PFB supports federal 2018 Farm Bill
Pennsylvania Farm Bureau (PFB) announced last week that its strong support of the federal 2018 Farm Bill. The bill removes industrial hemp from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s controlled su...
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Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association recognized for voter engagement efforts
The Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association (PMA) recently received the STAR Achievement Award from the Business-Industry Political Action Committee (BIPAC) for its efforts to engage businesses and ...
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New Rhein Healthcare Investors moving headquarters to Philadelphia
New Rhein Healthcare Investors, an international private equity firm, recently announced that it is moving its global headquarters from Chicago to Philadelphia. The Philadelphia headquarters is in ...
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Dauphin County Commissioners approve $247M 2019 budget with no property tax increases
The Dauphin County Commissioners approved Wednesday a $247 million budget for 2019, which includes no property tax increases for the 14th year in a row. “We never forget that the taxpayers are re...
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Medical cannabis company purchases property in Scranton
PharmaCann Penn Plant -- a part of PharmaCann, a medical cannabis business with dispensaries and cultivation facilities in Illinois and New York -- recently purchased 18 acres from the Scranton Lackaw...
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Pennsylvania school opens largest educational aquaponics facility in nation
Commonwealth Charter Academy (CCA), a Pennsylvania public cyber charter school, officially unveiled Tuesday its educational aquaponics facility, the largest such facility in the country, at its Capita...
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PA Chamber applauds proposed replacement of Waters of the United States regulation
Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry President and CEO Gene Barr issued a statement Tuesday praising the replacement of the “Waters of the United States” rule proposed by the U.S. Enviro...
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Aro Biotherapeutics raises $13 million for protein drug
Aro Biotherapeutics, a Philadelphia biotechnology company, recently raised $13 million in start-up funding to develop and commercialize its next-generation protein drug platform, Centyrins. Centyri...
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Department of Banking and Security releases Consumer Services Annual Report for 2017-2018
The Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Security recently released the Consumer Services Annual Report for 2017-2018, which highlights the work of the department’s Financial Services for Consumer...
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Potter County authority discusses environmental monitoring of local wind energy project
The Potter County Water Quality Work Group discussed at its meeting Monday environmental issues and monitoring of a major wind energy generation project in Hector and Harrison townships of Potter Coun...
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Skills in Scranton hosts workshop on logistics, transportation jobs
Skills in Scranton, in collaboration with the Lackawanna County Workforce Development Board, recently hosted an Educator in the Workplace immersion experience on logistics and transportation. Educa...
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Pennsylvania Health Care Association president and CEO highlights state’s skilled nursing facilities
Pennsylvania Health Care Association (PHCA) President and CEO Russ McDaid highlighted Pennsylvania’s skilled nursing facilities on a statewide public affairs TV program, which began airing Sunday. ...
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Pennsylvania earns more than $385M since passage of gambling expansion law
Pennsylvania has earned more than $385 million from gambling since the passage of a law to expand gambling in the state, according to a recent analysis by PlayPennsylvania.com. "The most notable as...
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Area Agency on Aging urged to teach seniors about annuities
Insurance Department Consumer Liaison David Buono recently told Area Agency on Aging leaders they should educate seniors about the increased consumer protections around annuities established in Act 48...
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Tyler Technologies to provide full suite of public solutions to Northern Tier Pennsylvania Counties
Tyler Technologies, Inc. announced Thursday that it signed an agreement with the Northern Tier consortium of Pennsylvania counties for a full suite of Tyler's New World public safety solutions. The...
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Independent Fiscal Office report ranks Pennsylvania below average for property tax burden
In a recent report conducted by Pennsylvania’s Independent Fiscal Office (IFO), the office ranked the Commonwealth 24th in property tax burden, below the U.S. average and U.S. weighted average. T...
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Rep. Metcalfe applauds grant awarded to Butler County
Rep. Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) announced his support last week of the $20 million federal Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant recently awarded to Butler County. The ...
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Stadium Casino, LLC presents plans for $150M Category 4 casino entertainment facility in Hempfield Township
Stadium Casino, LLC, an affiliate of The Cordish Companies, presented plans to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Wednesday for a proposed Category 4 satellite gaming facility at the Westmoreland M...
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PJM Interconnection prepared to meet winter demand, company says
PJM Interconnection, which operates the grid serving 65 million people in Pennsylvania, 12 other states and the District of Columbia, said Wednesday that the company and its members are prepared to me...
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Grant funding will be used to expand student video contest
Funding from the Pennsylvania Manufacturing Training-to-Career grant, a part of Gov. Tom Wolf’s Manufacturing PA initiative, will be used to expand the statewide “What’s So Cool About Manufactur...
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