The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry introduced Wednesday a new study, which found that the Commonwealth’s tax code is a barrier to economic competitiveness. The report compares Penn...
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State Rep. Anita Kulik (D-Allegheny) recently hosted a House Democratic Policy Committee public hearing at the Carnegie Borough Municipal Building in Carnegie on the importance of small business devel...
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FHLBank Pittsburgh and its member financial institutions, First Commonwealth Bank and Brentwood Bank, recently presented Hazelwood Initiative, Inc. and Rebuilding Together Pittsburgh with Affordable H...
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Montecito Medical Real Estate recently acquired the medical office portfolio of the Penn Medicine/Lancaster General Health, which includes two adjacent buildings in Lancaster, Penn. The Class-A med...
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The first four participants in the Cumberland County work transition program graduated Tuesday following nine-month internships at Cumberland County government offices that were held during their clas...
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PennEnergy Resources, LLC recently agreed to acquire all the assets of Rex Energy Corporation for a cash purchase price of $600.5 million. The assets include cash accounts of $29.5 million held by...
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U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) recently praised the Trump administration’s decision to ease quotas on steel and aluminum imports from Argentina, Brazil and South Korea for large infrastructure projects...
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Act 60, legislation that criminalizes and establishes stiff penalties for thieves using tools to steal credit card information, was signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolf on June 28 and went into effect Aug...
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A proposed anti-polystyrene measure in the Pennsylvania General Assembly could weaken the state’s economic competitiveness by eliminating existing and future jobs, income, and taxes, according to an...
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Rep. Chris Quinn (R-Delaware) recently introduced legislation that would create a Landowner Bill of Rights to help property owners better understand their rights and responsibilities during eminent do...
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The Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center (NEPIRC) announced last week that it would host three events to celebrate National Manufacturing Day on three different days in Sugarloaf, Scra...
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Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Linda McMahon recently visited and toured Professional Graphic Communications (PGC) in Sewickley in Allegheny County. PGC is family owned, and fina...
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The Pennsylvania School Safety Task Force recently released recommendations on how to prevent school violence. The recommendations follow six regional roundtables earlier to discuss how to allocate...
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently accepted for review an application from Exelon Generation Company, LLC to renew the operating licenses of Peach Bottom Units 2 and 3, located near Lanc...
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Cranberry Township in Butler County recently received approval for a $2,875,000 grant to assist with a transportation infrastructure project that will connect the Cranberry Springs development and the...
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The Bedford County Development Association recently received approval for a $500,000 grant to support the expansion of the Bedford County Business Park in Bedford Township. The grant will support t...
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Blaschak Coal Corporation recently received approval for a $1 million grant through the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) to re-engineer, reopen, and redevelop a large reserve of Mammoth...
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The ribbon-cutting ceremony for motorcycle dealer Pitt Cycles, owned by Mike Cartney and Bill Obaker, recently held its ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday in Warrendale, Marshall Township. “It is m...
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Pennsylvania Secretary of Banking and Securities Robin L. Wiessmann recently led a coalition of financial regulators from several states in requesting that Congress address barriers to financial insti...
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A bipartisan group of state lawmakers and Jerry Oleksiak, president of the Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA), introduced five bills designed to reform state standardized testing policies...
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