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Legislation seeks to reauthorize emergency system in Pennsylvania

By Melina Druga  |   April 10, 2019   |   News

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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Hartwick re-elected to National Association of Counties’ Board of Directors

By Kevin Randolph  |   April 9, 2019   |   News

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 awarded contract for Boeing’s MQ-25 unmanned aircraft for US Navy

By Kevin Randolph  |   April 9, 2019   |   Companies

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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PennDOT now accepting unsolicited transportation proposals

By Melina Druga  |   April 9, 2019   |   News

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 files Three Mile Island Unit 1 decommissioning report

By Kevin Randolph  |   April 9, 2019   |   Companies

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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ATI to supply Rolls-Royce with specialty materials through 2029

By Melina Druga  |   April 8, 2019   |   Companies

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 acquires Pittsburgh-based Schaffner Manufacturing Company

By Pennsylvania Business Report  |   April 8, 2019   |   Companies

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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EIA: Pennsylvania exports the most electricity, California imports the most from other states

By Kevin Randolph  |   April 8, 2019   |   Federal

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 to visit Chinese sister city to lay groundwork for investment

By Debra Flax  |   April 5, 2019   |   Featured

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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New low-interest loan approvals to support expansion of small businesses in Blair, Cumberland counties

By Kevin Randolph  |   April 5, 2019   |   Companies

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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Report recommends creating state-facilitated automatic individual retirement account program

By Kevin Randolph  |   April 5, 2019   |   News

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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Spreetail to open fulfillment center in Nanticoke City

By Melina Druga  |   April 5, 2019   |   Companies

E-commerce company Spreetail will open a fulfillment center in the Nanticoke City section of the Hanover 9 site as early as June 1. The 610,000-square-foot facility will employ 50. By 2021, that n...

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Pennsylvania PUC releases report on Uber’s driver background check process

By Kevin Randolph  |   April 4, 2019   |   News

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) recently released its report on Uber’s driver background check process in Pennsylvania as well as Uber’s implementation plan and directed the comp...

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Miller Fabrication Solutions to receive manufacturing leadership award for internal Weld Program

By Kevin Randolph  |   April 4, 2019   |   Companies

Miller Fabrication Solutions announced this week that the National Association of Manufacturers' (NAM) Manufacturing Leadership (ML) Council has recognized the company with a Manufacturing Leadership...

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Bill package aims to curb wage theft

By Melina Druga  |   April 4, 2019   |   Featured

Sen. Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) recently proposed two bills aimed at protecting workers from wage theft. Wage theft is when employers misclassify employees. Misclassification can c...

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Reps. Briggs, Roebuck introduce legislation to create higher education funding commission

By Kevin Randolph  |   April 3, 2019   |   News

State Reps. Tim Briggs (D-Montgomery) and James R. Roebuck Jr. (D-Philadelphia) recently introduced legislation to create a higher education funding commission that would explore ways to improve acce...

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MSA Safety to acquire Industrial Internet of Things solution provider Sierra Monitor Corporation

By Kevin Randolph  |   April 3, 2019   |   Companies

MSA Safety Incorporated, a global safety equipment manufacturer headquartered in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, recently announced that it entered into an agreement to acquire California-based Ind...

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PFB discusses tax credits at state conference

By Melina Druga  |   April 3, 2019   |   News

Nearly 300 members of the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau (PFB) recently convened in Harrisburg for its PFB’s State Legislative Conference to discuss the state’s tax-credit bill and other priority issue...

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Report calls for changes to address Pennsylvania’s funding crisis

By Melina Druga  |   April 3, 2019   |   News

A recent report calls for Pennsylvania state and local officials to address the state’s looming transportation funding crisis. Transit agencies throughout the state have been notified state capi...

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Core Manufacturing Skills Certificate Program at Lackawanna College receives grant support

By Kevin Randolph  |   April 2, 2019   |   Companies

Gov. Tom Wolf recently announced that Lackawanna College will receive a $154,555 grant through the Manufacturing PA initiative to support its Core Manufacturing Skills Certificate Program. “Crea...

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