The Pennsylvania economy loses an estimated $3.47 billion annually because of childcare breakdowns, including an estimated $591 million in tax revenue, and $2.88 billion in work absences and employee ...
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Seakeeper, a manufacturer of gyroscopes for boats, recently announced plans to move its headquarters to Pennsylvania and will expand the existing Berks County manufacturing facility. The company wi...
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U.S. Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA), co-chair of the Congressional Career and Technical Education Caucus, introduced last week legislation aimed at boosting transportation workforce training oppo...
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Pittsburgh-based natural gas producer EQT Corp. and Canonsburg, Pa.-based natural gas transmission company Equitrans Midstream Corp. announced several agreements Feb. 27 under which EQT will see reduc...
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The American Petroleum Institute (API) released on Feb. 27 an economic analysis of the impact of a ban on federal leasing and hydraulic fracturing. According to the analysis, a ban on federal leasi...
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U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) recently introduced legislation that would improve the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program. The program authorizes the Department of Transportat...
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Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Ro Khanna (D-CA) introduced on Feb. 25 the Student Apprenticeship Act, which aims to provide apprenticeship opportunities for students. The bill is a companion to...
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Gov. Tom Wolf recently met with students and parents at Pennsbury High School in Bucks County to discuss a scholarship proposal that would help thousands of lower- and middle-class students attend Pen...
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Wynnchurch Capital, L.P. announced Tuesday that it acquired Pennsylvania Machine Works, LLC, a fully integrated manufacturer of high pressure forged fittings and branch connections founded in 1931 and...
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Radnor-based FXI, a supplier to North American home furnishings providers, recently completed a merger with Innocor, an innovative comfort technology solutions provider. The combined company will o...
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Pennsylvania House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee Chairman Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) raised concerns about the impact on the state economy that would result from Pennsylvania joining the...
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The U.S. Secretary of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) recently awarded Lycoming County a $5.6 million grant to repair a structurally unsound I-wall located within the Northeast ...
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Pennsylvania Treasurer Joe Torsella announced Monday a Service Level Agreement (SLA) with Bank of New York Mellon (BNYM), Pennsylvania’s custodial banking partner. The agreement includes all Comm...
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The Dauphin County Commissioners awarded on Feb. 20 approximately $6.3 million in funding for more than 80 community projects from the county’s share of gaming revenue generated from Hollywood Casin...
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The Appalachian Regional Commission recently awarded Pennsylvania College of Technology an $85,137 grant that will go toward the purchase state-of-the-art injection molding equipment for its Plastics ...
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State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-Bradford/Lycoming/Sullivan/Susquehanna/Union Counties) plans to introduce a Senate Resolution recognizing the economic and trade relationship between Taiwan and Pennsylvania. ...
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Logan Capital Management, Inc., a registered investment adviser, announced Feb. 18 that it completed its move to its new headquarters in Newtown Square, Pa. The firm noted that the move will allow ...
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The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP/NEP) said Wednesday that 7,273 northeastern Pennsylvania jobs were created or retained as a result of its work in 2019. “Th...
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Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. Senate would reform the federal government's crop insurance program. The U.S. Department of Agriculture operates the program intended to protect farmers ...
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The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) recently launched an interactive online story map that highlights the history of early oil development in northwestern Pennsylvania and NETL’s work t...
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