U.S. Sens. Bob Casey (D-PA), Pat Toomey (R-PA), Tom Carper (D-DE) and Chris Coons (D-DE) recently asked the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to consider the Philly Shipyard for a national ship...
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The Robert Morris University School of Engineering, Mathematics and Science held a grand opening and ribbon cutting for its 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing Laboratory Feb. 6. The 200,000-sq...
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The Pennsylvania House of Representatives recently adopted a resolution that designates February 2019 as Career and Technical Education Month in Pennsylvania. The resolution, House Resolution 88, ...
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The House of Representatives recently advanced legislation that would rebrand a state program that provides planning assistance to local governments in an effort to increase use of the program.The Ea...
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Pennsylvania State University in fiscal year 2017 contributed more than $11.6 billion to the state’s economy and, directly and indirectly, supported more than 105,000 jobs, according to study by Da...
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The state House recently advanced legislation introduced by Rep. Jim Cox (R-Berks/Lancaster) that would prohibit future employees of a multi-state commission from participating in the state’s publi...
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Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary Patrick McDonnell said during a recent state hearing that natural gas has helped Pennsylvania to meet its Clean Power Plan goals. “We were ...
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The state House advanced last week legislation that would establish first-time homebuyers savings accounts. Pennsylvanians would be permitted to contribute $50,000 over a 10-year time period to th...
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PAC Worldwide, a Seattle-based manufacturer and service provider of packaging solutions, recently opened a new manufacturing facility in Lower Nazareth Township that will create more than 160 jobs ov...
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The Harrisburg Regional Chamber recently submitted comments to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania’s Civil Procedural Rules Committee in opposition of its recent proposal to repeal Pennsylvania Rule ...
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Rep. Pam Snyder (D-Greene/Fayette/Westmoreland) recently introduced legislation to address several issues related to lack of access to reliable high-speed internet access in underserved and unserved ...
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Sens. Tom Killion (R-Chester/Delaware Counties) and Andy Dinniman (D-Chester County) have introduced a bill to expand family medical leave rights to siblings, grandparents and grandchildren. Under...
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Deist Industries, a family-owned manufacturer and fabricator of hauling products, recently purchased a vacant 60,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Crawford County. The company will...
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The Power of 32 Site Development Fund recently announced a $9.6 million to help finance site preparation costs for approximately 30 acres of a brownfield industrial site along the Allegheny River nea...
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Rep. Curt Sonney (R-Erie), chair of the House Education Committee, led a press conference in Harrisburg this week to reveal a bipartisan package of eight bills that aim to improve career and technica...
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House Majority Leader Bryan Cuter (R-Lancaster) announced Tuesday the House Republican plan to reform and improve workforce development in Pennsylvania. “Every Pennsylvanian deserves to the opportu...
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Gov. Tom Wolf signed Tuesday an executive order to create the Keystone Economic Development and Workforce Command Center, which will work to expand collaboration between government and the private se...
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The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania, a program that partners client companies with resources that help them prosper through innovation, was responsible for creating 480 ...
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Air Products announced Monday that it signed an agreement to provide its proprietary liquid natural gas (LNG) technology, equipment and related process license for the Golden Pass LNG Export Project ...
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Carnegie Mellon University and Lockheed Martin recently signed a new master research agreement to expand the organization's research partnership and guide future joint research projects. Lockheed ...
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