Penn State Extension has been working to develop and update state broadband maps for the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority, which will help Pennsylvania maximize its federal funding allocat...
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U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) helped introduce bipartisan legislation Tuesday that would distribute Chinese duties collected by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP). The legislation, the China Tr...
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Legislation recently introduced in the state Senate would establish an Independent Energy Office. The office would be modeled after Pennsylvania’s Independent Fiscal Office (IFO). The IFO analyz...
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Citizens Financial Services, the holding company for First Citizens Community Bank (FCCB), recently completed its merger with HV Bancorp. FCCB also completed its merger with HV Bancorp's subsidia...
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Revenue from Pennsylvania’s natural gas impact tax since 2012 has provided more than $2.5 billion for the state’s 67 counties to pay for infrastructure, first-responder environmental projects. ...
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The Climate Change Investment Initiative, a joint effort of the Exelon Foundation and Exelon Corp., is encouraging startups whose products, services or technologies fight climate change and improve th...
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Kevin Sunday, the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry’s Director of Government Affairs, told U.S. senators that federal policy must expand opportunities for all citizens while supporting e...
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Legislation soon to be introduced in the state’s House of Representatives would modernize Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) low-interest loans and lines of credit for businesses l...
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U.S. Reps. Dan Meuser (R-PA) and Roger Williams (R-TX) are urging the House Ways and Means Committee to consider the impact on small businesses of specific proposed changes to the tax code. Meuser ...
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U.S. Reps. John Reschenthaler (R-PA) and Chris Deluzio (D-PA) are among a bipartisan group of lawmakers that introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that seeks to reduce mine methane em...
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Pennsylvania business leaders expressed growing impatience this week over Gov. Shapiro’s apparent waffling on campaign pledges to consider reneging on his predecessor’s moves to enlist the state i...
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Pittsburgh-based ThoroughCare, an integrated care coordination software platform provider, recently moved to a new location on the city’s North Side. The new location doubles ThoroughCare’s ava...
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On Thursday, PPL Corporation announced it will relocate its corporate headquarters to downtown Allentown. Reaffirming its commitment to the city with a long-term lease agreement, the company said ...
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John Deere recently awarded Lyon Station-based East Penn with the 2023 Supplier Sustainability Award. The award recognizes suppliers that demonstrate business practices promoting sustainability and...
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Legislation passed unanimously by the Pennsylvania House Professional Licensure Committee Wednesday will make becoming a licensed engineer easier, state Rep. Dave Zimmerman (R-Lancaster) said. HB ...
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Pennsylvania stakeholders commended action on Wednesday by the Virginia State Air Pollution Control Board to repeal its Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) regulation, a move they say is needed ...
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Ecolab, a manufacturer of resins used to make pharmaceuticals, recently announced it is constructing a biologics resin manufacturing facility in Landenberg for its King of Prussia-based Purolite busin...
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Calling the costs associated with the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative an “energy tax”, Pennsylvania Rep. Joshua Kail (R-Beaver/Washington) said joining the regional carbon emission reduction pr...
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The Pennsylvania Senate Education Committee advanced legislation that would establish a grant program to meet the increased need to upskill working age adults. The Adult Education and Workforce Rec...
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Pennsylvania state Rep. Joshua Kail (Beaver/Washington) said an energy tax included in budget proposals from Gov. Josh Shapiro and House Democrats would cripple Pennsylvania families. During a pre...
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