IEC Pennsylvania, the state chapter of Independent Electrical Contractors (IEC), will be accepting applications May 24 through June 2 for its next electrical apprenticeship class. The four-year pro...
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The ARM Institute, a Pittsburgh-based robotics manufacturing innovation institute, recently awarded the Digital Foundry at New Kensington, an initiative of Penn State New Kensington and the Economic G...
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The Pennsylvania Senate Finance Committee advanced two business tax reform bills on Tuesday after new data showed signs of economic growth. The bills, supported by state Sens. Ryan Aument (R-36), ...
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Chief Deputy Whip Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) and U.S. Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV), co-chairs of the Congressional Gaming Caucus, recently introduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that woul...
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The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry joined a coalition of business associations and local chambers of commerce in urging state officials to reform the state’s ‘dysfunctional and unpr...
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On Friday, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announced that all state agencies under his jurisdiction have reviewed their licensing, certification, and permitting process – a step toward his goal of ma...
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The state House Majority Policy Committee recently hosted a roundtable discussion in Chester County to hear what can be done to grow downtown areas. The roundtable discussion began in Phoenixville ...
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Moody’s Investors Service recently upgraded the City of Philadelphia’s credit rating from A2 to A1 with a long-term stable outlook while the S&P Global Ratings maintained the city’s A rating whi...
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The Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers and Employers Association recently awarded Clearly Clean Products, an Orwigsburg-based recyclable rolled-edge tray packaging company, with the Manufacturers an...
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U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser (R-PA) announced he has been named the co-chair of the Congressional Coal Caucus for the 118th Congress. “Coal is one of the most useful sedimentary deposits on Earth. Not o...
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Legislation recently advanced by the state Senate Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee would establish and support public-private partnerships between universities and private en...
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The American Petroleum Institute (API), an organization representing the natural gas and oil industry, and the Liquid Energy Pipeline Association (LEPA), an organization representing the owners and op...
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On Monday, the Pennsylvania Senate’s Environmental Resources and Energy Committee heard testimony about the state’s grid reliability and infrastructure, as well as the future of the state’s powe...
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Re:Build Manufacturing (Re:Build) plans to invest $50 million to create a manufacturing complex in the New Kensington Advanced Manufacturing Park in Westmoreland County. Government and private g...
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Conservative policy experts denounced passage on Monday by the Pennsylvania General Assembly’s Democrat-heavy House Labor and Industry Committee of a state constitutional amendment that would give t...
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Cheswick-based Vitro Architectural Glass recently entered into an agreement with First Solar, a solar modules manufacturer, to make glass for advanced thin film photovoltaic solar panels. "This agr...
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On April 25, U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) joined a bipartisan group of Congressmembers to introduce legislation to expand apprenticeships across the country. The National Apprenticeship Act ...
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Pennsylvania Rep. Rob Mercuri (R-Allegheny) said for the state to remain competitive in manufacturing, it must prepare for the manufacturing and workforce of tomorrow. In a hearing hosted by the H...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) recently awarded Goodwill of the Southern Alleghenies a $9.5 million U.S. Department of Labor's First Step Act grant. The organization will use...
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Between 2017 and 2021, Ben Franklin Technology Partners generated $6.1 billion for the state economy and $400 million in tax receipts by helping to create 16,006 jobs, according to an independent econ...
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