The Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) is reminding job seekers to use SkillUp PA, a free virtual learning platform offering more than 5,000 unique training modules to help users polish their resume...
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U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA) joined local partners in Scranton last week to discuss the impact the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act will have on reclaiming and cleaning up abandoned mine lands (AML) ...
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will provide strike teams to Pennsylvania’s hospitals to relieve areas hit hardest by the recent COVID-19 surge from overcrowding. The federal gove...
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The Pennsylvania Bureau of Diversity, Inclusion and Small Business Opportunities spent $4.2 billion on state contract spending during fiscal year 2020-2021, according to the bureau’s annual report. ...
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On Monday, Gov. Tom Wolf announced he would be naming Leigh M. Chapman to replace Veronica Degraffenreid as Acting Secretary of the Commonwealth. Degraffenreid will be elevated to the position of ...
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The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) recently graduated 15 liquor enforcement officers at a ceremony held at the Southwest Training Center in Greensburg. Liquor enforcement officers have the power a...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) recently awarded approximately $12.9 million in grants to 22 municipalities statewide through the Automated Red Light Enforcement (ARLE) program...
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Gov. Tom Wolf signed nine bills into law Wednesday, including House Bill 2071, now Act 96 of 2021, establishing the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority. The authority will help to manage a...
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U.S. Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA) recently submitted public comments to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) strongly opposing the plan to place tolls on the North Fork Bridges i...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Education recently awarded three school districts and 39 career and technical centers nearly $1.5 million in grants through the Career and Technical Education Equipment ...
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Pennsylvania will receive $1.2 billion during the first round of funding from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Funding will be used to improve roads and bridges statewide. Pennsy...
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The state Senate Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee recently advanced two bills designed to support Pennsylvania’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Senate Bil...
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Lehigh Valley ranks 49th out of 384 metro regions in the United States for manufacturing, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, the economic reporting arm of the U.S. Department of Commer...
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The state Senate recently passed House Bill 2071, legislation designed to improve access to high-speed internet in underserved communities, a moved applauded by state Sens. Camera Bartolotta (R-Greene...
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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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