Property tax reform bill introduced
A bipartisan property-tax reform bill would allow school districts to exclude up to 100 percent of a homeowner’s school property-tax bill. An amendment to the state’s constitution in 2017 expan...
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Erie real estate developer receives $400,000 loan
Sites Bros Holdings, an Erie real estate developer, recently received a $400,000 loan through Enterprise Development Center of Erie County. The 15-year loan has an interest rate of 3.5 percent. Fun...
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Biologics training facility opens in Lower Gwynedd
The 25,000-square-feet Jefferson Institute for Bioprocessing (JIB) held its ribbon-cutting ceremony, tours and a symposium May 31. The facility, located in Spring House Innovation Park in Lower Gwy...
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Crown Holdings signs 15-year Virtual Power Purchase Agreement with Longroad Energy
Crown Holdings, Inc. recently signed a 15-year Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA) with Longroad Energy to use wind power at all of its U.S. and Canadian beverage can plants beginning on July 1, 2...
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Reps. Fitzpatrick, Perry, Smucker pledge to fight for new federal shipbuilding work at Philly Shipyard
Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01), Scott Perry (R-PA-10) and Lloyd Smucker (R-PA-11) recently toured the Philly Shipyard and pledged to redouble their efforts to secure new federal shipbuilding work f...
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Tyber Medical to expand in Northampton County
Orthopedic device manufacturer Tyber Medical plans to expand its manufacturing operation in Hanover Township, Northampton County. The company will renovate a 35,000 square-foot building adjacent t...
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CRC Industries issued patent for valve cleaner
CRC Industries, a Horsham-based specialty chemical manufacturer, recently was issued a U.S. patent for its gasoline direct injection (GDI) IVD Intake Valve and Turbo Cleaner. “We continually stri...
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Duquesne Light Holdings acquires energy efficiency solutions provider TEN
Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc. (DLH), the parent company of Duquesne Light Company (DLC) and DQE Communications LLC, announced Tuesday the acquisition of the majority equity interest of TEN Inc., which...
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Mid Penn Bank opens new location in Dauphin County
Mid Penn Bank, a subsidiary of Mid Penn Bancorp, held a grand opening for its newest location Monday in Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County, having relocated from a different office in the township....
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Pittsburgh International sees growth for past 36 months
Pittsburgh International Airport saw passenger traffic increase 3 percent in April, the 36th consecutive month of year-over-year passenger growth, marking the longest streak of passenger growth since ...
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Ben Franklin Technology Partners names new CIO
The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania recently promoted Wayne K. Barz to Chief Investment Officer. Barz was the company’s manager of entrepreneurial services. Barz wil...
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Penn State Behrend to host 2019 International Advanced Manufacturing Research Conference
Penn State Behrend said that it would host the 2019 International Advanced Manufacturing Research Conference from June 10 to 14 at the Bayfront Convention Center in Erie. The conference combines t...
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Penske opens new facility in Erie
Penske Truck Leasing, a partnership between Penske Corp., Penske Automotive Group and Mitsui & Co., recently opened a full-service truck leasing, truck rental and contract truck fleet maintenance faci...
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Rep. Barar hosts hearing highlighting need for improved pipeline emergency response planning
Testifiers at a public hearing held recently by state Rep. Steve Barar, chairman of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness (VAEP) Committee, highlighted the need for an emergency respon...
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Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board approves sale of Sands Bethlehem
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) recently approved a transaction under which PCI Gaming Authority d/b/a Wind Creek Hospitality (WCH), an instrumentality of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians...
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Pharmaceutical company building new Philadelphia location
Pharmaceutical company Iovance Biotherapeutics plans to invest $75 million to build and equipment manufacturing suites in Philadelphia. Iovance, a company that develops cancer immunotherapies base...
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Ephrata Solar Project begins commercial operation
Alchemy Renewable Energy (ARE) announced yesterday the commercial operation of Ephrata Solar, a 3.5 MWac Ephrata Solar photovoltaic project in Lancaster County. The project has a long-term Power Pu...
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Penn Power installing automated devices to reduce duration of power outages
The Pennsylvania Power Company (Penn Power) said Tuesday that is installing 120 new "TripSaver" automated reclosing devices on power lines in Crawford, Lawrence and Mercer counties to reduce the frequ...
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Tax, accounting office to open Philadelphia office
Marks Paneth LLP, an accounting, tax and advisory firm, plans to open an office in Philadelphia as part of the firm’s plans to increase its Mid-Atlantic presence. The Philadephia office will be l...
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West Middlesex Area School District receives Pennsylvania Manufacturing Training-to-Career grant
Gov. Tom Wolf recently announced that the West Middlesex Area School District will receive a $105,731 Pennsylvania Manufacturing Training-to-Career grant through the Manufacturing PA initiative to sup...
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