The Northeastern Pennsylvania Alliance (NEPA) recently presented Precision Eye Group with a $496,000 loan, which the business will use for the purchase of land and equipment and the construction of a ...
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The Pennsylvania State Senate recently advanced a comprehensive bill that aims to improve the state’s career and technical education system. The bill is designed to modernize the career and techn...
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Altoona First Savings Bank recently selected Kentucky-based Computer Services (CSI) as its newest managed services provider. CSI provides companies with financial technology solutions and will prov...
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The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry recently released its 29th Economic Survey, in which employers expressed confidence about economic growth but cited workforce concerns. Many employ...
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The Pennsylvania House of Representatives recently advanced legislation that would make certain credits students earn transferable to job-training institutions and make it easier for schools to establ...
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Canonsburg-based Huntley & Huntley Energy Exploration recently changed its name to Olympus Energy. Olympus Energy reflects a focus on driving energy leadership within the Appalachian Basin, the com...
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The Pennsylvania House of Representatives advanced Tuesday House Bill 1055, which would provide for the systematic review of Pennsylvania’s existing regulations. “There is no time like the pres...
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Gov. Tom Wolf announced Tuesday the approval of new funding for the Western Pennsylvania Chapter of Electrical Apprenticeship Corporation’s Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee (JATC). The gra...
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The Senate Communications and Technology Committee completed a series of public hearings Monday on lack of broadband in rural Pennsylvania. The final hearing was held at the state Capitol and featu...
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State Rep. Frank Burns (D-Cambria) recently sent a letter to Sherwin-Williams CEO John Morikis, inviting him to tour the county and consider it as a location for a planned new global headquarters and ...
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The Independent Fiscal Office (IFO) recently released a report which estimates that approximately $10 billion in natural gas royalties was paid to private landowners in Pennsylvania from 2010-2018. ...
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The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry recently presented the third annual Allegheny College Prize for Civility in Public Life in Pennsylvania award to the four members of the General Assem...
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Gov. Tom Wolf announced last week that Seokoh, Inc., a manufacturer of cosmetics and personal care products, will expand its operations in Scott Township, Lackawanna County, supporting the creation of...
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The Pennsylvania House of Representatives recently advanced House Bill 1100, which would provide for an energy and fertilizer manufacturing tax credit, by a vote of 139-46. “I want to thank my co...
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Riverview Bank recently opened a new community office location in Camp Hill with a grand opening scheduled for next month. "The addition of the Camp Hill office location is a natural progression o...
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New federal and state labor data shows continued job growth in Lehigh Valley, including an increase in manufacturing jobs, the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation (LVEDC) said recently. ...
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The Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC) recently highlighted a new report from the Susquehanna River Basin Commission’s (SRBC) continuous water quality monitoring project, noting that the report did not...
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A bill recently introduced by Rep. Robert Freeman (D-Northampton) would create three types of state tax incentives to promote redevelopment and reuse of vacant factory or mill buildings. The first ...
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The Pennsylvania House of Representatives approved on Wednesday a bill seeking to make it easier for privately licensed postsecondary institutions to open branch campuses. “Current law requires b...
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Pennsylvania Republicans were joined by labor, manufacturing and business leaders this week to champion the House-led Energize PA initiative, a legislative package that aims to attract new businesses ...
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