Legislation recently introduced in the state House of Representatives would allow the event industry to operate safely at 50 percent capacity. The bill would allow venues, caterers, and other busin...
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The clean energy sector had an average job growth rate of 8.7 percent between 2017 and 2019, adding 7,794 new positions, according to the 2020 Pennsylvania Clean Energy Employment Report. The ave...
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PNC Community Development Banking and the PNC Foundation recently invested $10 million in three programs operated or managed by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) of Pittsburgh. The programs ...
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The House Labor and Industry Committee recently held a meeting to determine why thousands of people who lost their jobs because of the COVID-19 pandemic have yet to receive unemployment compensation (...
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The State Transportation Commission recently updated its 12-Year Program, which provides insight into the funding that will be available for critical infrastructure improvements. The program is a...
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The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry, the state's largest broad-based business association, recently launched a social media campaign that features employers and medical professionals pro...
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U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans (D-PA) recently hosted a virtual roundtable to discuss the effects of African trade policy on the Philadelphia region, how to increase trade between Philadelphia and Africa, and...
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State Rep. Jake Wheatley (D-Allegheny) recently criticized the lack of assistance for minority-owned businesses negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. These businesses are the ones hurt the ...
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A group of five Pennsylvania lawmakers recently urged House leadership to extend the deadline for Coronavirus Relief Funds for an additional year. The federal CARES Act appropriated $150 billion to...
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State lawmakers recently took steps to help small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 business closure order. A total of 4,933 small businesses statewide were awarded $96 million in state grants, a...
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Legislation recently introduced in the House would provide restaurants with pandemic assistance. House Bill 2789 would allow restaurants required to operate at less than full capacity because of re...
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The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) recently approved Gov. Tom Wolf’s request to declare a disaster in Philadelphia following the civil unrest that occurred May 30 to June 8, which resulted...
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State Sens. Steve Santarsiero (D-Bucks County) and Gene Yaw (R-Bradford County), Pennsylvania Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee chairmen, recently sent a letter to Pennsylvania’s C...
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The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry recently sent a letter to Pennsylvania’s Congressional delegation urging support for temporary protections from unwarranted lawsuits. The U.S. Se...
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The Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) recently approved four new low-interest loans for projects in three counties. “Now, more than ever, our business owners and developers n...
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Members of the Pennsylvania Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee recently toured a Deep Well Services (DWS) facility in Butler County to view the company’s gas well technologies. D...
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Attorney General Josh Shapiro recently shut down Equitable Acceptance, a financing company, in Pennsylvania, and is ordering the company to cancel nearly $200,000 in debt for Commonwealth customers. ...
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Legislation recently introduced in the House would create a shared grant services program designed to help communities save money and reduce property taxes. House Bill 2760 would allow school distr...
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The Industrial Sites Reuse Program recently approved funding for three industrial-site cleanup projects. The program provides loans and grants for environmental assessments and remediation projects...
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Pennsylvania’s Resource Enhancement and Protection Program (REAP) will make available $10 million in tax credits to farmers for improving soil and water quality. The tax credit program was create...
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