The U.S. Department of the Treasury recently awarded Commonwealth Cornerstone Group, a nonprofit community development entity (CDE) created by the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA), $55 milli...
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Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter), chair of the House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, recently introduced legislation to create the Pennsylvania Rapid Response Disaster Readiness A...
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Penske Truck Leasing, a partnership between Penske Corp., Penske Automotive Group and Mitsui & Co., recently opened a full-service truck leasing, truck rental and contract truck fleet maintenance faci...
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The Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC) highlighted the benefits of the natural gas impact tax and spoke out against Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposed natural gas severance tax at a meeting of representatives fr...
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Testifiers at a public hearing held recently by state Rep. Steve Barar, chairman of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness (VAEP) Committee, highlighted the need for an emergency respon...
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A group of state Senate Republicans recently announced a bill package designed to reform the Vehicle Emissions Inspection and Maintenance Program. The program requires motorists in 25 counties to h...
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The Fund Our Facilities Coalition announced Wednesday legislation sponsored by State Sen. Vincent Hughes (D), which would invest a total of $250 million in repairs to Pennsylvania’s school buildings...
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The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) recently approved a transaction under which PCI Gaming Authority d/b/a Wind Creek Hospitality (WCH), an instrumentality of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians...
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Pharmaceutical company Iovance Biotherapeutics plans to invest $75 million to build and equipment manufacturing suites in Philadelphia. Iovance, a company that develops cancer immunotherapies base...
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Alchemy Renewable Energy (ARE) announced yesterday the commercial operation of Ephrata Solar, a 3.5 MWac Ephrata Solar photovoltaic project in Lancaster County. The project has a long-term Power Pu...
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The Pennsylvania Power Company (Penn Power) said Tuesday that is installing 120 new "TripSaver" automated reclosing devices on power lines in Crawford, Lawrence and Mercer counties to reduce the frequ...
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Marks Paneth LLP, an accounting, tax and advisory firm, plans to open an office in Philadelphia as part of the firm’s plans to increase its Mid-Atlantic presence. The Philadephia office will be l...
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Reps. Paul Mitchell (R-MI) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), as well as CTE caucus co-chairs Jim Langevin (D-RI) and Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA), recently introduced legislation to encourages partnershi...
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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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