The PA Chamber recently hosted a business roundtable and press conference at the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce to discuss how the state’s newly enacted state tax reform package will improve competit...
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The state recently lowered its Corporate Net Income Tax (CNIT) rate. Pennsylvania’s rate of 9.99 percent was second highest among the 44 states that levy a CNIT. The state will eventual lower t...
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Pennsylvania Rep. Frank Burns (D-Cambria County) announced he would introduce a three-bill legislative package to rebuild Pennsylvania’s economy with American-made products. In a memorandum to s...
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Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development Acting Secretary Neil Weaver announced Friday that the Ben Franklin Technology Partners would receive $16.4 million in Challenge Grant fun...
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Pennsylvania farmers may receive up to $13 million in tax credits for improving soil and water quality, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding announced Friday. The credits will be funded through t...
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Gov. Tom Wolf announced Thursday that the Pennsylvania Departments of Transportation (PennDOT) and Environmental Protection (DEP) would work with partner organizations to move forward on plans to maxi...
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U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) announced Wednesday that the U.S. Senate had passed bipartisan legislation to invest in domestic manufacturing and bolster national security. The CHIPS and Science Act w...
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U.S. Reps. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) sent U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg a letter Tuesday urging the Biden administration to prioritize freight rail as a solution to...
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Philadelphia-based Comcast announced it had awarded $1 million in grants to 100 Allegheny County small businesses owned by women and people of color Tuesday. Part of the Comcast RISE program, whic...
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Tara Lowe, director of the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry’s (L&I) Apprenticeship and Training Office (ATO), joined Oberg Industries Thursday to celebrate 45 recent graduates of the comp...
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Pennsylvania state Rep. Bud Cook (R-Washington/Fayette) announced Wednesday he had introduced House Resolution 222 to combat inflation. The legislation would establish an advisory committee that w...
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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced Tuesday that his administration had approved nine projects through the Commonwealth Financing Authority totaling more than $48 million to stimulate economic develo...
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Through the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI), Pennsylvania has been awarded nearly $268 million in American Rescue Plan funding. The funding will be used to spur small business growth...
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The film production tax credit was capped at $100 million in the state’s 2022-23 budget. The tax credit was established in 2007. Through the end of fiscal year 2019-20, approximately 860 applican...
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Speaking on behalf of the Manufacturers Resource Center (MRC), located in Allentown, Pa., President and CEO Rich Hobbs said passage of the Innovation Act/America Competes Legislation would benefit Pen...
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On Thursday, Pennsylvania Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) said the Pennsylvania Senate Republican Caucus had filed a brief in federal court to protect the state’s energy competition and reliability from regula...
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The U.S. Department of Labor recently awarded the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) a $3.9 million grant to build and modernize the state’s registered apprenticeship system. "Penn...
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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed an energy choice bill Tuesday, saying the bill would take away local governments’ control over future energy choices. Senate Bill 275, authored by state Sen. Ge...
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The Pennsylvania 2022-23 General Fund budget includes a line item within the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) budget that would provide an additional $2.5 million in funding for...
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Opponents of Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan for Pennsylvania to participate in the 11-state Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) applauded a state court’s injunction filed on Friday that will delay the...
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