U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) recently introduced the Accelerate Long-Term Investment Growth Now (ALIGN) Act, which would make permanent the full and immediate expensing provision of the 2017 Tax Cuts a...
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Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC) President Dave Spigelmyer issued a statement on Feb. 13 on legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate to ban hydraulic fra...
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The Chester County Economic Development Council (CCEDC) announced Wednesday that its chief operating officer, Mike Grigalonis, was named president of the Pennsylvania Economic Development Association ...
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Legislation recently introduced in the state House would establish the Manufacturer E-waste Program and the Advisory Electronics Recycling Task Force. The bill would utilize best practices impleme...
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A new federal study failed to find evidence that oil and gas production in northern Pennsylvania has contaminated the commonwealth’s forest rivers and streams, providing a timely counterweight to th...
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State Rep. Joe Ciresi (D-Montgomery County) recently traveled via mass transit from his home in Montgomery County to Philadelphia to highlight the need for improved mass transit in Southeastern Pennsy...
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PPL announced Monday that it will host a Supplier Diversity Conference and Networking Summit event to help expand the diversity of its suppliers. The conference is open to women-, minority-, vetera...
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The Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) recently approved five new low-interest loans to businesses for expansion and job creation. The authority also provides low-interest loans a...
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A bill that would establish savings accounts for first-time homebuyers recently passed the Senate. The Pennsylvania First-Time Home Buyer Savings Account Act would allow eligible Pennsylvanians to ...
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Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Secretary Jerry Oleksiak toured the Eastern Westmoreland Career and Technology Center (EWCTC) in Latrobe on Feb. 6 and discussed the importance of STEM (science, t...
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Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) applauded Tuesday the advancement of House Bill 1100, part of the House Republican Energize PA legislative package, by th...
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Rep. Aaron Kaufer (R-Luzerne) announced Tuesday that his Energy and Fertilizer Manufacturing Tax Credit legislation (H.B. 1100) is heading to Gov. Tom Wolf’s desk. “This bill is about using nat...
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Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation (LVEDC) on Tuesday highlighted the inclusion of funding for manufacturing, talent supply, workforce development in Gov. Tom Wolf’s $36.1 billion budget...
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The Pennsylvania Legislative Budget and Finance Committee (LBFC) recently unveiled its report on the potential impacts of a change to the state's medical liability venue rules. In late 2018, the Pe...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) recently opened the public comment period concerning proposed updates to its Statewide Public Participation Plan. The Statewide Public Partic...
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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf unveiled his $36 billion proposed budget for fiscal year 2020-21 on Tuesday, drawing criticism from some Republicans and business groups for overspending and not encouraging...
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Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry President and CEO Gene Barr issued a statement Jan. 31 expressing disappointment over the Independent Regulatory Review Commissions’ decision to advanc...
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Lineal Industries, a specialty construction maintenance and pipeline integrity services company based in Pittsburgh, plans to launch a new national marketing campaign. Lineal Industries was establi...
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Pennsylvania could lose more than 600,000 jobs and roughly $261 billion over the next five years if a national ban on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, were to be put in place, as some Democratic pre...
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The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee and the Senate Transportation Committee recently held a joint public hearing on the potential impacts of Pennsylvania’s participation in the T...
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