Rep. Dan Moul (R-Adams) participated last week in a roundtable discussion in Harrisburg with Tom Rossomando, manufacturing and technology advocate at the U.S. Small Business Administration. Rossoma...
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Cumberland County has maintained its AAA rating, according to the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners. The county has had an AAA rating since 2008. Only four Pennsylvania counties achieved the...
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The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) recently released a report on the economic impact of hospitals in Pennsylvania, which found they contribute $128.9 billion to the econom...
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The Great Lakes Seaway Partnership announced Wednesday the release of a study of the economic impacts of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway navigation system, titled Economic Impacts of Maritime Ship...
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Several state representatives oppose Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposed change to the Basic Education Funding Formula, which went into effect during the 2015-2016 school year. Announced during a recent eve...
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Bechtel, a global engineering, construction, and project management company, recently completed construction of the Hummel Station Power Plant in Shamokin Dam Borough, one of the country’s largest c...
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Air Products, an industrial gas company, recently announced the location of its new global headquarters, which will be just over one mile from its existing Lehigh Valley location. A groundbreaking ...
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More than 70 nonprofit organizations in central and eastern Pennsylvania recently received $450,000 in grants from the PPL Foundation. The foundation provides grants to organizations that support e...
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The Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation (LVEDC) recently released its final report on a year-long study to assess the regional talent market and identify wide-ranging strategies to develop,...
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State Reps. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York), Seth Grove (R-York), and Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) are urging the advancement of House Bill 1704, a cybersecurity bill. The bill has been in...
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PA Heavy & Highway recently received approval for a grant for $99,000 over three years to expand its apprenticeship program. The program trains workers in construction labor, construction form carpent...
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The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) recently approved a June joint settlement agreement between the Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate and Aqua America, a water and wastewater utili...
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Two Pennsylvania companies recently received more than $3 million in low interest loans from the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority. Astley Precision Machine Co., a precision machined co...
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Four Democratic U.S. senators recently sent a letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) urging the agency to stop its delay finalizing a regulation that would require keyles...
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Board Member and Speaker of the House Mike Turzai (R-28th District) voted against a 2.99 percent increase in tuition for in-state students at Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) sch...
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FirstEnergy Corp. announced last week that it would expand its Energizing the Future Initiative, which aims to modernize the power grid, into the Met-Ed and Penelec service areas in Pennsylvania. S...
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The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) denied last week an application filed by Laurel Pipeline Company L.P. (Laurel) to reverse the direction of petroleum products transportation service to...
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The Wolf Administration recently announced that the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) would provide grants to Enterprise Rideshare and the Centre Area Transportation Authority (CATA)...
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Gov. Tom Wolf signed Wednesday at a press conference in York an executive order aimed at cutting red tape and improving coordination between several state agencies to improve the delivery of workforce...
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Two business projects in Westmoreland County recently received new low-interest loan approvals through the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) program. The loan funding is expected...
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