Keystone receives $42M in financing
West Conshohocken-based Keystone, a vertically integrated commercial real estate development and investment company, recently secured $42 million in financing from Arbor Realty Trust for a 149-unit lu...
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Philadelphia Fed appoints three to Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council
The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia appointed three new members to its Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council. The new appointees include Kelly Botti, president and CEO of TruMark ...
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LS Power plans 700 MW of new generation supply in PJM territory
LS Power, a development, investment, and operating company focused on power generation, electric transmission, and energy infrastructure, recently applied to construct roughly 700 megawatts (MW) of ne...
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Artificial Intelligence Opportunity Task Force appoints Rep. Scialabba chairwoman
The Pennsylvania Artificial Intelligence (AI) Opportunity Task Force recently named state Rep. Stephenie Scialabba (R-Butler) as chairwoman. The task force identifies opportunities for AI across v...
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Pennsylvania American Water invested more than $675M in improvements in 2024
In 2024, Pennsylvania American Water invested more than $675 million in statewide system improvements. Upgrades and improvements included pipes, treatment plants, fire hydrants, pump stations, tan...
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U.S. Rep. Meuser sponsors bill to help small businesses
U.S. Rep Dan Meuser (R-PA), along with Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-MI), introduced a bill in Congress that seeks to help small businesses in rural or low-income areas. The bill, the Investing in All o...
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Shapiro previews massive plan to supercharge energy development in Pennsylvania
Gov. Josh Shapiro on Tuesday released key components of the Lightning Plan, a comprehensive, all-of-the-above energy plan for the state that will soon be introduced in the General Assembly. “Pe...
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Steel industry groups support 25 percent tariffs on imports
With the Trump administration’s new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports scheduled to take effect March 12, five organizations representing the American steel industry say they support restoring 25...
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Gov. Josh Shapiro
Shapiro incentivizes laid-off federal employees to come work for the state
Gov. Josh Shapiro on Wednesday issued an Executive Order that seeks to capitalize on recent federal layoffs by streamlining Pennsylvania’s hiring process to recruit a talented pool of workers to fil...
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House Majority Policy Committee holds hearing on state economy
The state House Majority Policy Committee recently held a hearing in Philadelphia at IBEW Local 98’s Training Facility to discuss ways to keep Pennsylvania’s economy moving forward. The Philad...
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Limerick-based The Victory Bank to open second branch in Horsham
Limerick-based The Victory Bank, a Pennsylvania state-chartered commercial bank, recently announced a second retail branch in Horsham will open on April 1. “At The Victory Bank, we do things diff...
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Opinion: No time for talk, Shapiro must act now to defund Kremlin
Following the contentious oval office meeting between President Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance, and Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelenskyy on Friday, Governor Josh Shapiro quickly jumped into the f...
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Geothermal energy in Pennsylvania could boost state’s energy industry, report says
Investing in geothermal energy could help the state generate enough energy to meet 100 percent of its electricity, heating and low-to medium-temperature industrial process needs in as little as a deca...
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Pennsylvania Chamber joins groups urging Congress to permanently extend tax cuts
The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry joined several chambers of commerce across the state, as well as chambers across the country and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in urging Congress to ma...
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Attorneys general urge Congress to help fight organized retail crime
A coalition of 38 state attorneys general, including Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday, recently sent a letter to Congress, urging it to help the fight against organized retail crime. Natio...
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Stopping new energy taxes means pulling state out of RGGI, Yaw testifies
A Republican bill led by Pennsylvania State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) that would prevent a new electricity tax by repealing the state’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) rece...
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Nearly half of rural hospitals operating at a loss
Nearly half (48 percent) of general acute care hospitals located in rural counties operated at a loss during fiscal year 2023, according to a recently report by the Harrisburg-based Pennsylvania Healt...
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Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry issues recommendations to address child care access crisis
The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry, the state’s largest broad-based business association, recently released public policy recommendations aimed at addressing the child care access cri...
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Constellation Energy ahead of schedule on Three Mile Island restart
Constellation Energy Corp. is ahead of schedule in several key areas regarding the launch of the Crane Clean Energy Center (CCEC), which will restore service to Three Mile Island's Unit 1 nuclear reac...
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Federal legislation would repeal tax on sports betting
U.S. Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), chief deputy whip, recently reintroduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that would repeal the handle tax, a 0.25 percent excise tax placed on lega...
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