Senate Bill 2, legislation supporting an amendment to the Pennsylvania Constitution limiting the length of future emergency disaster declarations, received final legislative approval last week and wil...
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Gov. Tom Wolf has proposed allocating $14.5 million in funding in the 2021-22 General Fund budget to the Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority to provide continued innovation investments. ...
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Senate Bill 109, a COVID-19 relief bill, heads to Gov. Tom Wolf’s desk for his signature following passage in the state House of Representatives. The bill allocates $145 million in grants to the ...
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce denounced last week’s reintroduction of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, which the world’s largest business organization argues includes “harmful poli...
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Nine members of the Pennsylvania delegation in the U.S. House of Representatives sent a letter last week to House leadership urging the inclusion of the RESTAURANTS Act in future COVID-19 relief legis...
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A group of four Republican lawmakers recently sent a letter to the Independent Regulatory Review Commission expressing serious concerns about Environmental Quality Board (EQB) Regulation #7-559, propo...
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The U.S. Supreme Court announced this week it will hear arguments in the PennEast Pipeline’s eminent domain case against the state of New Jersey, drawing praise from several energy organizations, in...
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The state Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee recently voted to send a letter to the Independent Regulatory Review Commission urging it to thoroughly review concerns about the Regional...
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OneValley, a global entrepreneurship platform that supports entrepreneurs, recently launched the Pittsburgh Startup Challenge. Pittsburgh-based startups apply for a chance to share more than $50,0...
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Polytek Development Corp., a manufacturer of specialty polymers for mold making, casting, and coating applications, announced Wednesday the acquisition of Endurance Technologies, a company that specia...
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U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA) recently introduced a bill in the House of Representatives that would create a plan to help mine operators tackle occupational COVID-19 exposure. The COVID-19 Mine ...
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Gov. Tom Wolf’s $40 billion proposed budget for the coming fiscal year promises a major push on education funding to be paid for by increasing income taxes for some upper-income Pennsylvanians, cutt...
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SunOpta, a food and beverage company focusing on plant- and fruit-based products, recently announced it is expanding its Allentown facility. “I’m pleased to announce the further expansion of ou...
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Advanced Technology Recycling (ATR), a company providing electronic recycling service portfolios, recently opened a facility in Allentown. The 30,000-square-foot facility is one of the company’s ...
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Allegheny County committed to locally generated renewable energy last week, entering into a 35-year power purchase agreement with Rye Development LLC to purchase renewable energy generated by a 17.8 M...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture recently awarded $1.3 million in grants to eight organizations for 27 projects critical to sustaining and growing the agriculture industry. Projects focus...
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Penn Medicine recently opened its Interventional Support Center (ISC) in Southwest Philadelphia. The facility is the nation’s largest instrument processing and surgical supply preparation facility ...
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Gov. Tom Wolf’s latest proposal to change the way natural gas production is taxed in Pennsylvania was met with a familiar chilly reception from the industry and from some members of the General Asse...
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The state Senate approved Wednesday a comprehensive $912 million COVID-19 relief package to assist restaurants, schools, employers, and tenants impacted by the pandemic. Senate Bill 109 specificall...
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A program at Westmoreland County Community College in Youngwood is among five finalists for the Advanced Welding Workforce Initiative (AWWI). AWWI is a partnership that has invested approximately $...
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