ValueMomentum, a New Jersey-based provider of software and services to insurance, health care and financial services firms, recently completed the purchase of a facility that will serve as the company...
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A proposal introduced in the state Senate provides a seven-point plan for providing emergency relief to bars and restaurants significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The proposal includes t...
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently awarded the Wayne Pike Workforce Alliance (WPWA) a $272,828 award through the Rural Business Development Program. The awards are given to projects...
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Nine Republicans recently issued a joint statement disagreeing with Gov. Tom Wolf’s actions regarding House Bill 2463, a government transparency bill. The legislation would require state agencies...
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A bipartisan bill recently introduced in the U.S. House provides safety guidelines for mine workers regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 Mine Worker Protection Act would require the Depart...
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A bill that will grease the skids for the fledgling petrochemical industry in northeast Pennsylvania was signed into law Thursday by Gov. Tom Wolf. The Local Resource Manufacturing Tax Credit legis...
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State Rep. Fred Keller (R-Susquehanna Valley) recently met with small-business owners and employees to prepare for negotiations on COVID-19 economic relief legislation. “During the COVID-19 pande...
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Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar (R-Somerset/Bedford) voiced his opposition to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) at a House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee hearing Tuesday. “RGGI...
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Tuesday’s release of a racketeering complaint filed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office involving Ohio’s Speaker of the House alleging bribery and misconduct to secure power plant bailouts is not a su...
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The first project in Pennsylvania to use Commercial Property-Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) financing closed Monday under a partnership between the Philadelphia Energy Authority, Twin Financial Partne...
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Harrisburg is preparing to launch a campaign aimed at encouraging the municipal government, businesses, and residents to shop locally for products and services. The Choose Harrisburg campaign will...
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The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently awarded more than $2.1 million in 2019 Alternative Fuel Incentive Grants (AFIG) to 18 cleaner fuel vehicle projects that aim to reduce greenho...
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Members of the Pennsylvania Republican Congressional Delegation admonished Gov. Tom Wolf’s decision to withhold nearly $13 million in CARES Act funding for Lebanon County after two out of three coun...
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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently gave Williams, a natural-gas-infrastructure provider, approval to advance its Leidy South Project. The project will transport natural gas from Penn...
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The Port Authority of Allegheny County wants public input on NEXTransit, the agency’s long-term plan for the region. The plan highlights who the port authority serves, where and when it should op...
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U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans (D-PA) requested last week answers from the Small Business Administration (SBA) regarding why as many as 20 Philadelphia small businesses have been denied assistance. All of ...
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Idorsia Ltd., a Swiss biopharmaceutical company, is expanding into the United States by establishing commercial operations in Radnor, a Philadelphia suburb. The company specializes in the discovery...
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Twenty-seven highway, bridge, transit, and bike and pedestrian projects in 23 counties recently received $30.2 million in Multimodal Transportation Fund funding. Many of the projects involve the re...
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The state Senate approved a proposed constitutional amendment that would require a General Assembly vote to extend the length of future emergency declarations. The approval on Wednesday of Senate B...
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CANPACK Group, a coalition of packaging companies, plans to redevelop a former brownfield site in Lackawanna County for a North American Center of Excellence and an aluminum-can manufacturing facility...
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