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The Pennsylvania Veterans’ Trust Fund (VTF) is accepting grant applications for programs and services benefiting veterans.
Grants will be considered for veteran service organizations with 501(c)(...
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On Wednesday, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf advised low-income households across the state they could reduce their internet service costs by enrolling in the Affordable Connectivity Program.
The prog...
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Pennsylvania’s 17th Congressional District will receive more than $15.2 million in federal funding through the $1.7 trillion Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Appropriations bill.
The funding will suppor...
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U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle (D-Penn) said the Omnibus federal spending package would include more than $33 million in community project funding for Pennsylvania’s 18th Congressional District.
The Conso...
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The 2023 appropriations government funding package includes more than $13 million for 15 community projects in Berks and Montgomery counties, U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) said.
The Consolidated...
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The Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) recently awarded nine local workforce development boards (LWDBs) $1.8 million in registered apprenticeship program grants.
Funding was provided through th...
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Enterprise Ventures Corporation (EVC), based in Johnstown, Pa., announced Tuesday it had been awarded an $18 million contract from Naval Supply Systems Command (AVSUP).
The contract will allow EVC...
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The state Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) recently awarded a $296,396 grant through the Pre-Apprentice and Apprenticeship Grant Program to the International Brotherhood of Elec...
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The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and Lightsource bp will partner on a 25-megawatt solar project, the two entities announced Tuesday.
The project will bring their joint statew...
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Pittsburgh-based United States Steel Corporation (U.S. Steel) announced Tuesday that its new four-year collective bargaining agreement with the United Steelworkers union (USW) had been ratified.
T...
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Project partners for a new state-of-the-art life sciences research facility planned for Philadelphia received a $290 million construction loan from JLL’s Capital Markets group Monday.
The fundin...
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York-based Traditions Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Traditions Bancorp, recently announced it plans to open its second full-service branch in Lancaster County.
The branch will be located in a...
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Independence Blue Cross and Jefferson Health recently signed a long-term renewal of their contract, effective on Jan. 1.
“This long-term contract renewal is a significant and positive step forwa...
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The Pennsylvania Manufacturing PA Training-to-Career Program (MTTC) recently awarded the River Valley School District a $200,000 grant to prepare students for electrical careers in residential, commer...
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On Thursday, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney announced property and casualty insurance company Chubb was planning to build a new office building in Philadelphia.
The s...
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First Bank, a New Jersey state-chartered bank, recently entered into a definitive merger agreement with National Association, the parent company of Malvern Bank, to acquire Malvern Bancorp, valued at ...
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Pittsburgh-based Duquesne Light Company announced Wednesday that a first-in-the-nation lineworker apprenticeship program developed with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Lineworkers (IBEW) L...
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Pittsburgh-based natural gas company CNX Resources Corp. announced it was launching its new initiative, Appalachia First, which would reimage the region’s future as an energy, technology, and engine...
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Missouri-based Electrical Components International (ECI), a supplier of electrical distribution systems, control box assemblies, and other engineered components, recently purchased Lehigh Valley-based...
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The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission announced an agreement over the Pennsylvania American Water rate increase had been reached.
The agreement between the company, the PUC Bureau of Investig...
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