A proposed anti-polystyrene measure in the Pennsylvania General Assembly could weaken the state’s economic competitiveness by eliminating existing and future jobs, income, and taxes, according to an...
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Rep. Chris Quinn (R-Delaware) recently introduced legislation that would create a Landowner Bill of Rights to help property owners better understand their rights and responsibilities during eminent do...
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The Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center (NEPIRC) announced last week that it would host three events to celebrate National Manufacturing Day on three different days in Sugarloaf, Scra...
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Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Linda McMahon recently visited and toured Professional Graphic Communications (PGC) in Sewickley in Allegheny County. PGC is family owned, and fina...
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The Pennsylvania School Safety Task Force recently released recommendations on how to prevent school violence. The recommendations follow six regional roundtables earlier to discuss how to allocate...
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently accepted for review an application from Exelon Generation Company, LLC to renew the operating licenses of Peach Bottom Units 2 and 3, located near Lanc...
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Cranberry Township in Butler County recently received approval for a $2,875,000 grant to assist with a transportation infrastructure project that will connect the Cranberry Springs development and the...
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The Bedford County Development Association recently received approval for a $500,000 grant to support the expansion of the Bedford County Business Park in Bedford Township. The grant will support t...
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Blaschak Coal Corporation recently received approval for a $1 million grant through the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) to re-engineer, reopen, and redevelop a large reserve of Mammoth...
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The ribbon-cutting ceremony for motorcycle dealer Pitt Cycles, owned by Mike Cartney and Bill Obaker, recently held its ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday in Warrendale, Marshall Township. “It is m...
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Pennsylvania Secretary of Banking and Securities Robin L. Wiessmann recently led a coalition of financial regulators from several states in requesting that Congress address barriers to financial insti...
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A bipartisan group of state lawmakers and Jerry Oleksiak, president of the Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA), introduced five bills designed to reform state standardized testing policies...
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Gold Bear Ventures and Ursus Aureus, two investment subsidiaries of Kutztown University Foundation, and Wohlsen Construction recently broke ground on the 100-room Hampton Inn and Suites in Kutztown, B...
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Atlantic RoRo Carriers Inc. (ARRC) recently had its first vessel call at the Port of Philadelphia’s Tioga Marine Terminal with the M/V Warnow Sun. The M/V Warnow Sun is part of ARRC’s multi-car...
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State Rep. Gerald Mullery (D-Luzerne) recently hosted a House Democratic Policy Committee public hearing in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania to discuss promoting technical education and career readiness among ...
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Reading, Pa.-based EnerSys, a global leader in stored energy solutions for industrial applications, recently announced $6.4 million in investments at two of its battery-manufacturing locations, includ...
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The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) recently approved a Tentative Implementation Order for Act 58 of 2018, which would allow for alternative ratemaking for natural gas distribution, elect...
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Congressman Keith Rothfus (R-PA) recently met with U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Ben Carson in Western Pennsylvania to visit local leaders, tour designated Opportunity Zones an...
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Rep. Seth Grove (R-York County) recently sent a letter to Seema Verma, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, urging the agency to reapprove the Commonwealth of Pennsylvaniaâ...
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Sheetz will be opening a store in the Mount Pleasant Corporate Center in Scranton, according to the Scranton Plan, the economic development marketing affiliate of The Greater Scranton Chamber of Comme...
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