F.N.B. Corp. and UB Bancorp recently signed a definitive merger agreement with a market value of approximately $117 million, based on the closing stock price of F.N.B. on May 31. Under the agreem...
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The Manufacturing PA Training-to-Career Program (MTTC) recently awarded Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology a $200,000 grant to expand short-term workforce training programs for adults. The coll...
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Pennsylvania needs to take full advantage of the natural gas resources inherent in the Marcellus Shale footprint that covers more than half the state, business and industry advocates said at an energy...
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The Agriculture Business Development Center recently announced it will fund up to three $100,000 grants to organizations that will offer grants of up to $10,000 to military veterans for agricultural b...
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The Pennsylvania House Local Government Committee approved legislation today that prevents municipalities in the state from banning access to certain utilities and energy sources. Senate Bill 275, ...
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The Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) recently awarded Apprentice Training for the Electrical Industry (ATEI) $296,936 through the state’s Pre-Apprentice and Apprenticeship Gra...
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The Pennsylvania Senate Finance Committee recently approved legislation that would increase state assistance for the Film Tax Credit program from $70 million to $125 million. Annually, 10 to 12 pro...
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Pennsylvania business leaders this week continued to push for a lower corporate net income tax (CNI) to be included in the upcoming negotiations over the new state budget. The Pennsylvania Chamber of...
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Legislation recently introduced in the state Senate seeks to amend the Steel Products Procurement Act to reduce the paperwork required. Senate Bill 1043 would ease the extensive paperwork required ...
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The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s board of directors recently approved $150,000 to be distributed to five companies in loans with warrants. Each company will rec...
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Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney announced Friday that Keith Brune will become acting CEO of the Division of Aviation following the departure of Rochelle “Chellie” Cameron. Brune will oversee the...
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Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Judge Ellen Ceisler put a halt to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s (PennDOT) plan to toll nine bridges throughout the Commonwealth until a full court c...
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Gov. Tom Wolf and other administration members recently gathered at Marion-Walker Elementary in Centre County to highlight the federal $45 billion Internet for All Initiative. The U.S. Department o...
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The U.S. Department of the Interior recently awarded Pennsylvania $26.6 million through the Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization (AMLER) Program. The program allocates funds to the six Appal...
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Pennsylvania’s Manufacturing PA Training-to-Career Program (MTTC) recently awarded Slippery Rock University $179,181 to support a student internship program in Allegheny, Butler, and Erie counties. ...
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Pennsylvania’s Manufacturing PA Training-to-Career Program recently awarded Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center (DVIRC) a $130,000 grant to support manufacturing career awareness. DVIRC’...
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Pennsylvania supports a path for industrial sector decarbonization with an emphasis on the deployment of clean hydrogen and carbon capture, utilization, and storage technologies, Gov. Tom Wolf announc...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development recently approved $14 million in Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ) 2021 tax credits for 197 early-stage technology companies statewide. ...
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PJM Interconnection, the nation’s largest electric grid operator, recently released its summer forecast for electricity demand. According to the forecast, summer demand is expected to peak at app...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture recently awarded 23 projects more than $2.45 million in Federal Specialty Crop Block Grants. Funding is through the federal Farm Bill and is awarded on a ...
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