Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced Friday that his administration had approved 166 new projects through the Multimodal Transportation Fund (MTF), totaling more than $84 million in funding. The f...
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The Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) recently approved $105,497 Pipeline Investment Program (PIPE) funds for SEDA-COG Natural Gas Cooperative, through the Commonwealth Financing...
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Pittsburgh-based Dollar Bank’s board of directors recently approved Lisa Griffith as Dollar Bank’s new Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Griffith joined Dollar Bank in 2013 ...
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On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee hosted a hearing to discuss ongoing remediation of the former Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery. The second ...
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The GIANT Co. recently announced the opening dates for its three Philadelphia stores opening in December. “The City of Philadelphia and the surrounding community continues to play a central role ...
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Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) applauded action in the state House of Representatives Wednesday to improve broadband deployment across unserved and underserved...
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The Pennsylvania state House voted on Tuesday to halt a plan by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to add tolls to nine bridges across the state. Senate Bill 382, authored by state Sen. ...
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The Richard King Mellon Foundation recently provided the University of Pittsburgh with a $100 million gift, the largest single-project gift in the foundation’s history. The university will use th...
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The Appalachian Regional Commission’s INvestments Supporting Partnerships In Recovery Ecosystems (INSPIRE) initiative recently awarded Pennsylvania more than $1.5 million in grants to help people wi...
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Millersburg-based Mid Penn Bancorp, and Riverview Financial Corp. recently received regulatory approvals to move forwarded with their proposed merger. “We are pleased to have received regulatory ...
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Pennsylvania Rep. Barbara Gleim (R-Cumberland) announced Tuesday that she intends to introduce legislation that will lower the state’s corporate net income tax rate. In a memo to members of the ...
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The Employment and Training Administration recently awarded Penn State a $1.5 million Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC) Initiative grant to create work force education and reskilling ...
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Maryland-based Liquidity Services, an e-commerce marketplace for retail, industrial and government surplus, recently opened a 100,000-square-foot warehouse in Pittston for its retail segment. The c...
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Allentown-based energy PPL Corp. is investing in Flagship Fund, Fund II, which is offered by venture capital firm Energy Impact Partners. The fund invests in energy companies and technologies that...
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The state Senate recently passed legislation that would create a $5 million guaranteed loan program for veteran-owned businesses. Senate Bill 830 would create a Veteran-owned Business Loan Guarante...
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The state House Consumer Affairs Committee recently advanced legislation that would bring broadband service to the Northern Tier. House Bill 2071 would create a Pennsylvania Broadband Development A...
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A bipartisan group of nine governors, including Gov. Tom Wolf, recently sent a letter to the leadership of the U.S. House and Senate, urging the passage of the Creating Helpful Incentives for the Prod...
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The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry’s President and CEO Gene Barr applauded recent passage in the Senate of Bill that would help small businesses by removing tax barriers. Senate B...
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The Hershey Co. recently entered into an agreement to acquire Dot's Pretzels, the owner of Dot's Homestyle Pretzels, and to purchase Pretzels Inc. from an affiliate of Peak Rock Capital. Both tra...
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The state Senate approved legislation that would reform the tax laws for small businesses. In Pennsylvania, small businesses create 65 percent of the jobs. Senate Bill 347 would reform the tax c...
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