The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) and Google recently formed a public-private partnership to make the industry-recognized Google Career Certificates available to students and ...
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The State House Majority Policy Committee recently held a hearing at Old Forge School District to discuss the growing demand for career and technical education. Testifiers included Warren Faust, Sh...
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The House Majority Policy Committee recently held a roundtable discussion on the reliability of the supply chain at McLane Co.’s distribution center in Jessup. Testifiers included McLane employee...
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Developing an export terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Delaware County will tap Pennsylvania into the booming global gas market while also generating new jobs and tax revenues for the entire...
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A group of Pennsylvania legislators introduced last week a legislative package, hoping to make telecommunications companies accountable to their customers. The six bills were introduced by House m...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) recently awarded four registered pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs $800,000 in federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act grants ...
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Pennsylvania state Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) testified before the PJM Board of Managers on Wednesday during the Critical Issue Fast Path (CIFP) Resource Adequacy Stage 4 meeting, his office said. PJM, ...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) recently awarded 16 programs statewide more than $685,000 in Digital Literacy and Workforce Development (DLWDG) grants. Most programs received $45...
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On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) sent a letter of support to designate Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and Lehigh Valley as Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs, or “Tech Hubs.” Created by ...
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Over the past year, UGI Utilities has invested more than $1 million in education through the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s Education Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) p...
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Pennsylvania will receive more than $33.8 million for electric vehicle charging stations officials said Monday. In a joint announcement, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secreta...
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The House Republican Policy Committee recently met in Lehigh Valley to discuss bringing more business to the region with local leaders. The goal was to highlight the economic importance of touris...
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A new report from the Commonwealth Foundation has found that Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s inaugural budget, while still incomplete, is already projecting a $900 million deficit. On Wednesday...
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The House Majority Policy Committee recently held a hearing on how supplier diversity and supporting minority-owned businesses will strengthen the supply chain. “The region, state and nation is b...
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Wyomissing-based PENN Entertainment, a provider of integrated entertainment, sports content, and casino gaming experiences, recently entered into an exclusive, 10-year U.S. online sports betting agree...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) recently awarded five registered pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs more than $397,000 in Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act gra...
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State Sen. Elder Vogel, Jr. (R-Beaver County), Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee chairman, and Rick Roush, Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences dean, recently spoke about the impor...
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Pennsylvania Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) and Rep. Doyle Heffley (R-122) joined leaders from Carbon County to discuss ways to strengthen the regional economy last week. Meeting at the Mauch Chunk Opera...
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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Thursday signed into law the main part of a $45.45 billion budget for fiscal year 2023-24, ending a month-long impasse that will prevent interruptions to many critica...
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The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA) recently expanded its Creative Business Loan Fund to include Rising Tide Community Loan Fund, a community development financial institution (CDFI) that is a ...
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