The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s Board of Directors recently approved $210,000 in investments in manufacturers to support regional economic development. Ben F...
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State Senator John DiSanto (Dauphin/Perry) recently announced legislation that aims to provide financial assistance to communities adversely impacted by power plant closures within their jurisdiction...
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Gov. Tom Wolf announced Wednesday approximately $2.6 million in Teacher in the Workplace grants supporting 59 grants programs across Pennsylvania. “These grants enable teachers to visit local em...
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The Zero Waste PA bill package, recently introduced by House Democrats, aims to reduce the environmental impacts of the world’s modern "throwaway" society. “We can no longer ignore the growing...
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Three FirstEnergy Corp. Pennsylvania utilities recently successfully solicited contracts for Solar Photovoltaic Alternative Energy Credits (SPAECs) covering the 2020 and 2021 energy years. Metropo...
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Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc. (HRG), a civil engineering firm with offices in Pennsylvania and West Virginia, recently announced that it is opening a new office in King of Prussia, Penn. “...
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The state House recently advanced legislation that would amend the 20-year-old Pennsylvania Construction Code Act to require municipalities to use at least two or more companies for inspection servic...
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U.S. Sens. Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) recently announced the introduction of legislation that aims to provide support to small businesses by removing restrictions from individuals who ...
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Sens. Camera Bartolotta (R-Beaver/Washington/Greene Counties) and Pat Stefano (R-Fayette/Somerset/Westmoreland Counties) recently offered an alternative to Gov. Wolf’s Restore PA plan. The plan ...
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The state House of Representatives recently voted to advance House Bill 859, which would reauthorize Pennsylvania’s 911 system, scheduled to expire June 30, through 2023. “Four years ago, und...
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At the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania (CCAP)’s annual spring conference held recently in Harrisburg, commissioners from across Pennsylvania re-elected Dauphin County Commissioner ...
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Triumph Group, a supplier of aerospace and defense services, structures, systems and support based in Berwyn, Penn., recently received a contract from the Boeing Company to supply critical hydraulic ...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s (PennDOT) Office of Public-Private Partnerships recently announced it is accepting unsolicited proposals for transportation projects from the private...
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Exelon Generation, which owns and operates the Three Mile Island (TMI) Unit 1 nuclear energy facility near Harrisburg, Penn., recently filed the Post Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report (PSDAR...
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Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Technologies Inc. (ATI) recently extended its long-term purchase agreement with Rolls-Royce through 2029. Under the agreement, ATI will supply rotating disc quality nic...
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Jason Industries, Inc. recently announced that it acquired Schaffner Manufacturing Company, Inc., a Pittsburgh-based manufacturer of polishing and finishing products. Shaffner develops products fo...
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According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) State Electricity Profiles, from 2013 to 2017, Pennsylvania was the largest net exporter of electricity, while California was the largest...
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Erie Mayor Joe Schember will leave April 13 for a week-long economic development tour in Zibo, China, one of Erie’s four sister cities, with the aim of rebuilding a foundation for future Chinese in...
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Gov. Tom Wolf announced Wednesday two new low-interest loan approvals through the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) program for DelGrosso Foods Inc. in Blair County and Commercial ...
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Pennsylvania Treasurer Joe Torsella, along with Sens. Pat Browne (R-Lehigh) and Art Haywood D-Montgomery and Reps. Matt Bradford (D-Montgomery), Mike Driscoll (D-Philadelphia) and Mike Peifer R-Pike/...
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