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PennDOT updates 12-year transportation plan

By Melina Druga  |   August 20, 2018   |   News

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) recently published on its website an updated 12-Year Transportation program, which now foresees $63.9 billion will be available over the next 12...

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DEP accepts permit modification requests for Mariner East 2 in Chester County

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 20, 2018   |   Local

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently announced that it accepted requests for modifications to permits for parts of the Mariner East 2 pipeline for two sites in West W...

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State Sen. Bartolotta presses legislators to help site energy storage hub in Appalachian region

By Kim Riley  |   August 17, 2018   |   Featured

State Sen. Camera Bartolotta (R-PA) wants the Keystone State to become known not just as one of the nation’s original 13 colonies where precious founding documents are stored in historic Philadelphi...

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PA House Oil and Gas Caucus reject 150 percent fee increase for unconventional well permits

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 17, 2018   |   Featured

Thirty-two members of the Pennsylvania House Oil and Gas Caucus recently expressed concern about a proposed rulemaking changes that would increase the application fee for an unconventional well permit...

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House Democratic Policy Committee holds public hearing on economic impact of tourism

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 17, 2018   |   News

State Rep. Ryan Bizzarro (D-Erie) hosted this week a House Democratic Policy Committee public hearing on the economic impact on tourism in Pennsylvania, at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center in Erie. ...

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Wolf administration unveils plan for strengthening state agriculture

By Melina Druga  |   August 17, 2018   |   News

Gov. Tom Wolf recently outlined a six-point plan to strengthen the state’s agriculture industry at Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences’ annual Ag Progress Days event. The plan is aimed...

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Gary Fechter

Food Merchants Association names new board member

By Melina Druga  |   August 16, 2018   |   News

The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA) recently appointed Gary Fechter to its board of directors, succeeding Blaine Forkell. Fechter is senior vice president for Wegmans’ Pennsylvani...

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California, Mansfield, Slippery Rock universities to offer new degree programs

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 15, 2018   |   Featured

Three Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) universities - California, Mansfield and Slippery Rock - will offer a combined eight new degree programs geared toward meeting specific wor...

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Changes to online job site create more effective system

By Melina Druga  |   August 15, 2018   |   News

Enhancements to the online job-matching PA CareerLink system will create an effective and condensed website experience for Pennsylvania job seekers and employers, according to Department of Labor and ...

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State permanently preserves more than 2,300 acres of farmland

By Melina Druga  |   August 14, 2018   |   News

Pennsylvania’s Agricultural Land Preservation Board has permanently preserved 2,303 acres in 16 counties on 30 farms for agricultural production, according to Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding. ...

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Lou Barletta

Barletta meets with Northeast Pennsylvania manufacturers, employers

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 14, 2018   |   Featured

Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA) recently spoke with members of the Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers and Employers Association, an organization with 345 member companies, about policies, regulations and o...

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Penn State Extension to assist with farm readiness reviews

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 13, 2018   |   News

Penn State Extension said recently that it has partnered with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture on a program to help produce growers comply with the new requirements of the Food Safety Modern...

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Bill from Rep. Driscoll would strengthen consumer protections

By Melina Druga  |   August 10, 2018   |   Companies

Pennsylvania state Rep. Mike Driscoll (D-Philadelphia) recently introduced a bill designed to ensure consumers don't fall prey to deceptive contracts. The legislation creates penalties for comp...

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Donna Oberlander

Rep. Oberlander appointed to Pennsylvania Small Business Development Center

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 9, 2018   |   News

House Republican leaders recently appointed Rep. Donna Oberlander (R-Clarion/Armstrong/Forest) to be a member of the Pennsylvania Small Business Development Center (PASBDC) Advisory Board. PASBDC p...

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Summit will address employment for disabled

By Melina Druga  |   August 9, 2018   |   Local

The Arc of Cumberland & Perry Counties (CPARC) will host a disability Business-to-Business Summit on Aug. 14 at the S. Wilson Pollock Center for Industrial Training in Mechanicsburg. The summit wil...

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Rep. Krueger-Braneky hosts hearing on job connectivity

By Melina Druga  |   August 8, 2018   |   News

State Rep. Leanne Krueger-Braneky (D-Delaware) recently hosted a House Democratic Policy Committee public hearing on connecting workers to good jobs at Neumann University. She was joined by Mike S...

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Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner outlines position on implementing association health plans rule

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 6, 2018   |   Featured

Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Jessica Altman recently sent a letter to the U.S. departments of Labor and Health and Human Services describing the Insurance Department’s position on the impleme...

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AT&T invests more than $725 mln in Pennsylvania networks

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 6, 2018   |   Companies

AT&T announced last week that it invested more than $725 million in its wireless and wired networks in Pennsylvania from 2015 to 2017 to boost network performance for residents, businesses as well as ...

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National Fuel files for decrease of gas supply charges

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 3, 2018   |   Companies

National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation (National Fuel) recently submitted to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission its annual adjustment to gas supply charges, which would decrease the monthl...

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Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry approves two new apprenticeship programs

By Kevin Randolph  |   August 3, 2018   |   Companies

The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry recently approved new apprenticeship programs in the clinical research associate (CRA) and residential electrician occupations. Pharmaceutical Prod...

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