Chester County preserves 500th farm
Chester County recently signed agreements to preserve its 500th farm through its open space preservation program. The total number of farm acres preserved in the county is now nearly 40,000. In tot...
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Pennsylvania turnpike increases rates by 6 percent
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) raised rates Sunday by 6 percent increase for cash, E-ZPass and PA Turnpike TOLL BY PLATE users. The increase was approved by commissioners in July and a...
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Fulton Bank to purchase wealth business of Altoona-based Forney Financial
Fulton Bank, N.A., based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, announced Thursday that it signed an agreement to purchase the wealth management business conducted by Forney Financial Solutions, LLC, based in Al...
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Grocery store owner says West Philadelphia ShopRite will close due to city’s soda tax
The owner of a ShopRite grocery store in West Philadelphia announced recently that the store will close in March, blaming Philadelphia’s tax on soda and other sweetened beverages for the decrease in...
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Jim Cox
Rep. Cox becomes chairman of Labor and Industry Committee
State Rep. Jim Cox (R-Berks/Lancaster) was appointed last week to serve as chairman of the Pennsylvania House Labor and Industry Committee. The Labor and Industry Committee works on legislation rel...
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Gov. Wolf introduces program to help navigate new “My Clean Slate” law
Gov. Tom Wolf recently introduced a program to make it easier to navigate Pennsylvania’s new Clean Slate law, which seals low-level criminal records after 10 years without a subsequent criminal arre...
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Sens. Killion, Dinniman introduce pipeline safety legislative package
State Sens. Tom Killion and Andy Dinniman introduced this week a legislative package aimed at reforming Pennsylvania’s pipeline regulatory process to improve safety at schools and in local neighborh...
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Mark Keller
Rep. Keller appointed chairman of House Commerce Committee
Speaker of the House Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) appointed Wednesday Rep. Mark Keller (R-Perry/Cumberland) as majority chairman for the 2019-2020 session of the House Commerce Committee. “I am plea...
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Rep. Diamond names small businesses as priority for new legislative session
Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) took the oath of office Tuesday to begin the 2019-20 legislative session in the state House of Representatives and noted that he would focus on problems facing small busi...
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Mariner East 2 Pipeline enters service
Energy Transfer LP recently announced that its Mariner East 2 natural gas liquids (NGLs) pipeline has entered service and is available for both interstate and intrastate service. The 350-mile pipe...
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PennDOT Engineering District 3 wraps up 2018 projects
PennDOT’s Montoursville-based Engineering District 3, which covers nine counties in north central Pennsylvania, began or completed multiple projects in 2018. In 2018, 52 contracts, totaling nearl...
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Annual Cold Weather Survey shows continued improvement, more than 18,000 households still without safe heating
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) recently released the results of its annual Cold Weather Survey, which found that approximately 18,500 households in Pennsylvania that had their utilit...
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Tenaska Westmoreland Generating Station begins commercial operation
Tenaska Westmoreland Generating Station, a new natural gas-fueled power plant in southwest Penn., recently began commercial operational. The 940-megawatt (MW) plant is located near Smithton in Sout...
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Dauphin County Commissioners approve $5.3M loan for road project
Dauphin County Commissioners recently approved a $5.3 million low-interest loan to Vartan Group. The loan is the first through the commissioners’ Dauphin County Infrastructure Bank. “We cre...
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Sen. Dinniman encourages residents to check for unclaimed property
State Sen. Andy Dinniman (D-Chester) reminded residents Wednesday to check whether the Pennsylvania Treasury’s Bureau of Unclaimed Property is holding property for them to claim. Last year, the T...
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Erie Insurance invests in two startup companies through Secure Erie Accelerator
Erie Insurance recently invested in two Erie, Pennsylvania startup companies that were part of the Erie Innovation District's Secure Erie Accelerator. Nine startups participated in the accelerator ...
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York County approves 2019 budget
Earlier this month, the York County Board of Commissioners approved a 2019 budget of $574 million, a $62 million decrease from 2018. The general fund budget was set at $252.6 million. The budge...
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Calpine’s York 2 Energy Center units achieve first fire
McDermott International, Inc. recently announced first fire of units 5 and 6 and steam blows at Calpine's York 2 Energy Center, a combined-cycle gas power station in Peach Bottom Township, Penn. Fi...
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Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate at 4.2 percent in November
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) recently released its employment situation report for November 2018, which reported an unemployment rate of 4.2 percent in Pennsylvania. The un...
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Bill would allow cities the option of allowing video game terminals at truck stops
A bill recently introduced in the state Senate would give municipalities the option to allow video gaming terminals (VGTs) at truck stops within their borders. Under Act 42 of 2017, the state was p...
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