Rep. Curt Sonney (R-Erie), chair of the House Education Committee, led a press conference in Harrisburg this week to reveal a bipartisan package of eight bills that aim to improve career and technica...
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House Majority Leader Bryan Cuter (R-Lancaster) announced Tuesday the House Republican plan to reform and improve workforce development in Pennsylvania. “Every Pennsylvanian deserves to the opportu...
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Gov. Tom Wolf signed Tuesday an executive order to create the Keystone Economic Development and Workforce Command Center, which will work to expand collaboration between government and the private se...
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The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania, a program that partners client companies with resources that help them prosper through innovation, was responsible for creating 480 ...
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Air Products announced Monday that it signed an agreement to provide its proprietary liquid natural gas (LNG) technology, equipment and related process license for the Golden Pass LNG Export Project ...
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Carnegie Mellon University and Lockheed Martin recently signed a new master research agreement to expand the organization's research partnership and guide future joint research projects. Lockheed ...
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Five Pennsylvania locations made the American Transportation Research Institute’s (ATRI) top 100 most congested bottlenecks for trucks in the United States. The locations are I-76 at I-676 in Ph...
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If three in 10 vehicles in Pennsylvania were electric, the state would gain nearly $2.8 billion in benefits, according to a Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) plan. Benefits includ...
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The state Supreme Court recently agreed to suspend work on voiding medical malpractice reform. Work will stop until the court receives a report by the Legislative Finance and Budget Committee, acc...
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Gov. Tom Wolf and Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding unveiled last week the PA Farm Bill, which addresses the challenges the state’s agriculture industry faces by allocating $24 million in ad...
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After a more than 15-year delay, work is scheduled to begin on a project to connect the Seven Mountains area to the greater State College area. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDO...
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U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) recently cosponsored the Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act. The bill ensures employees nationwide would be guaranteed up to 12 weeks of paid family and m...
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PS Technology (PST) recently gave Penn State Altoona a $104,000 12-month equipment lease as an in-kind gift for its Rail Transportation Engineering (RTE) program. The equipment lease has an opport...
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Hershey-based ARM Group, a science and engineering consulting firm, recently purchased Complete Advanced Maintenance Co. (CAMCO) and Affordable Equipment Co. (AEC). The companies are based in Ebensbur...
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Valmont Industries, a designer and manufacturer of engineered products that support infrastructure and agriculture, announced Monday it would build a hot-dip zinc galvanizing facility on an 11-acre si...
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A bipartisan bill recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would allow public safety officers to form and join a labor union to collectively bargain with their employers on hours, wage...
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U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) recently announced he would be a member of three House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee subcommittees. Smucker will serve on the Hazardous Materials and th...
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Pennsylvania’s dairy industry leaders recently were recognized at the 2019 Pennsylvania Dairy Summit in Lancaster. The Pennsylvania Distinguished Dairy Producer Award recognizes dairy producers w...
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A recently introduced state Senate bill would create work requirements for able-bodied Medicaid recipients. Under the bill, recipients would be required to either volunteer, attend job training pro...
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Edinboro University will again host the Xavier and Tina Williams Summer Youth Business Academy. The academy is open to high school students from across the United States entering grades 10-12. The ...
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