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The formation of a Pennsylvania House of Representatives caucus task force that will examine and develop economic recovery policy for the current legislative session was announced Tuesday by House Rep...
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The state’s Manufacturing Training-to-Career program recently awarded the Western Area Career and Technology Center (WACTC) in Washington County with $112,262 in funding.
WACTC plans to use the f...
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In conjunction with Operation HOPE credit counselors, FICO, an analytics software firm, will be hosting a free financial education online event today for greater Philadelphia area residents.
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The deadline is looming for public comments on Gov. Tom Wolf’s controversial plan to enlist Pennsylvania in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), and some lawmakers are saying the entire pr...
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State Sen. John Yudichak (I-Luzerne/Carbon) recently sent a memorandum to fellow senators seeking cosponsors for legislation that would expand postsecondary training access by up to two years.
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) recently released a study on the feasibility and the operation and potential costs of a Reading-to-Philadelphia passenger rail service.
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The Pennsylvania Agricultural Business Development Center will offer six workshops this week during the virtual 2021 Pennsylvania Farm Show to agricultural businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs.
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The Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) recently approved $1.28 million in low-interest loans for three projects.
Through the Bucks County Economic Development Corp, Martelli Realt...
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Commonweath Partners Chamber of Entrepreneurs are urging the Third Circuit Court to reject Gov. Tom Wolf’s business closures and uphold a previous ruling that found his actions unconstitutional.
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State Reps. Joe Ciresi (D- Montgomery County) and Pam Snyder (D-Greene County) recently sent a memorandum to all House members seeking cosponsors for a bill establishing a COVID-19 relief program.
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Gov. Tom Wolf announced last week that $143,000 in new funding was approved for The Challenge Program, Inc. (TCP) in Cambria County through Pennsylvania’s Manufacturing Training-to-Career program.
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The Pennsylvania Women’s Health Caucus, in collaboration with Public Citizens for Children and Youth, recently sent a letter to Gov. Tom Wolf encouraging the administration to resume the COVID relie...
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Gov. Tom Wolf recently instructed that $145 million be transferred from the Workers’ Compensation Security Fund at the Pennsylvania Insurance Department to the general fund to establish a grant prog...
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State Sen. Ryan Aument (R-Lancaster County) plans to introduce the Small Business Assistance Package to provide relief to restaurants, bars, and small businesses struggling from the COVID-19 pandemic....
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State Reps. Joe Ciresi (D-Montgomery) and Tina Davis (D-Bucks) plan to reintroduce legislation that would provide grants to eligible bars, restaurants, catering halls, and banquet halls struggling fro...
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Legislation recently introduced in the state House of Representatives would create a grant program to help relieve Pennsylvania’s hospitality industry for businesses impacted by COVID-19 and the res...
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State Sens. Camera Bartolotta (R-46) and John DiSanto (R-15) on Tuesday criticized Gov. Tom Wolf’s leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic following the release of a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ...
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The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently awarded a two-year $37.6 million grant to a team of scientists to develop an anti-SARS-CoV-2-specific DNA-encoded monoclonal antibod...
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce Executive Vice President and Chief Policy Officer Neil Bradley is urging lawmakers to reach a final agreement on pandemic relief legislation that includes targeted liability p...
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UGI Corp.’s Natural Gas Businesses group recently joined Our Nation’s Energy Future (ONE Future), a coalition of 33 other gas production, transmission, and distribution companies.
UGI Corp. i...
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