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Sheetz to open in Scranton industrial park

By Melina Druga  |   August 24, 2018   |   Companies

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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Next Generation Bankers Academy concludes summer program

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 24, 2018   |   News

Secretary of Banking and Securities Robin L. Wiessmann recently announced the completion of a pilot public-private initiative through which more than 20 students from Pennsylvania colleges and univers...

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University of Pittsburgh at Bradford receives $2M grant for engineering and technology building

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 24, 2018   |   Featured

Rep. Martin Causer (R-Turtlepoint) and Sen. Joe Scarnati (R-25th District) announced Wednesday that the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford received $2 million in state funding for the development of...

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State House Speaker Turzai touts economic growth for Pennsylvania

By Kim Riley  |   August 23, 2018   |   Featured

Pennsylvania Speaker of the House Mike Turzai (R) is working diligently to advance pro-business legislation aimed at growing the Commonwealth’s economy to benefit its residents and businesses, the s...

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Residency program aims to fix physician shortage in rural areas

By Melina Druga  |   August 23, 2018   |   News

St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) recently launched its Family Medicine Residency Program, aimed at addressing the needs of rural communities, at St. Luke’s Miners Campus in Tamaqua. ...

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Air Products wins contract for coal-to-syngas plant in Hohhot, China

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 23, 2018   |   Companies

Air Products, an industrial gases company based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, recently announced that it would supply syngas to Jiutai New Material Co. Ltd for a multi-billion dollar mono-ethylene glyco...

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Ellwood City Borough Council adopts changes to Ellwood City Electric

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 23, 2018   |   Companies

Ellwood City Borough Council has adopted changes to Ellwood City Electric to improve consumer protection, price stability, and transparency, as a bill to establish legislative controls to correct thes...

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State unemployment rate falls to 4.2 percent in July

By Melina Druga  |   August 22, 2018   |   News

Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate fell one-tenth of a percentage point to 4.2 percent in July, according to the Department of Labor & Industry, compared to June, marking the lowest rate since May 200...

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PA Chamber of Business and Industry, Ontario Chamber of Commerce call for NAFTA renewal

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 22, 2018   |   Federal

The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry recently joined the Ontario Chamber of Commerce to call for the renewal of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to strengthen cross-border ...

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Baker introduces bill to create more predictable payment plan for rural hospitals

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 22, 2018   |   Featured

Sen. Lisa Baker (R-20th District) introduced legislation Monday seeking to establish a program to support rural hospitals by creating a more predictable payment plan and improving rural hospitals’ a...

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Pennsylvania Treasury’s ‘Lost Contact’ standard becomes law

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 21, 2018   |   News

The state General Assembly recently approved a bill amending the state's Unclaimed Property Law to make the Pennsylvania Treasury's internal 'lost contact' policy into standard law. The law aims t...

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Duquesne Steel Works

Davis announces grant funding to continue development of former Duquesne Steel Works site

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 21, 2018   |   Companies

State Rep. Austin Davis (D-Allegheny) recently announced that the City Center of Duquesne Redevelopment project received a $500,000 state grant to assist in the continued redevelopment of a former Duq...

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Agricultural organizations discuss importance of free trade

By Melina Druga  |   August 21, 2018   |   Featured

Several agricultural stakeholders, including the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau (PFB) and Farmers for Free Trade (FFT), recently spoke at Penn State University’s Ag Progress Days on how strong trade agree...

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PennDOT updates 12-year transportation plan

By Melina Druga  |   August 20, 2018   |   News

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) recently published on its website an updated 12-Year Transportation program, which now foresees $63.9 billion will be available over the next 12...

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DEP accepts permit modification requests for Mariner East 2 in Chester County

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 20, 2018   |   Local

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently announced that it accepted requests for modifications to permits for parts of the Mariner East 2 pipeline for two sites in West W...

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Luzerne County Community College opens eighth campus in Pittston

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 20, 2018   |   Featured

Luzerne County Community College recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the Luzerne County Community College M&T Bank Educational Center in Pittston. The facility is th...

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State Sen. Bartolotta presses legislators to help site energy storage hub in Appalachian region

By Kim Riley  |   August 17, 2018   |   Featured

State Sen. Camera Bartolotta (R-PA) wants the Keystone State to become known not just as one of the nation’s original 13 colonies where precious founding documents are stored in historic Philadelphi...

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PA House Oil and Gas Caucus reject 150 percent fee increase for unconventional well permits

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 17, 2018   |   Featured

Thirty-two members of the Pennsylvania House Oil and Gas Caucus recently expressed concern about a proposed rulemaking changes that would increase the application fee for an unconventional well permit...

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House Democratic Policy Committee holds public hearing on economic impact of tourism

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 17, 2018   |   News

State Rep. Ryan Bizzarro (D-Erie) hosted this week a House Democratic Policy Committee public hearing on the economic impact on tourism in Pennsylvania, at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center in Erie. ...

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Wolf administration unveils plan for strengthening state agriculture

By Melina Druga  |   August 17, 2018   |   News

Gov. Tom Wolf recently outlined a six-point plan to strengthen the state’s agriculture industry at Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences’ annual Ag Progress Days event. The plan is aimed...

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