Pennsylvania’s Agricultural Land Preservation Board has permanently preserved 2,303 acres in 16 counties on 30 farms for agricultural production, according to Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding. ...
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Gov. Tom Wolf recently toured ongoing renovations at the Iron Workers Training Center in Pittsburgh, which has received $750,000 in Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program funding to expand the facil...
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Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA) recently spoke with members of the Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers and Employers Association, an organization with 345 member companies, about policies, regulations and o...
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Penn State Extension said recently that it has partnered with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture on a program to help produce growers comply with the new requirements of the Food Safety Modern...
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The County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania (CCAP) recently honored individuals who have enhanced the well-being of counties and their residents at its 2018 Annual Conference in Adams County....
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Allentown Economic Development Corporation recently received approval for a $500,000 grant to renovate the former Allentown Metal Works site, which would support up to 75 new manufacturing jobs upon f...
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Pennsylvania state Rep. Mike Driscoll (D-Philadelphia) recently introduced a bill designed to ensure consumers don't fall prey to deceptive contracts. The legislation creates penalties for comp...
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Pennsylvania Speaker of the House Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) called on Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto and city council Wednesday to work with the private sector and organized labor on the issues facing t...
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House Republican leaders recently appointed Rep. Donna Oberlander (R-Clarion/Armstrong/Forest) to be a member of the Pennsylvania Small Business Development Center (PASBDC) Advisory Board. PASBDC p...
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Tri-County Rural Electric Cooperative recently received approval for a $1.5 million grant to construct 103 miles of above-ground fiber that will expand access to broadband for customers in Potter Coun...
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The Arc of Cumberland & Perry Counties (CPARC) will host a disability Business-to-Business Summit on Aug. 14 at the S. Wilson Pollock Center for Industrial Training in Mechanicsburg. The summit wil...
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State Rep. Leanne Krueger-Braneky (D-Delaware) recently hosted a House Democratic Policy Committee public hearing on connecting workers to good jobs at Neumann University. She was joined by Mike S...
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S & B Engineers and Constructors recently moved its Northeast Operations to a larger office space in Canonsburg, Pa. The new, 10,000-square-feet location is maintained by Kossman Development Co. a...
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Pilot Chemical Co. opened its new, state-of-the-art Innovation Center in Pittsburgh, Pa., July 25. The center doubles the size of the existing Pilot Polymer Technologies laboratory. Pilot Chemical,...
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The Chamber of Business & Industry of Centre County (CBICC) and supporters of the ‘DRIVE Forward’ transportation initiative recently hosted an event to celebrate a federal grant for the highspeed ...
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Airbnb and the County of Northampton recently have finalized an agreement under which Airbnb will collect and remit taxes to Northampton County, starting Aug. 1, 2018. “We’re glad Airbnb has re...
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Hot Frog Print Media, a Mechanicsburg communications, marketing, and printing firm, recently purchased custom branded apparel company Twisted Sportswear for an undisclosed amount. The companies sel...
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Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Jessica Altman recently sent a letter to the U.S. departments of Labor and Health and Human Services describing the Insurance Department’s position on the impleme...
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AT&T announced last week that it invested more than $725 million in its wireless and wired networks in Pennsylvania from 2015 to 2017 to boost network performance for residents, businesses as well as ...
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The MCPc Cyber Education Center at Mercyhurst University in Erie, Penn., recently held its grand opening. MCPc invested $1 million of the $1.5 million needed to build the facility, which houses a ...
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