Pittsburgh International Airport recently broke ground on the Cargo 4 project. The 77,000-square-foot facility will allow the airport to handle the increased demand for freight. The new facility al...
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State Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor on Sept. 7 released a performance audit of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission that made a number of recommendations to help solve the commission's growing fin...
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The Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) recently approved three new low-interest loans to support growing businesses in three counties. Plum Creek Farm in Berks County through the ...
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Pennsylvania State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) said the state’s Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee that he chairs opposes pending regulation that would limit manganese levels in waterways....
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Capital Region Economic Development Corp. (CREDC), an organization serving Cumberland, Dauphin, and Perry counties, and its partners recently applied for $27 million in PA State Small Business Credit ...
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Pennsylvania state Reps. Eric Nelson (R-Westmoreland) and Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter) heard testimony from industry and trade professionals during a hearing on hydrogen-based manufacturing...
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Brookville-based Miller Fabrication Solutions, a contract steel fabricator, recently announced its plans for Manufacturing Day (MFG Day) on Oct. 7. The annual nationwide event aims to inspire youth...
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State Rep. Tim Twardzik (R-Schuylkill) announced Friday that he had hosted a public hearing of the House Majority Policy Committee to discuss barriers related to starting up and growing a business in ...
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State Rep. David Zimmerman (R-Lancaster) recently sent a memo to all House members about updating the state’s Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard. In 2004, the state General Assembly passed t...
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Eric Hagarty, acting secretary of education, recently went to the Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts to tour its PNC Innovation Zone. The PNC Innovation Zone addresses gender and equity barri...
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Since taking office in 2015, Gov. Tom Wolf has signed 2,098 pardons, including 326 that were part of an expedited review of nonviolent marijuana-related offenses. A pardon means a person receives c...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced Monday the opening of its draft 2022 Pennsylvania State Water Plan for public comments. The plan identifies regional and sta...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development recently opened the application period for PA Farm Bill Agriculture & Youth Grants. The Ag and Youth Program awards grants of up to...
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The state’s unemployment rate dropped two-tenths of a percentage point in July to 4.3 percent, according to a Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) report. Nationally, the unemploymen...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s Farmland Preservation Program announced Friday that it won a $7.85 million competitive top grant to support climate-smart conservation on Pennsylvania fa...
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The Manufacturing PA initiative recently awarded the Agency for Community Empowerment of NEPA (ACE) a $200,000 Pennsylvania’s Manufacturing PA Training-to-Career Program (MTTC) grant. ACE adminis...
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The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) recently presented U.S. Rep. Fred Keller (R-PA 12th District) with the Friend of Farm Bureau Award. The award recognizes members of Congress who support t...
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The state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) recently purchased 5,600 acres in the Weiser State Forest that will be developed into a motorized recreation area. The parcel is ...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) nearly $23.4 million in grant funding through the Low-No Grant Program and Grants ...
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Guardian Booth, a manufacturer of prefabricated structures, will relocate its headquarters to Waynesboro, Penn. The move from Orangeburg, N.Y., to Franklin County will create new jobs, Gov. Tom Wo...
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