Gov. Tom Wolf recently announced that $5.5 million from the New PA Venture Capital Investment Program would be reinvested into four venture capital funds to support the growth of early-stage companies...
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A bill recently introduced in the state House would ensure the boards overseeing licensure for 30 occupations use fair, consistent methods when licensing people with criminal records. The bipartisa...
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Gov. Tom Wolf recently announced that the West Middlesex Area School District will receive a $105,731 Pennsylvania Manufacturing Training-to-Career grant through the Manufacturing PA initiative to sup...
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WebstaurantStore, Inc., an online restaurant supply company, will construct a fulfillment center and create at least 400 full-time jobs in Columbia County. WebstaurantStore purchased land in Hemloc...
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The Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership released results last week of an economic analysis that identified six industries best suited for economic development initiatives throughout Erie Coun...
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Gov. Tom Wolf announced Wednesday the approval of a grant for the Berks Career and Technology Center (BCTC) to support the last phase of a new welding facility. “This Training-to-Career grant wil...
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A bipartisan group of lawmakers recently announced the introduction of legislation in the House and Senate aimed at removing employment barriers for formerly convicted people. The bills, H.B. 1477 ...
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The beer industry contributes $11.5 billion annually to Pennsylvania’s economy and supports 77,197 people, according to a study jointly commissioned by the Beer Institute and the National Beer Whole...
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The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) announced Tuesday that it is accepting bids for the purchase of $2 million in mixed-use development tax credits. The funds collected from successful ...
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CarbonLITE Holdings LLC of Los Angeles, the world’s largest producer of food-grade post-consumer recycled PET, recently announced that it will open a new facility in Greater Reading. The project ...
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Cleveland-based ParkOhio has reached an agreement to purchase EFCO, which does business as Erie Press Systems (Erie Press), headquartered in Erie, Pa. The terms of the deal were not disclosed, and ...
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Dollar General Corporation recently established a new cold storage facility in Schuylkill County that, at full capacity, is expected to support the creation of 100 new full-time jobs over three years....
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Hydro Extrusions North America’s facility in Cressona, Schuylkill County, Pa., was recently named the company’s top performing plant for 2018. Plant manager Mike Hammer accepted the award at Hy...
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Pennsylvania American Water, a subsidiary of the state’s largest investor-owned water utility American Water, recently launched a website that allows customers to see where their utility payments ar...
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The ExOne Company (ExOne), an additive manufacturing company based in North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, announced yesterday a new material partnership program to make advancements in metal binder jet ad...
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Legislation recently introduced in the state House would eliminate local surcharges that customers are charged to remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from local drinking water supplies. ...
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U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Under Secretary Mark W. Menezes recently participated in a roundtable discussion with Pennsylvania lawmakers on economic development in the Appalachian region, toured t...
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Storage for liquified natural gas (LNG), improved infrastructure and sound public policy will catapult Pennsylvania forward in energy production and increase economic benefits for the commonwealth, st...
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Cardbox Packaging, a European-based packaging product company, has selected Pittston Township in Luzerne County for its first U.S. manufacturing facility. The company plans to invest at least $5.3 ...
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The state House of Representatives recently advanced legislation introduced Rep. Tony Deluca (D-Allegheny) that would create a list of criteria for pharmacy technicians in Pennsylvania. “We’re ...
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