIB gave a grade of F for the mandatory sick leave bill recently i...
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The state House of Representatives recently advanced the last of a nine-part package of legislation as part of the #GoodJobs4PA initiative, which aims to prepare Pennsylvanians to meet workforce need...
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Senate Transportation Committee Chairwoman Kim Ward (R- Westmoreland County) recently said she will create a legislative working group to address the major challenges facing the state’s transportat...
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Rep. Keith Greiner (R-Lancaster) recently introduced legislation to amend the recently expanded Pennsylvania Personal Income Tax withholding provisions applicable to nonresident nonemployee compensat...
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Gov. Tom Wolf outlined Wednesday in York how his Restore Pennsylvania plan will help the city and York County address blight. Restore Pennsylvania is an infrastructure initiative that would focus...
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State Sens. Vincent J. Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery), Katie Muth (D-Montgomery/Chester) and Lindsey Williams (D-Allegheny) recently revealed a plan to help students and their families pay down s...
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The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey rebounded in March to show an improvement in manufacturing conditions in the Mid-Atlantic region. Many of t...
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Sen. Katie Muth (D-Berks/Chester/Montgomery) announced Tuesday that she will introduce two bills to mandate safety and public awareness standards for pipeline construction and operation. “While ...
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The state House of Representatives recently advanced legislation introduced by state Sen. John DiSanto (R-15) that would ensure that public employees who commit job-related felonies lose their taxpay...
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House Bill 522, part of the eight bill Career and Technical Education legislative package, was approved recently by the state House of Representatives. The bill would establish the Career and Tech...
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The state House of Representatives advanced Monday a bill that would create the Pennsylvania Distilled Spirits Industry Promotion Board, which would be responsible for awarding grants to craft distil...
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The state House of Representatives advanced Monday a bill designed to encourage the development of startups in Pennsylvania downtown business communities. House Bill 324 would set up a process for...
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