The Pittsburgh Business Group on Health (PBGH) announced last week the release of a report conducted by the group’s analytics partner, Innovu, regarding COVID-19 case data by region and county. T...
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The Pennsylvania Association of Realtors (PAR) recently expressed their disagreement with Gov. Tom Wolf's May 1 announcement that a ban remains on in-person real estate transactions in the majority of...
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The Pennsylvania Farm Bureau recently gave its support for House Bill 2429 that would reopen garden centers so long as the businesses use appropriate Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) s...
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The House recently advanced legislation that would allow lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores to reopen during the COVID-19 pandemic. Gov. Tom Wolf closed these and other designated “non...
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The Manufacturer & Business Association (MBA) participated in a virtual meeting last week led by Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Dennis Davin to prov...
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Following Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan for a green, yellow, red phased-in reopening of public and private construction, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced that highway and bri...
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The House recently passed legislation that would require Gov. Tom Wolf to notify House and Senate leaders of any regulations that are modified, suspended, or waived during the COVID-19 emergency decla...
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Legislation recently introduced in the state Senate would exempt real estate work from Pennsylvania's business closure order, so long as the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines are used to sl...
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The State House of Representatives advanced Wednesday House Bill 2412 that would require the secretary of the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) to issue a waiver to restart all r...
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Bipartisan legislation recently introduced in the Senate would help Pennsylvania businesses receive payment for business interruption insurance claims filed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill c...
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The state House recently advanced legislation that would require a review of the state’s debt obligations and identify refinancing options in a report to the General Assembly. Under the bill, the...
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Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association President and CEO David N. Taylor recently lauded a variety of National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) efforts that have significantly helped the U.S. and...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development recently awarded $200,000 in state funds to the Greene County Industrial Development Corp. The funds will be used to hire West Vir...
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The House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee recently advanced three bills that would support the food supply chain and allow agriculture-related businesses to reopen safely during the COVID-19 e...
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Rep. Seth Grove (R-Dover), chairman of the House Government Oversight Committee, announced Friday a suggestion made by Gov. Tom Wolf for the committee to investigate the state’s business closure res...
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A bill recently introduced in the state Senate would allow garden centers to reopen if they can adhere to social distancing and mitigation measures established by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...
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House Democrats have developed a bill package called PA is Helping Employers And Labor Succeed (PA HEALS) to address the financial strain placed on Pennsylvanians as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic....
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Eighteen members of the Pennsylvania Senate Republican Caucus, at the request of Sens. Dave Argall (R- Schuylkill County), Joe Pittman (R-Armstrong County), and Gene Yaw (R- Lycoming County), recently...
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The Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA), Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA), and the Pennsylvania Minority Business Development Authority (PMBDA) will be deferring loans in respon...
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House Bill 2388, legislation reopening car dealerships under appropriate federal health guidelines, received its third consideration and final passage out of the state House Tuesday, according to bill...
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