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Realty company receives $2 million for Easton project

By Melina Druga  |   June 5, 2018   |   Companies

TCH Development and Realty Co. was recently awarded $2 million in Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) funding for phase two of its Mill at Easton project in Easton. RACP funding is inte...

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Nearly $1.3 mln approved for agriculture research in Pennsylvania

By Debra Flax  |   June 5, 2018   |   Companies

Nearly $1.3 million in grants from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA) were awarded to 13 institutions and organizations throughout Pennsylvania to conduct research that will advance the ...

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Downtown Bedford highlighted as example of revitalization efforts that spur growth

By Melina Druga  |   June 4, 2018   |   Companies

Dennis Davin, secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED), and local officials recently took a walking tour of downtown Bedford, in Bedford County, to highlig...

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Reps. Warner, Dowling praise Pa. utilities issuing rate reductions to consumers due to tax reform

By Kevin Randolph  |   June 4, 2018   |   Companies

Reps. Ryan Warner (R-Fayette/Westmoreland) and Matt Dowling (R-Fayette/Somerset) applauded the recent announcement that the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) will require 17 major utilities...

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Rep. Causer calls for audit of more than 100 PENNVEST loans

By Kevin Randolph  |   June 4, 2018   |   Companies

Rep. Martin Causer (R-67) recently introduced a resolution requesting that Auditor General Eugene DePasquale conduct an audit of approximately 118 nonpoint source management transactions approved by t...

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L&I Deputy Secretary visits Lackawanna County career tech center, highlights PAsmart proposal

By Debra Flax  |   June 1, 2018   |   News

Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Deputy Secretary Eileen Cipriani highlighted Gov. Tom Wolf’s PAsmart proposal during a visit to the Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County (CTCLC) in Scr...

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Commission begins review of public school, state employee retirement systems

By Debra Flax  |   June 1, 2018   |   Featured

The Public Pension Management and Asset Investment Review Commission conducted an organizational meeting to initiate a review of the Public School Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS) and the Pennsy...

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Gaming board approves temporary regulations regarding sports betting

By Debra Flax  |   June 1, 2018   |   Federal

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board recently announced its approval of temporary regulations that will preempt the nationwide legalization of sports betting. State Rep. Rob Matzie (D-Beaver/Alleg...

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Steelton, Dauphin County search for developer to transform borough’s downtown

By Debra Flax  |   May 31, 2018   |   Local

The Borough of Steelton, one of Dauphin County’s recent transformation projects, has joined with county officials to find a developer to transform a six-block area in its downtown into a residential...

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Auditor General advises PPA against imposing 50-cent ridesharing fee

By Debra Flax  |   May 31, 2018   |   News

Following recent plans by the Pennsylvania Parking Authority (PPA) to impose a 50-cent fee on all ridesharing trips, Auditor General Eugene DePasquale issued a statement advising the authority to reco...

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Gov. Wolf’s port development plan spurs PhilaPort growth

By Debra Flax  |   May 31, 2018   |   Featured

The Port of Philadelphia (PhilaPort) recently welcomed the arrival of the port’s first two super post-Panamax cranes, a major milestone celebrated Tuesday by Gov. Tom Wolf, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA...

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House tourism committee approves Rep. Heffeley legislation

By Debra Flax  |   May 30, 2018   |   News

Introduced by Rep. Doyle Heffeley (R-Carbon), House Bill 1810, which seeks to ensure that online rental websites, such as Airbnb and Homeaway, pay the appropriate taxes, was approved last week by the ...

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Senate Finance Committee highlights Pennsylvania Rural Global Payment Pilot

By Debra Flax  |   May 30, 2018   |   Featured

A recently held U.S. Senate Finance Committee hearing, entitled Rural Health Care in America: Challenges and Opportunities, featured a Pennsylvania pilot program, which seeks to innovatively address t...

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L&I Deputy Secretary highlights Wolf Administration’s PAsmart proposals during high school visit

By Debra Flax  |   May 25, 2018   |   News

Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Deputy Secretary Eileen Cipriani visited JP McCaskey High School in Lancaster Wednesday during the Junior Achievement STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and M...

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Statewide ‘Resurface PA’ initiative to accelerate pothole repaving

By Debra Flax  |   May 25, 2018   |   News

Gov. Tom Wolf announced this week a campaign launched by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) to accelerate repaving work on interstates and refill potholes across the commonwealth ...

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Funds approved for manufacturing training in Berks County

By Debra Flax  |   May 25, 2018   |   Featured

Reading Area Community College (RACC) will be able to provide young adults with basic manufacturing production and employability skills under new funding approved by the Wolf Administration. “On...

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Trump signs Toomey-Moran legislation repealing auto lending rule

By Debra Flax  |   May 23, 2018   |   Federal

Legislation authored by U.S. Sens. Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) was signed into law by President Donald Trump this week, repealing a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulation ...

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State Senate advances fix for restitution law barring government entities, non-profits from collecting

By Debra Flax  |   May 23, 2018   |   News

Legislation sponsored by Sens. Lisa Boscola (D-Northampton) and Pat Stefano (R-Fayette) unanimously passed the state Senate this week, clarifying that government entities and non-profits are eligible ...

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Fraudulent pill mill shut down by authorities, attorney general announces

By Debra Flax  |   May 23, 2018   |   Featured

Charges were brought against 10 people for their use of home computers to write fake prescriptions, allowing them to obtain more than 3,500 pills for Oxycodone, Alprazolam, and Flexeril across 17 Penn...

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Saint Vincent Hospital opens new pulmonary, sleep facility

By Debra Flax  |   May 22, 2018   |   Companies

Saint Vincent Hospital opened a new location last week for the Saint Vincent Chest Diseases physician practice, the hospital’s pulmonary rehab services, and the Comprehensive Sleep Disorders Center ...

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