The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association is the most recent organization to join a coalition of business groups in support of the Small Business Tax Fairness Package. The three-bill package, cu...
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Senate Bill 456, which expands, the availability of job training programs by Private Licensed Schools to open a branch campus in a neighboring county or any other location within 60 miles of the main ...
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The Lehigh Valley welcomed 16.5 million visitors during the first six months of the year, according to Discover Lehigh Valley, a marketing organization dedicated to promoting tourism in Lehigh and Nor...
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Project SEARCH recently launched in Pennsylvania to provide disabled students with hands-on job-skills training at Saint Vincent Hospital in Erie. Project SEARCH was developed in Cincinnati in 1996...
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Recently introduced legislation would give municipalities stronger powers when combatting abandoned and dilapidated properties. Senate Bill 940 would enable municipalities to issue condemnation or...
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Gov. Tom Wolf recently toured West Shore School District’s new aquaponics lab at Cedar Cliff High School in Camp Hill, funded by a $250,000 Strategic Innovation grant from the state’s Department o...
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More than 140 new transportation infrastructure improvement projects in Pennsylvania will receive approximately $79.3 million in funding after receiving approval from the state’s Commonwealth Financ...
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The Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership recently announced their support of an effort to bring a skills-based community college to the area to advance workforce development and attract new bu...
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Three bills introduced by Rep. Paul Schemel (R-Franklin), which aim to improve intergovernmental cooperation and reduce costs for taxpayers, were recently signed into law. “House Bills 510, 511 a...
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Spiezle Architectural Group, a full-service architectural, interior design and landscape architecture firm headquartered in New Jersey, recently announced its Media, Pa., office has moved to Springfie...
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The recently introduced House Bill 2032 would exempt businesses that employ foreign workers from paying state unemployment compensation. The workers also would be exempt and would be required to b...
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PJM Interconnection, which operates part of the East’s transmission grid, said it is prepared to meet electricity demands this winter. PJM operates more than 84,236 miles of transmission lines, ...
Read MoreState Reps. Valerie Gaydos (R-Allegheny) and Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) recently participated in a discussion with financial experts and Nicklas Plumbing in Cranberry Township on Employee Stock Ownersh...
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The Allegheny County Airport Authority (ACAA) recently received an $18.69M grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) through the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUIL...
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U.S. Sens. Bob Casey (D-PA), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) recently introduced legislation to ensure that retired miners receive th...
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GrafTech USA LLC, a manufacturer of graphite electrodes, will expand its facility in St. Marys, Elk County, a project that will support the combined retention and creation of 82 full-time jobs at the ...
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Alex Baloga, president and CEO of the Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA), submitted written testimony this week to the Pennsylvania State Senate Law & Justice Committee expressing support ...
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The $90 million Lafayette Street Extension, from Conshohocken to Dekalb streets in Norristown, recently opened to traffic. The extension is the state’s largest local infrastructure project. ...
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Geisinger, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, and Jefferson Health were selected to participate in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Artificial Intelligence Health Outcomes Chal...
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The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s (BFTP/NEP) Board of Directors recently approved $578,000 in investments in regional businesses. The selected businesses include...
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