The state House of Representatives recently advanced legislation that would enable small businesses to operate during state disasters. The One Staffer-One Shopper Bill (House Bill 747) would allow ...
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Allentown-based American Energy Partners recently purchased three existing oil and gas operators in Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia for more than $10.8 million. “This transaction further...
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Harrisburg-based Ben Franklin Technology Partners and its network of entrepreneur clients helped lift Pennsylvania’s economy during the pandemic, keeping people employed and helping the state with i...
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The House Majority Policy Committee released a report on Tuesday based on a survey of 921 businesses from across Pennsylvania that were impacted by COVID-19 about what business owners need to recover ...
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The Department of Labor and Industry’s Apprenticeship Training Office (ATO) recently approved an automation robotics technician apprenticeship program in York. The Manufacturers’ Association p...
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U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) and U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-TX) recently introduced legislation that would make permanent the full and immediate expensing provision of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act,...
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U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) recently sent a letter to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee urging for robust infrastructure funding for the state and her district to be included in th...
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Sen. John Yudichak (I-District 14), chair of the Senate Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee, led two days of hearings on April 13 and 14 to discuss the economic impact of the te...
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Pittsburgh-based EQT Corporation announced Thursday it is committed to seeking independent certification of a majority of its produced natural gas under Equitable Origin and MiQ certification standard...
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Pennsylvania Reps. Joe Kerwin (R-Dauphin/Schuylkill), Tim Twardzik (R-Schuylkill), and Martina White (R-Philadelphia), the House Majority Caucus Secretary, held a roundtable discussion in Harrisburg o...
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Apprenticeship programs in four counties recently received more than $51,000 in funding from Pennsylvania’s Pre-Apprentice and Apprenticeship Grant Program to connect participants with classroom tra...
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U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick and Chrissy Houlahan joined a bipartisan delegation asking U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack for additional funds for spotted lanternfly research. In their let...
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The state House of Representative recently voted to advance a bill that creates a bipartisan Keystone Solvency Operating Study (SOS) Commission to improve the state’s financial standing and outlook....
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Thomas Melcher, business manager of the Pittsburgh Regional Building Trades Council, recently sent a letter to the Pennsylvania legislature and Gov. Tom Wolf expressing the council’s opposition to t...
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A bill recently introduced in the state Senate would prohibit the purchase of solar panels and related components manufactured or assembled outside the United States using state taxpayer dollars or ta...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry (L&I) announced Thursday it will transition to a new unemployment compensation system on June 8, 2021. The new system will replace the current 40-...
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Gov. Tom Wolf announced Wednesday that Pennsylvania will provide $2.7 million in low-interest loans to three companies in Bucks, Franklin, and Luzerne counties. Funded through the Pennsylvania Ind...
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The Pennsylvania House of Representatives advanced five bills last week centered on the state’s economic recovery. “As we begin to look past and recover from the economic effects of COVID-19 an...
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UGI Energy Services and UGI Utilities, two UGI Corp. wholly owned subsidiaries, recently joined the Natural Gas Supply Collaborative (NGSC). NGSC, an organization of natural gas purchasers, provide...
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State Sens. Dan Laughlin (R-Erie), Scott Martin (R-Lancaster), and Gene Yaw (R-Lycoming) recently advocated for an increase in Pennsylvania’s allocation from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (AR...
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