The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Small Business Optimism Index dropped 0.6 points in October while the Uncertainty Index declined 12 points from September to 88. The Optimism Ind...
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After more than four months of deadlock, Gov. Josh Shapiro on Wednesday signed the 2025-2026 General Appropriations Act into law, ending a 135-day budget stalemate in Harrisburg thanks to bipartisan c...
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The state Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) is investing $21.5 million statewide through the Historically Disadvantaged Business Assistance Program to create 11 new Business Assi...
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Pennsylvania Republican lawmakers on Oct. 28 joined their colleagues from Maryland, New Jersey, and Virginia to address restoring energy affordability and reliability across the Mid-Atlantic region du...
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Pennsylvania continues to have lower electricity prices than every state participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) — even as prices have climbed nationwide, according to a recen...
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Bipartisan legislation recently introduced in the state Senate would regulate skill games and crack down on illegal gaming and nuisance locations. Senate Bill 1079 would replace a proposed tax stru...
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Responding to growing demand for natural gas across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast, Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC on Oct. 23 filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) se...
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The Pennsylvania Senate on Wednesday voted 33-17 to pass a proposed GOP-led bill that would cancel and officially stop the rules of the CO2 Budget Trading Program, also known as the Regional Greenhous...
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The Pennsylvania Senate approved legislation on Wednesday to bring greater transparency and efficiency to the permit application system. Senate Bill 6 creates a permit tracking system, allows third-p...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) reported Tuesday that it has eliminated an historic permit backlog by reviewing and acting on more than 30,000 permit applications since t...
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Seventeen Pennsylvania State legislators urged PJM Interconnection LLC to tread carefully before embracing proposals that they say could jeopardize energy reliability and affordability across the grid...
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Comcast Corp., headquartered in Philadelphia, opened its newest Flagship Lift Zone Oct. 7 to advance digital skills and job training opportunities in the city. “Philadelphia’s future depends on...
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The Shapiro administration recently secured an investment from PM Group, a project delivery firm, to expand its operations in Conshohocken after Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED)...
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A recent clash underscores the widening partisan divide over how Pennsylvania should help meet the region’s growing electricity needs. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s high-profile summit last ...
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Trade and investment representatives met with Lehigh Valley business leaders on Sept. 19 as part of Bringing the World to Pennsylvania, a statewide event organized by the Pennsylvania Department of Co...
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U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA) joined Pittsburgh Technology Council innovators and leaders on Friday for a roundtable discussion on the rapid growth of the defense robotics and artificial intelligenc...
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As the state remains squarely stalled in its third month of a budget impasse, the fiscally conservative Commonwealth Foundation is raising alarms over Gov. Josh Shapiro’s proposal to use Pennsylvani...
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Pennsylvania’s tourism industry generated $83.9 billion in economic impact, supported 514,261 jobs, and contributed $5 billion in state and local taxes in 2024, according to a recent Pennsylvania To...
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The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) recently approved a final order that will accelerate the identification of older, at-risk plastic piping and components in natural gas distribution sys...
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The Outdoor Business Alliance of Pennsylvania (OBA PA), a statewide network implementing a business growth plan shaped by more than 1,000 Pennsylvania companies and industry leaders, will focus on fou...
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