Gov. Tom Wolf announced Wednesday that Holy Family Institute (HFI) Nazareth Prep High School in Allegheny County will receive $200,000 in funding through Pennsylvania’s Training-to-Career program. ...
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The Global Energy Institute of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce recently released the 10th anniversary edition of the Index of U.S. Energy Security Risk, which notes the role of shale and other energy res...
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State Rep. Jordan Harris (D-Philadelphia), House Democratic whip, applauds the passage of House Bill 1477 that restructures how the state’s occupational licensure system views criminal records. U...
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Benshaw Inc., a Pittsburgh-based producer of motor controls and drives, announced Tuesday that it finalized an agreement to acquire Aucom Electronics LTD, a New Zealand-based manufacturer of soft star...
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State Rep. Joshua Kail (R-Beaver/Washington) announced Tuesday that he plans to introduce legislation that would allow municipal waste management systems to work with manufacturers using advanced recy...
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The Lehigh Valley’s gross domestic product (GDP) reached $41.2 billion in 2018, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis, which is 4.4 percent higher than 2017 an...
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Pennsylvania's hospitals and health systems supported approximately 654,000 jobs, more than one in 10 in the state, and drove $136.1 billion in total economic impact in fiscal year 2018, according to ...
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SC Water, LLC, a natural gas and oil industry investment group based in Pennsylvania, announced Tuesday that it closed on the previously announced acquisition of Keystone Clearwater Solutions (Keyston...
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The Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership recently launched a $5.2 Million regional economic and community development initiative during its annual meeting. “Erie Forward is the most strat...
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U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Mike Crapo (R-ID) recently introduced a bill that aims to reduce the price that seniors pay for prescription drugs. "Medicare's prescription drug program limits insu...
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Sen. Camera Bartolotta (R-Beaver/Washington/Greene) announced Friday that several rail freight improvement projects in Washington and Beaver counties will receive state grants from the Pennsylvania De...
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Montgomery County Commissioners recently adopted a $428.4 million budget for 2020. The budget provides a 2.75 percent wage increase for all nonrepresented employees effective Jan. 1 and includes l...
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The National Petroleum Council (NPC) recently released two reports, one on infrastructure permitting solutions and one outlining a roadmap for at-scale carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS) deploymen...
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Rep. Barb Gleim (R-Cumberland) recently announced that Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding appointed her to a three-year term on the State Commission on Agricultural Education Excell...
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The Pennsylvania Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee held a public hearing in Chambersburg Dec. 12 to address the need for regulatory reform for local businesses as well as the overall econo...
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F.N.B. Corp. will relocate its corporate headquarters for First National Bank to FNB Financial Center in downtown Pittsburgh. The 24-story, mixed-use tower is planned for the corner of Washington ...
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Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Secretary Jerry Oleksiak announced Tuesday the availability of approximately $6.6 million in PAsmart Apprenticeship grants. "Building the strongest workforce in...
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Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) and Osaka Gas announced Tuesday that the CPV Fairview Energy Center (CPV Fairview) in Jackson Township near Johnstown, Pa., a 1,050-megawatt (MW) natural gas and ethan...
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Astrobotic Technology, a space robotics company, plans to relocate its headquarters from Carnegie Mellon University to Pittsburgh’s North Side neighborhood. The company will invest $6.55 million ...
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Allegheny Technologies Incorporated, a specialty metals manufacturer headquartered in Pittsburgh, announced Tuesday that it signed several new long-term contracts to supply GE Aviation with iso-therma...
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