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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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 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 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 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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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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State Rep. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York Township) recently was named to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Intergovernmental Advisory Committee. The committee’s purpose is to assist...
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U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) applauded Tuesday the passage of his legislation, the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act, into law. Casey was the primary Democratic au...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture recently announced that food safety inspectors with the department are offering free on-farm readiness reviews for produce growers. The reviews will help ...
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The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) noted recently that customer utility bill savings due to changes in federal tax rates are now estimated at $400 million per year. Earlier this year,...
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The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently awarded Penn Medicine and two other health care organizations with the qualified provider-led entity (QPLE) designation. With thi...
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WorkCred, an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) affiliate, recently released a study on credential use for hiring and retention in the manufacturing industry, which found an uneven use of cr...
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