The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) approved Thursday two partial settlements, one involving PECO Energy Company (PECO) and various other parties and one involving Duquesne Light and othe...
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The Public Pension Management and Asset Investment Review Commission recently released a report that provides recommendations for improving the management and transparency of investment expenses and r...
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Zenith Insurance Co. and ZNAT Insurance Co. are the first insurers in the state to submit informational workers compensation filings, a move commended by Insurance Commissioner Jessica Altman. On D...
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Morgan Advanced Materials and Technologies, Inc. (Morgan), a materials company specializing in carbon and silicon carbide manufacturing, will invest at least $1.6 million in an expansion project and c...
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Jessica Altman, Pennsylvania’s Insurance Commissioner, recently urged insurance companies that provide workers’ compensation insurance to reimburse any Pennsylvania businesses that were overcharge...
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The state’s Department of Community and Economic Development recently granted nearly $2 million in tax credits to more than 20 community redevelopment projects in the Erie region, state Reps. Patric...
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Gov. Tom Wolf recently approved Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ) tax credits for 255 early-stage technology companies to encourage entrepreneurship in and around Pennsylvania’s colleges and universiti...
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Auditor General Eugene DePasquale said Tuesday that the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) has made improvements in accounting for taxpayer dollars spent on job-creation programs....
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Seven community revitalization projects were approved for $995,000 in tax credits through the Neighborhood Assistance Program in her district, state Sen. Lisa Boscola (D-Lehigh/Northampton) recently a...
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U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Pennsylvania state Rep. Craig Staats (R-145) recently urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to find an alternative location for the proposed Quak...
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The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) recently presented a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to the Chester County Controlle...
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New York State politics is preventing Pennsylvania natural gas producers from gaining economic and competitive ground in the market, a situation that’s unlikely to improve in the near-term without s...
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The Montgomery County Commissioners voted last week to adopt a $420 million budget for 2019 with no tax increases for the second consecutive year. The budget will increase the county’s general ...
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The Delaware County Council recently voted to approve its 2019 budget, which decreases property taxes and reduces expenses by approximately $2.2 million overall. The council approved a general fund...
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Aqua America Inc. recently announced that its Pennsylvania subsidiary acquired the approximately 1,250-connection wastewater assets of East Bradford Township, Chester County for $5 million. The acq...
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Auditor General Eugene DePasquale recently released his most recent performance audit of the Port Authority of Allegheny County, which found that the Port Authority’s 97 bus routes are on schedule 6...
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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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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, 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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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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