Erie Insurance recently invested in two Erie, Pennsylvania startup companies that were part of the Erie Innovation District's Secure Erie Accelerator. Nine startups participated in the accelerator ...
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Earlier this month, the York County Board of Commissioners approved a 2019 budget of $574 million, a $62 million decrease from 2018. The general fund budget was set at $252.6 million. The budge...
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McDermott International, Inc. recently announced first fire of units 5 and 6 and steam blows at Calpine's York 2 Energy Center, a combined-cycle gas power station in Peach Bottom Township, Penn. Fi...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) recently released its employment situation report for November 2018, which reported an unemployment rate of 4.2 percent in Pennsylvania. The un...
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A bill recently introduced in the state Senate would give municipalities the option to allow video gaming terminals (VGTs) at truck stops within their borders. Under Act 42 of 2017, the state was p...
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The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) approved Thursday two partial settlements, one involving PECO Energy Company (PECO) and various other parties and one involving Duquesne Light and othe...
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The Public Pension Management and Asset Investment Review Commission recently released a report that provides recommendations for improving the management and transparency of investment expenses and r...
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Zenith Insurance Co. and ZNAT Insurance Co. are the first insurers in the state to submit informational workers compensation filings, a move commended by Insurance Commissioner Jessica Altman. On D...
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Morgan Advanced Materials and Technologies, Inc. (Morgan), a materials company specializing in carbon and silicon carbide manufacturing, will invest at least $1.6 million in an expansion project and c...
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Jessica Altman, Pennsylvania’s Insurance Commissioner, recently urged insurance companies that provide workers’ compensation insurance to reimburse any Pennsylvania businesses that were overcharge...
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The state’s Department of Community and Economic Development recently granted nearly $2 million in tax credits to more than 20 community redevelopment projects in the Erie region, state Reps. Patric...
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Gov. Tom Wolf recently approved Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ) tax credits for 255 early-stage technology companies to encourage entrepreneurship in and around Pennsylvania’s colleges and universiti...
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Auditor General Eugene DePasquale said Tuesday that the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) has made improvements in accounting for taxpayer dollars spent on job-creation programs....
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Seven community revitalization projects were approved for $995,000 in tax credits through the Neighborhood Assistance Program in her district, state Sen. Lisa Boscola (D-Lehigh/Northampton) recently a...
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U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Pennsylvania state Rep. Craig Staats (R-145) recently urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to find an alternative location for the proposed Quak...
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The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) recently presented a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to the Chester County Controlle...
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Bryn Mawr resident Charles N. “Charlie” Marshall recently donated $600,000 to the Rail Transportation Engineering (RTE) degree program at Penn State Altoona, the nation’s only bachelor of scienc...
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New York State politics is preventing Pennsylvania natural gas producers from gaining economic and competitive ground in the market, a situation that’s unlikely to improve in the near-term without s...
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Westmoreland County Land Bank recently announced the sale of 500 Clay Avenue in downtown Jeannette to Sobel’s Obscure Brewery, LLC for its new microbrewery location. Sobel’s Obscure Brewery is...
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The Montgomery County Commissioners voted last week to adopt a $420 million budget for 2019 with no tax increases for the second consecutive year. The budget will increase the county’s general ...
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