The Pennsylvania state House voted on Tuesday to halt a plan by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to add tolls to nine bridges across the state. Senate Bill 382, authored by state Sen. ...
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The Appalachian Regional Commission’s INvestments Supporting Partnerships In Recovery Ecosystems (INSPIRE) initiative recently awarded Pennsylvania more than $1.5 million in grants to help people wi...
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Millersburg-based Mid Penn Bancorp, and Riverview Financial Corp. recently received regulatory approvals to move forwarded with their proposed merger. “We are pleased to have received regulatory ...
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Pennsylvania Rep. Barbara Gleim (R-Cumberland) announced Tuesday that she intends to introduce legislation that will lower the state’s corporate net income tax rate. In a memo to members of the ...
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The state Senate recently passed legislation that would create a $5 million guaranteed loan program for veteran-owned businesses. Senate Bill 830 would create a Veteran-owned Business Loan Guarante...
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The state House Consumer Affairs Committee recently advanced legislation that would bring broadband service to the Northern Tier. House Bill 2071 would create a Pennsylvania Broadband Development A...
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A bipartisan group of nine governors, including Gov. Tom Wolf, recently sent a letter to the leadership of the U.S. House and Senate, urging the passage of the Creating Helpful Incentives for the Prod...
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The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry’s President and CEO Gene Barr applauded recent passage in the Senate of Bill that would help small businesses by removing tax barriers. Senate B...
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The state Senate approved legislation that would reform the tax laws for small businesses. In Pennsylvania, small businesses create 65 percent of the jobs. Senate Bill 347 would reform the tax c...
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State Senator John Yudichak (I-14) and the Senate Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee held a hearing Tuesday on the Invent Penn State program. The six-year-old initiative, w...
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A resolution recently adopted by the state Senate would direct the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study on the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's (PennDOT) highway main...
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A bill by State Rep. Matthew Dowling (R-Fayette/Somerset) that will help bar and restaurant owners affected by the COVID-19 pandemic has been signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolf. House Bill 425 allow...
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The Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) recently approved two low-interest loans. “Today’s funding is invaluable in assisting these two businesses in their next steps to improv...
Read MoreStatewide rural home sales increased 7 percent from 2019 to 2020 while urban home sales decreased 6 percent, according to an analysis of statewide residential property transfer data by the Center for ...
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Sunbury-based Fresh Roasted Coffee, a privately owned coffee roasting company, recently received more than $1.7 million to support its Northumberland County expansion. The Pennsylvania Industrial D...
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SkillUp and Philadelphia Works, Inc. will form a new partnership – LevelUp Philadelphia – that will support local workers and focus on placing them in high growth, in-demand jobs, The SkillUp Coal...
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State Rep. Dan Deasy (D-Allegheny), Democratic chairman of the House Liquor Control Committee, recently applauded the passage of House Bill 425 in the state House and the Senate. The bill amends th...
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A resolution soon to be introduced in the state Senate would request the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee examine the economic, environmental, and health impact that would result from the deve...
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Legislation recently introduced in the state Senate would expand solar power access through a local voluntary program. Senate Bill 919 would create the PA Local Solar program and would give residen...
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Legislation soon to be introduced in the state Senate would amend the existing Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant Program to create a new definition of low carbon fuels including renewable natural gas ...
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