Erie Insurance recently invested in two Erie, Pennsylvania startup companies that were part of the Erie Innovation District's Secure Erie Accelerator. Nine startups participated in the accelerator ...
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Earlier this month, the York County Board of Commissioners approved a 2019 budget of $574 million, a $62 million decrease from 2018. The general fund budget was set at $252.6 million. The budge...
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McDermott International, Inc. recently announced first fire of units 5 and 6 and steam blows at Calpine's York 2 Energy Center, a combined-cycle gas power station in Peach Bottom Township, Penn. Fi...
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The Public Pension Management and Asset Investment Review Commission recently released a report that provides recommendations for improving the management and transparency of investment expenses and r...
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Zenith Insurance Co. and ZNAT Insurance Co. are the first insurers in the state to submit informational workers compensation filings, a move commended by Insurance Commissioner Jessica Altman. On D...
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Morgan Advanced Materials and Technologies, Inc. (Morgan), a materials company specializing in carbon and silicon carbide manufacturing, will invest at least $1.6 million in an expansion project and c...
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The state’s Department of Community and Economic Development recently granted nearly $2 million in tax credits to more than 20 community redevelopment projects in the Erie region, state Reps. Patric...
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Seven community revitalization projects were approved for $995,000 in tax credits through the Neighborhood Assistance Program in her district, state Sen. Lisa Boscola (D-Lehigh/Northampton) recently a...
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U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Pennsylvania state Rep. Craig Staats (R-145) recently urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to find an alternative location for the proposed Quak...
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The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) recently presented a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to the Chester County Controlle...
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The Montgomery County Commissioners voted last week to adopt a $420 million budget for 2019 with no tax increases for the second consecutive year. The budget will increase the county’s general ...
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The Delaware County Council recently voted to approve its 2019 budget, which decreases property taxes and reduces expenses by approximately $2.2 million overall. The council approved a general fund...
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Aqua America Inc. recently announced that its Pennsylvania subsidiary acquired the approximately 1,250-connection wastewater assets of East Bradford Township, Chester County for $5 million. The acq...
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Auditor General Eugene DePasquale recently released his most recent performance audit of the Port Authority of Allegheny County, which found that the Port Authority’s 97 bus routes are on schedule 6...
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New Rhein Healthcare Investors, an international private equity firm, recently announced that it is moving its global headquarters from Chicago to Philadelphia. The Philadelphia headquarters is in ...
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The Dauphin County Commissioners approved Wednesday a $247 million budget for 2019, which includes no property tax increases for the 14th year in a row. “We never forget that the taxpayers are re...
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PharmaCann Penn Plant -- a part of PharmaCann, a medical cannabis business with dispensaries and cultivation facilities in Illinois and New York -- recently purchased 18 acres from the Scranton Lackaw...
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Commonwealth Charter Academy (CCA), a Pennsylvania public cyber charter school, officially unveiled Tuesday its educational aquaponics facility, the largest such facility in the country, at its Capita...
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Aro Biotherapeutics, a Philadelphia biotechnology company, recently raised $13 million in start-up funding to develop and commercialize its next-generation protein drug platform, Centyrins. Centyri...
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The Potter County Water Quality Work Group discussed at its meeting Monday environmental issues and monitoring of a major wind energy generation project in Hector and Harrison townships of Potter Coun...
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