After being recently disconnected from the electrical grid, officials said the Susquehanna Steam Electric Station Unit 2 reactor is again fully functional. “Our proactive maintenance work will k...
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Members of the Pennsylvania House and Senate joined with business leaders on Wednesday to discuss the need to reform the state’s burdensome regulatory process, an effort they said would improve the ...
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First Commonwealth Financial Corporation announced this week that its banking subsidiary, First Commonwealth Bank, will acquire 14 Santander Bank branches in Central Pennsylvania. The branches are ...
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The House Liquor Control Committee held Tuesday a public hearing at Spoonwood Brewery in Pittsburgh to discuss a new “taproom tax” that’s set to take effect July 1. The state Department of Re...
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New York-based BrightFarms recently announced plans to open a 250,000-square-foot hydroponic greenhouse in Snyder County. The greenhouse will serve the company’s four primary facilities and will ...
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Lockton, the world's largest privately held, independent insurance broker and consultant, recently opened an office in Pittsburgh. The opening of the new office, which will be part of Lockton's Mid...
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The latest report on housing prices in Montgomery County indicates that the county’s housing market is in a state of growth, moving beyond recovery following the housing bubble that began to burst i...
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Montgomery County recently launched a registered apprenticeship program for K-12 public school teachers. The program, the first in the United States, will help teachers further develop their skill...
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Pennsylvania Public Utility Commissioner Andrew Place sent a letter to a state Senate committee last week expressing his opposition to Senate Bill (SB) 510, legislation that would support nuclear ener...
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Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Deputy Secretary for Workforce Development Eileen Cipriani recently spoke with teachers and students at the Greater Johnstown Career & Technology Cent...
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Sunoco Pipeline LP (SPLP), also known as Energy Transfer Partners, recently notified Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission’s (PUC) Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement (I&E) of its intent to res...
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Vision Solar, a Philadelphia-based renewable energy company, is expanding and opening a Reading location. The company is investing $500,000 in the expansion and has hired more than 30 employees. I...
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State Reps. Frank Farry (R-Langhorne) and Wendi Thomas (R-Richboro) recently announced plans to introduce legislation to freeze property or eligible homeowners who are 65 years of age or older. “...
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State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-Bradford/Lycoming/Sullivan/Susquehanna/Union Counties) recently discussed the proposed natural gas development severance tax and other legislative issues during the luncheon key...
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The recently introduced bipartisan The Family Care Act would establish a statewide family and medical leave insurance program. If the bill becomes law, employees will make small contributions from ...
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Pennsylvania suffers from a lack of skilled labor to fill numerous manufacturing job openings, a rising number that stakeholders across the Commonwealth say has resulted in a cap on the state’s econ...
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State legislation introduced last month that seeks to bring in government subsidies to keep local nuclear power plants from closing is being heavily criticized by The Heritage Foundation, which has ca...
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The House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee recently approved legislation which would exempt milk trucks from weather-related commercial vehicle travel bans. Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McK...
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Marcellus Shale Coalition President David Spigelmyer recently applauded an executive order issued by President Trump aimed at promoting energy infrastructure development. “President Trump’s exe...
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Lulus, an apparel brand for women, plans to open a 250,000-square-foot distribution facility in Palmer Township, Northampton County. The company will be investing at least $6 million into the proje...
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