A coalition of 16 attorneys general, including Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, recently sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to fully utilize the Defense Production Act to co...
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Sen. Jim Brewster (D-Allegheny/Westmoreland) recently sent a letter to Gov. Tom Wolf outline a plan to boost the state’s economic recovery efforts, workers, and small businesses after the COVID-19 p...
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Gov. Tom Wolf recently approved a waiver classifying battery manufacturer East Penn as a life-sustaining business, which allows it to operate during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Before the order ...
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A Pennsylvania bill approved by the General Assembly that’s sitting on the governor’s desk awaiting action by March 28 would provide an energy and fertilizer manufacturing tax credit for projects ...
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Recently introduced legislation aims to help Pennsylvanians paying off their home and student loans during the COVID-19 pandemic. The help would come in the form of two bills that would waive inter...
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PECO, Pennsylvania's largest electric and natural gas utility, recently donated $350,000 to United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey's PHL COVID-19 Fund. The company will also d...
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The Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) and the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) sent correspondence March 21 to Gov. Tom Wolf, urging him to reconsider his ban against construction pr...
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Duquesne Light Co. recently contributed $500,000 to the Emergency Action Fund, a joint effort between The Pittsburgh Foundation, Heinz Endowments, Richard King Mellon Foundation, Hillman Family Founda...
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On March 19 at 8 p.m., Gov. Tom Wolf ordered all non-life-sustaining businesses in Pennsylvania to close physical locations to mitigate a further spread of COVID-19, drawing heavy criticism and concer...
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Gov. Tom Wolf asked the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) on Wednesday to implement a disaster declaration, which would allow eligible nonprofit organizations and businesses statewide to apply ...
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The state will move $40 million under the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) to a small business loan program to help businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. An additional $21 millio...
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Sen. Tom Killion (R-Chester/Delaware Counties) announced plans to introduce legislation establishing a zero-interest loan program for small businesses that have been affected by community mitigation e...
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State Sen. Larry Farnese (D-South Philadelphia) and Rep. Joe Hohenstein (D-Bridesburg) plan to introduce legislation that would provide emergency paid sick leave for Pennsylvanians affected by the COV...
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Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, known as Philly Shipyard, recently repaid a $60 million EB-5 investment that was used to construct four ocean-going product tankers, according to CanAm Enterprises. CanA...
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Gladys Brown Dutrieuille, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) chairwoman, recently signed an emergency order prohibiting the termination of electric, natural gas, water, wastewater, telecommu...
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Gov. Tom Wolf mandated closure on March 15 of all bars and sit-in restaurants under Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 disaster declaration order, following a similar order announced Friday calling for the shu...
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A coalition of unions, business, and civic leaders recently launched Pittsburgh Works Together, an organization that will advocate for workers and families in traditional energy and manufacturing indu...
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Recently introduced legislation would defer student loan repayments to the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency for up to 60 days. The bill is in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
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Pennsylvania will make available up to $4 million in Strategic Innovation Grants to help communities address employment barriers, according to Department of Labor & Industry Secretary Jerry Oleksiak. ...
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The Port Authority of Allegheny County recently selected Michael Baker International, a Pittsburgh-based engineering, planning and consulting services firm, to help the port authority develop a 25-yea...
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