As of Wednesday evening, both Pennsylvania General Assembly chambers have voted to save state jobs by officially disapproving of the Wolf administration’s proposed regulation that would authorize th...
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The state Senate recently passed legislation creating an the Airport Land Development Zone (ALDZ) program. The program would provide tax credits, structured like the Keystone Special Development Zo...
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The Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors recently approved a three-year strategic economic development plan and a budget for 2022. The budget of $3.1 million represents...
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Legislation passed by the state Senate this week would increase public-private partnerships and enhance employment opportunities. Senate Bill 706 would create a Max Manufacturing Initiative Fund an...
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A new study defines and evaluates technological methods to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from natural gas in Philadelphia. The city has set the goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. The Ph...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) recently awarded the Laurel Valley Transportation Improvement Project (LTVIP) in Westmoreland County $30 million for the second phase of constru...
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State Sen. Camera Bartolotta (R-46) announced four Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) grants totaling more than $2.5 million will go to the 46th District. The grants, administered by t...
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The Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) recently awarded four grants totaling $2.5 million to a drug treatment project, a project to increase tourism and two projects that specialize in in...
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U.S. Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA) recently submitted public comments to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) opposing a plan that would toll the Canoe Creek Bridges in Clarion Co...
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Pittsburgh-based AlphaLab Health, a healthcare and life sciences accelerator program of Innovation Works (IW) in partnership with Allegheny Health Network (AHN), announced a second cohort of start-up ...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) tried unsuccessfully to circumvent the legislature and push through a proposed regulation on the state joining the controversial Regional ...
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Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Deputy Secretary for Compensation and Insurance Scott G. Weiant announced Thursday that Phoenix Sintered Metals LLC in Brockway had been awarded the G...
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The Pennsylvania House Democratic Policy Committee recently hosted a hearing addressing Pennsylvania’s supply chain challenges. Online sales were forecasted to surpass $11.5 million on Black Frid...
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U.S. Reps. Fred Keller (R-PA) and Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) introduced legislation in the House of Representatives on Oct. 28 that would allow students in short-term occupational programs to qualify for...
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Legislation recently introduced in the state Senate would increase tax credits for jobs created in the state’s Qualified Opportunity Zones (QOZ). The QOZ program was founded by the federal Tax Cu...
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On Monday, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf joined local, state and federal leaders to celebrate infrastructure investments during a ribbon cutting at I-579 CAP Park, renamed the Frankie Pace Park. The ...
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Pennsylvania legislators are using what state Sen. John Yudichak (I-Luzerne) calls smart tax policies to lure privately held companies with massive construction projects requiring manufacturing and ot...
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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced Friday that his administration had approved 166 new projects through the Multimodal Transportation Fund (MTF), totaling more than $84 million in funding. The f...
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The Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) recently approved $105,497 Pipeline Investment Program (PIPE) funds for SEDA-COG Natural Gas Cooperative, through the Commonwealth Financing...
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Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) applauded action in the state House of Representatives Wednesday to improve broadband deployment across unserved and underserved...
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