Sen. Ryan P. Aument (R-Lancaster County) introduced two bills Tuesday that would provide new options for student loan debt repayment to help ease the impact of student loan debt on current students an...
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During fiscal year 2018-2019, 11 percent of state government spending, nearly $800 million, on goods, services, and construction went to small diverse businesses, according to a Bureau of Diversity, I...
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Gov. Tom Wolf announced Feb. 14 the approval of $147,616 in new funding for Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center’s (SCCTC) Welding Manufacturing Workforce Training program, which will pro...
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Sen. Joe Pittman (R-Armstrong/Butler/Indiana/Westmoreland Counties) sent a letter to Gov. Tom Wolf on Feb. 12 urging him to support Pennsylvania coal plants in seeking recently announced federal carbo...
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Wayne-based Elemica, a cloud-based Digital Supply Network for global manufacturing industries, recently joined the Chicagoland Food and Beverage Network (CFBN), to share best practices and insights on...
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Discount Tire, the world's largest tire retailer, recently opened its first Pennsylvania location in Pittsburgh. "Pennsylvania has been a state we've wanted to be a part of for years," Darwin Mede...
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U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) recently introduced the Accelerate Long-Term Investment Growth Now (ALIGN) Act, which would make permanent the full and immediate expensing provision of the 2017 Tax Cuts a...
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Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC) President Dave Spigelmyer issued a statement on Feb. 13 on legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate to ban hydraulic fra...
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The Chester County Economic Development Council (CCEDC) announced Wednesday that its chief operating officer, Mike Grigalonis, was named president of the Pennsylvania Economic Development Association ...
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Rep. Fred Keller (R-PA), as part of a bipartisan group of House lawmakers, met Wednesday with U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue at the Secretary’s office in Washington, D.C., whe...
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Legislation recently introduced in the state House would establish the Manufacturer E-waste Program and the Advisory Electronics Recycling Task Force. The bill would utilize best practices impleme...
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A new federal study failed to find evidence that oil and gas production in northern Pennsylvania has contaminated the commonwealth’s forest rivers and streams, providing a timely counterweight to th...
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PEI-Genesis, a Philadelphia-based designer and assembler of custom engineered connectors and cable solutions, announced Wednesday that it expanded its partnership with TE Connectivity (TE) to add indu...
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State Rep. Joe Ciresi (D-Montgomery County) recently traveled via mass transit from his home in Montgomery County to Philadelphia to highlight the need for improved mass transit in Southeastern Pennsy...
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U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) recently sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross requesting that the U.S. Department of Commerce grant Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (ATI) relief from...
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Harsco Corporation, based in Camp Hill, Pa., announced Tuesday that its environmental division, Harsco Environmental (HE), signed a 10-year contract with Tosyali Holding to provide additional services...
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Allentown-based American Energy Partners (AEPT), a diversified energy company, recently acquired all membership units of Oilfield Basics in exchange for 1 million of American Energy’s common shares ...
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PPL announced Monday that it will host a Supplier Diversity Conference and Networking Summit event to help expand the diversity of its suppliers. The conference is open to women-, minority-, vetera...
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Patton Logistics Group, a provider of integrated supply chain solutions based in Milton, Pa., announced Monday that it will establish a logistics and warehousing operation in Pulaski County, Virginia....
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The Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) recently approved five new low-interest loans to businesses for expansion and job creation. The authority also provides low-interest loans a...
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