Rep. Pam Snyder (D-Greene/Fayette/Washington) encouraged small businesses and farmers on Wednesday to apply for state grant funding that can be used for energy efficiency, pollution prevention, and na...
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State Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York), chair of the Communications and Technology Committee, said Wednesday that the committee would hold a series of public hearings on high-speed internet access ...
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The City of Pittsburgh recently launched public engagement efforts to develop a transportation vision plan. PGH MOBILITY 2070 will establish a framework to guide investment, development, and manage...
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Alcoa Corporation, a global leader in bauxite, alumina, and aluminum headquartered in Pittsburgh, announced Tuesday that the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) certified three Alcoa-operated locat...
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Amazon.com, Inc. announced Tuesday plans to open a non-sortable fulfillment center in Allegheny County, which will create more than 800 full-time jobs. “Pennsylvania is a great state for business...
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Allied Telecom Group announced yesterday a new partnership with Philadelphia Master Agent Chorus Communications that will expand Allied’s service footprint into the Philadelphia Metro Area and surro...
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William Kramer will serve as the next director of the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC), a joint research center of Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon an...
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Rep. Doyle Heffley (R-Carbon) recently introduced legislation that would require voter approval through a ballot referendum for proposed industrial wind development projects. “I believe the feed...
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Mylan N.V., a global pharmaceutical company based in Canonsburg, Penn., and Pfizer Inc. announced yesterday a definitive agreement to combine Mylan with Upjohn, Pfizer’s off-patent branded and gener...
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released its 2019 report on Our Nation’s Air, which shows that the levels of criteria pollutants in the air have decreased by 74 percent between 19...
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WesBanco, Inc. and Old Line Bancshares, Inc. recently jointly announced that they have executed a definitive Agreement and Plan of Merger providing for the merger of Old Line with and into WesBanco. ...
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Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) recently introduced a bill that encourages colleges and universities to co-sign student loans with their student borrowers. H.R. 3786, the Student Loan Reform Act aims to lo...
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The Armstrong County Industrial Development Council (ACIDC) and the Energy Innovation Center Institute, Inc. (EICI) recently entered into a joint venture agreement to design, develop and operate a tra...
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Four U.S. Senators recently hosted a roundtable discussion of Black Lung Disease. Attendees included coal miners and their families, healthcare experts and the president of the United Mine Workers of ...
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State Reps. Michael Driscoll (D-Philadelphia) and Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery) introduced this week unprecedented legislation to establish an anti-indemnity statute regarding construction contracts. ...
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The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) recently announced that Saint Francis University in Loretto, Pa., will receive a $150,000 grant to support advanced patient simulation training equipment for ...
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U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) recently urged Congress to maintain funding for the Chesapeake Bay program and the Assistance to Nuclear Closure Communities program in fiscal year 2020 appropriations bills...
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In a letter sent to Gov. Tom Wolf Tuesday, the Associated Petroleum Industries of Pa., Marcellus Shale Coalition, and Pa. Independent Oil & Gas Association presented science-based evidence that the gr...
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Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York) and Rep. Seth Grove (R-Dover) announced their intentions Tuesday to offer a constitutional amendment designed to create a more transparent process for government sp...
Read MorePennsylvania House Republicans recently formed a new task force that will work to identify the next phases of infrastructure improvements needed to help grow the state’s economy without an increase ...
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