Highmark Health plans to invest $20 million in upgrades to its headquarters in downtown Pittsburgh over three years. The project is expected to create more than 100 construction jobs. In additi...
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House Majority Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster County) recently appointed Lisa Graybeal and Doug Harbach to the Pennsylvania Dairy Future Commission. The commission was created in a package of bil...
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WebFX, a digital marketing firm, recently announced plans to expand its campus in Dauphin County. The company recently purchased a more than 100-year-old building adjacent its current location in ...
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The Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority recently approved low-interest loans to six businesses in five counties. The authority offers lines of credit and low-interest loans to Pennsylva...
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Recent legislation introduced this week in Pittsburgh City Council would require all new or renovated city-owned properties be net-zero energy efficient. The bill defines net-zero energy buildings ...
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Researchers from Penn State University are testing a new method for exploring natural gas in the Marcellus Shale. Natural gas hot spots are traditionally found using a combination of current well p...
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Sally Kozak, deputy secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, recently testified in front of a state Senate committee on the critical role broadband access plays in healthcare. Th...
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The Department of Community and Economic Development recently approved a $352,500 Industrial Sites Reuse Program grant for the city of Scranton. The city will turn an approximately quarter-acre sit...
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A one-hour seminar on brand marketing will be held Sept. 11 at Penn State DuBois, hosted by the North Central PA Launchbox and Ben Franklin Technology Partners. The seminar, Positioning Your Busine...
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Snack food manufacturer That’s How We Roll plans to expand its operations and open a manufacturing facility in York County. The New Jersey-based company has outgrown its current facility and will...
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Rep. Austin Davis (D-Allegheny County) recently sent a memorandum to House members seeking co-sponsors for legislation would grant land banks the same protections given to redevelopment authorities wh...
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State Rep. Martina White (R-Philadelphia County) recently sent a memorandum to House members seeking co-sponsors for proposed legislation that would extend the ability of businesses operating in Phila...
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The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission recently approved a July settlement between Houston-based Buckeye Partners, that operates the Laurel Pipeline, and a group of complainants. The pipeline o...
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The 19-member Higher Education Funding Commission recently held its inaugural and organizational meeting and began working on reviewing and making recommendations on higher education funding, affordab...
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The state recently awarded 29 airports in 24 counties $13.7 million in grant funding, which will be used for infrastructure and equipment upgrades. The grants are through the Pennsylvania Departme...
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Gov. Tom Wolf announced Tuesday the approval of a $99,000 grant awarded to the Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce to fund apprenticeships programs for three Hanover area companies. The grants will he...
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Gov. Tom Wolf announced Tuesday that Crown Cork & Seal USA, Inc. (Crown), which manufactures metal food, beverage, and aerosol containers, will expand its manufacturing operation in Hanover Borough, Y...
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Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) recently visited Don Cunningham, president and CEO of Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corp. (LVEDC), to discuss economic activity in the valley. Northampton and Lehigh are ...
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State Reps. Matthew Dowling (R-Fayette/Somerset), Seth Grove (R-York) and Justin Walsh (R-Westmoreland) recently drafted the Reinventing Government bill package, which would merge several state agenci...
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State Sen. Pat Stefano (R-Fayette/Somerset/Westmoreland) said Monday that the Senate Communications and Technology Committee would discuss the impact of high-speed internet on the agriculture and educ...
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