The Lehigh Valley “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?” awards ceremony was held Feb. 26 in Bethlehem. The ceremony honors students who participated in the WSCM program developed by Manufact...
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The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) said last week that regional rail service will be returning to Coatesville. The proposed new rail line would extend from the current ...
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PPL Electric Utilities Corp., which serves roughly 1.4 million customers in 29 counties in central and eastern Pennsylvania, isn’t supporting a nuclear subsidy measure proposed by state lawmakers l...
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U.S. Senators Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) recently introduced legislation to repeal the medical device tax enacted as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The 2.3...
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Rep. Steve Mentzer (R-Lititz) recently called on Pennsylvania to fully fund Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, a leading technical school located in Lancaster County. The school currently rec...
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The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA) recently released its list of state and federal regulatory priorities for 2019. The state list includes seven regulations PFMA supports and five ...
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PA Senate Democrats said Wednesday that they are reintroducing three bills that are designed to provide additional tax credits to farmers, promote the use of locally sourced food and expand farmers�...
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The Industrial Energy Consumers of Pennsylvania (IECPA) recently sent a memo to members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly stating its opposition to a legislative proposal that would provide a rate...
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Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-Lehigh/Berks) introduced Wednesday House Bill 425, known as CareerBound, last month to address a lack of school-to-work programs. CareerBound, which would be administered by...
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Gov. Tom Wolf sent a letter Tuesday to Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, in response to the senator’s request for sugges...
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Site Selection magazine recently named Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley one of the top five fastest-growing regions with under a million people in the United States. It was also recognized as the fa...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently completed its environmental assessment and concluded the benefits of the proposed Chrin Landfill expansion outweighs the harmful...
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Catalyst Connection, an industrial resource center supporting the growth of small manufacturers in western Pennsylvania, will receive a grant to support the development of a mobile game designed to h...
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Pin Oak Energy Partners LLC announced Monday that it closed several transactions related to assets located in north-central Pennsylvania. Pin Oak Energy acquired producing Marcellus and convention...
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A bill introduced Monday by state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta (D-Philadelphia) aims to protect the state’s cyber infrastructure from cyberattacks. The bill would create a Cybersecurity Innovation Comm...
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State Rep. Tedd C. Nesbit (R-Butler/Mercer Counties) said in a recent memorandum that he plans to introduce legislation to establish a sales and use tax exemption for certain equipment purchased by d...
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Third-party logistics provider Kenco Logistics recently announced that it opened a regional distribution center in Pittsburgh, Penn., for Shell Lubricants. “We have enjoyed developing this custo...
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Beaver-based Beemac Logistics, a transportation and logistics provider, plans to open a new office on Pittsburgh’s North Shore. The approximately 10,000-square-foot office will be located in the...
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State Sen. Vincent J. Hughes (D-Philadelphia) said last week he plans to introduce two bills aimed at reducing the state’s poverty rates. “Poverty is real and its impact cuts across the ...
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Sen. Scott Martin (R-Lancaster) recently introduced legislation that would repeal statutes that allow some public sector unions in Pennsylvania to collect fees from employees even if they choose to d...
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