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Pennsylvania Treasury’s ‘Lost Contact’ standard becomes law

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 21, 2018   |   News

The state General Assembly recently approved a bill amending the state's Unclaimed Property Law to make the Pennsylvania Treasury's internal 'lost contact' policy into standard law. The law aims t...

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Duquesne Steel Works

Davis announces grant funding to continue development of former Duquesne Steel Works site

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 21, 2018   |   Companies

State Rep. Austin Davis (D-Allegheny) recently announced that the City Center of Duquesne Redevelopment project received a $500,000 state grant to assist in the continued redevelopment of a former Duq...

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Agricultural organizations discuss importance of free trade

By Melina Druga  |   August 21, 2018   |   Featured

Several agricultural stakeholders, including the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau (PFB) and Farmers for Free Trade (FFT), recently spoke at Penn State University’s Ag Progress Days on how strong trade agree...

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PennDOT updates 12-year transportation plan

By Melina Druga  |   August 20, 2018   |   News

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) recently published on its website an updated 12-Year Transportation program, which now foresees $63.9 billion will be available over the next 12...

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DEP accepts permit modification requests for Mariner East 2 in Chester County

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 20, 2018   |   Local

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently announced that it accepted requests for modifications to permits for parts of the Mariner East 2 pipeline for two sites in West W...

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Luzerne County Community College opens eighth campus in Pittston

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 20, 2018   |   Featured

Luzerne County Community College recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the Luzerne County Community College M&T Bank Educational Center in Pittston. The facility is th...

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State Sen. Bartolotta presses legislators to help site energy storage hub in Appalachian region

By Kim Riley  |   August 17, 2018   |   Featured

State Sen. Camera Bartolotta (R-PA) wants the Keystone State to become known not just as one of the nation’s original 13 colonies where precious founding documents are stored in historic Philadelphi...

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PA House Oil and Gas Caucus reject 150 percent fee increase for unconventional well permits

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 17, 2018   |   Featured

Thirty-two members of the Pennsylvania House Oil and Gas Caucus recently expressed concern about a proposed rulemaking changes that would increase the application fee for an unconventional well permit...

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House Democratic Policy Committee holds public hearing on economic impact of tourism

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 17, 2018   |   News

State Rep. Ryan Bizzarro (D-Erie) hosted this week a House Democratic Policy Committee public hearing on the economic impact on tourism in Pennsylvania, at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center in Erie. ...

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Wolf administration unveils plan for strengthening state agriculture

By Melina Druga  |   August 17, 2018   |   News

Gov. Tom Wolf recently outlined a six-point plan to strengthen the state’s agriculture industry at Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences’ annual Ag Progress Days event. The plan is aimed...

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IBEW Local Union No. 375 receives grant to build lab space for apprenticeship programs

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 16, 2018   |   Featured

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local Union No. 375 was recently awarded $1 million to acquire and renovate an Allentown property for use as a lab space for IBEW apprenticeship ...

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AT&T highlights $110 million in investments in Pittsburgh networks

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 16, 2018   |   Companies

AT&T invested more than $110 million in its wireless and wired networks in the Pittsburgh area from 2015 to 2017 to boost coverage for residents and businesses as well as improve critical services to ...

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Gary Fechter

Food Merchants Association names new board member

By Melina Druga  |   August 16, 2018   |   News

The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA) recently appointed Gary Fechter to its board of directors, succeeding Blaine Forkell. Fechter is senior vice president for Wegmans’ Pennsylvani...

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California, Mansfield, Slippery Rock universities to offer new degree programs

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 15, 2018   |   Featured

Three Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) universities - California, Mansfield and Slippery Rock - will offer a combined eight new degree programs geared toward meeting specific wor...

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Wolf announces funding for business park in Fayette County

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 15, 2018   |   Local

Redevelopment Authority of the County of Fayette was recently approved for a $500,000 grant to build a business park in Uniontown, Fayette County, Gov. Tom Wolf announced this week. The business pa...

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Changes to online job site create more effective system

By Melina Druga  |   August 15, 2018   |   News

Enhancements to the online job-matching PA CareerLink system will create an effective and condensed website experience for Pennsylvania job seekers and employers, according to Department of Labor and ...

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State permanently preserves more than 2,300 acres of farmland

By Melina Druga  |   August 14, 2018   |   News

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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Iron Workers Training Center expansion to increase number of apprenticeships

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 14, 2018   |   Companies

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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Lou Barletta

Barletta meets with Northeast Pennsylvania manufacturers, employers

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 14, 2018   |   Featured

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 to assist with farm readiness reviews

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 13, 2018   |   News

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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