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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) recently unveiled the Small Business Set Aside pilot program that will allow the state’s 413 Small Business Enterprises (SBEs) to work as prim...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) recently began its Bringing the World to PA event -- a two-week, 10-stop tour that aims to help Pennsylvania businesses expand ...
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Raymond Lynch, managing counsel for the Wells Fargo Legal Department in Boston, recently testified on behalf of the Pennsylvania Bankers Association before the House Aging and Older Adult Services Com...
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The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) released Wednesday unaudited financial results for fiscal year 2017-18 that show record retail sales and net income.
Sales totaled $2.59 billion includi...
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Penn National Gaming, Inc. recently filed an application with the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) for Hollywood Casino York, which will be located at the York Galleria Mall in Springettsbury ...
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The House Professional Licensure Committee recently held a hearing on Senate Bill 780 which would regulate telemedicine by professional licensing boards and provide for insurance coverage of telemedic...
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The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) announced Tuesday that it would return more than $2.4 million in licensing fees to 1,411 municipalities in which licensees are located.
The PLCB returns...
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MPLX LP announced yesterday that its subsidiary, MarkWest Liberty NGL Pipeline, L.L.C., has begun a binding open season to solicit commitments from potential shippers for a pipeline it plans to constr...
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State Rep. Helen Tai (D-Bucks) announced Monday that she is introducing a resolution that will direct the Joint State Government Commission to study the mental health provider shortage in Pennsylvania...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently released its Oil & Gas Annual report, which highlighted energy operators’ 95 percent regulatory compliance rate as Pennsylvania...
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The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation recently announced that it will establish fellowships at three Pennsylvania universities to help prepare future educators to teach science, technology...
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Lawmakers recently held a legislative forum in York on the impacts of federal tax reform on Pennsylvania businesses and what state lawmakers can do to encourage business growth.
The forum included ...
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State Rep. Rob Kauffman (R-Franklin) recently led a public hearing on House Bill 2571, which aims to protect public sector employees who do not wish to contribute to the representative union where the...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently released its 2017 annual oil and natural gas report, which found that Pennsylvania’s unconventional industry produced 5.36 tril...
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Due to decreased natural gas prices, Pennsylvania residential, commercial and industrial customers saved more than $30.5 billion between 2006 and 2016, a Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) report released...
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The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry introduced Wednesday a new study, which found that the Commonwealth’s tax code is a barrier to economic competitiveness.
The report compares Penn...
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State Rep. Anita Kulik (D-Allegheny) recently hosted a House Democratic Policy Committee public hearing at the Carnegie Borough Municipal Building in Carnegie on the importance of small business devel...
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PennEnergy Resources, LLC recently agreed to acquire all the assets of Rex Energy Corporation for a cash purchase price of $600.5 million.
The assets include cash accounts of $29.5 million held by...
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U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) recently praised the Trump administration’s decision to ease quotas on steel and aluminum imports from Argentina, Brazil and South Korea for large infrastructure projects...
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Act 60, legislation that criminalizes and establishes stiff penalties for thieves using tools to steal credit card information, was signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolf on June 28 and went into effect Aug...
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