A bill that would establish savings accounts for first-time homebuyers recently passed the Senate. The Pennsylvania First-Time Home Buyer Savings Account Act would allow eligible Pennsylvanians to ...
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Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Secretary Jerry Oleksiak toured the Eastern Westmoreland Career and Technology Center (EWCTC) in Latrobe on Feb. 6 and discussed the importance of STEM (science, t...
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Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) applauded Tuesday the advancement of House Bill 1100, part of the House Republican Energize PA legislative package, by th...
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Rep. Aaron Kaufer (R-Luzerne) announced Tuesday that his Energy and Fertilizer Manufacturing Tax Credit legislation (H.B. 1100) is heading to Gov. Tom Wolf’s desk. “This bill is about using nat...
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Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation (LVEDC) on Tuesday highlighted the inclusion of funding for manufacturing, talent supply, workforce development in Gov. Tom Wolf’s $36.1 billion budget...
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Chewy, an online distributor of pet products, plans to spend up to $35 million to expand its operations in Lackawanna County. The company is looking to open a 1 million-square-foot fulfillment and...
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The Pennsylvania Legislative Budget and Finance Committee (LBFC) recently unveiled its report on the potential impacts of a change to the state's medical liability venue rules. In late 2018, the Pe...
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AIROS Medical, Inc., a medical technology manufacturer based in Audubon, Pa., announced yesterday that it received trademark registration from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for its comp...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) recently opened the public comment period concerning proposed updates to its Statewide Public Participation Plan. The Statewide Public Partic...
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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf unveiled his $36 billion proposed budget for fiscal year 2020-21 on Tuesday, drawing criticism from some Republicans and business groups for overspending and not encouraging...
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Majesco, a provider of cloud insurance software solutions, announced Jan. 30 that it entered into a merger agreement to acquire InsPro Technologies Corporation, a software company in the life and annu...
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Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry President and CEO Gene Barr issued a statement Jan. 31 expressing disappointment over the Independent Regulatory Review Commissions’ decision to advanc...
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Lineal Industries, a specialty construction maintenance and pipeline integrity services company based in Pittsburgh, plans to launch a new national marketing campaign. Lineal Industries was establi...
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State Rep. Mary Isaacson (D-Philadelphia) recently announced that Perrystead Dairy LLC was awarded a $126,039 state grant, which it will use to purchase and install equipment associated with the start...
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PennEast Pipeline Company LLC announced Jan. 31 that it filed an amendment with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to construct the PennEast Pipeline Project in two separate phases. P...
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Pennsylvania could lose more than 600,000 jobs and roughly $261 billion over the next five years if a national ban on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, were to be put in place, as some Democratic pre...
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United States Steel Corporation (U.S. Steel) released a statement Wednesday praising Congress and the Trump administration for collaborating to adopt the United States – Mexico – Canada Agreement ...
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Gov. Tom Wolf announced Wednesday that United Parcel Service (UPS) will expand its operations in Pennsylvania, resulting in the creation of 1,721 new, full-time jobs and the retention of 6,458 full-ti...
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The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee and the Senate Transportation Committee recently held a joint public hearing on the potential impacts of Pennsylvania’s participation in the T...
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84 Lumber recently opened a dedicated components plant in New Britain, which will allow the company to take advantage of the increasing demand for engineered and manufactured wood products throughout ...
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