Pennsylvania's hospitals and health systems supported approximately 654,000 jobs, more than one in 10 in the state, and drove $136.1 billion in total economic impact in fiscal year 2018, according to ...
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U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Mike Crapo (R-ID) recently introduced a bill that aims to reduce the price that seniors pay for prescription drugs. "Medicare's prescription drug program limits insu...
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Sen. Camera Bartolotta (R-Beaver/Washington/Greene) announced Friday that several rail freight improvement projects in Washington and Beaver counties will receive state grants from the Pennsylvania De...
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Rep. Barb Gleim (R-Cumberland) recently announced that Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding appointed her to a three-year term on the State Commission on Agricultural Education Excell...
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The Pennsylvania Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee held a public hearing in Chambersburg Dec. 12 to address the need for regulatory reform for local businesses as well as the overall econo...
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Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Secretary Jerry Oleksiak announced Tuesday the availability of approximately $6.6 million in PAsmart Apprenticeship grants. "Building the strongest workforce in...
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President Donald Trump and House Democrats reached an agreement Tuesday to approve the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), drawing praise from Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania. Offic...
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Pennsylvania is the nation’s second-largest natural gas provider, according to an Independent Fiscal Office (IFO) report. The state’s production volume grew 10.8 percent this year, 2 percentag...
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Sen. Lisa M. Boscola (D-Lehigh/Northampton) expressed disappointment following a recent announcement by transportation officials that the planned Route 22 expansion project would be placed on indefini...
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Rep. Seth Grove (R-Dover) recently issued a statement in response to a Pennsylvania grand jury report that finds that Pennsylvania’s Keystone Innovation Zone and Pennsylvania Research and Developmen...
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The Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) recently approved three low-interest loans totaling $51.3 million, which will create or retain 1,951 full-time jobs and result in $101.5 millio...
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Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Deputy Secretary for Workforce Development Eileen Cipriani toured the Lebanon County Career and Technology Center (LCCTC) in Lebanon Wednesday and discussed the im...
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Rep. Todd Polinchock (R-Bucks) recently introduced a bill that would allow small farms and orchards to engage in agritainment and agritourism even when local ordinances prohibit it. Polinchock disc...
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Design work has begun for the first stage of a $370 million expansion of the Penn State College of Engineering. The College of Engineering at University Park is the largest college at Penn State wi...
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Gov. Tom Wolf recently announced that he intends to nominate current Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Executive Deputy Secretary Yassmin Gramian, P.E., to serve as secretary of the ...
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The state recently approved $500,000 in Small Meat Processor Grants to fund 15 projects that supply locally produced meat. The grant program was established earlier this year as part of the Pennsyl...
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Gov. Tom Wolf recently announced that three heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) companies in Allegheny and Butler counties will receive grants to assist with the cost of ...
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PA Consulting recently presented PPL Electric Utilities with the 2019 ReliabilityOne Most Improved Utility Award. The award recognizes utility companies that have achieved substantial improvements ...
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Reps. Seth Grove (R-York), Eric Nelson (R-Westmoreland) and Jim Cox (R-Bucks/Lancaster) recently met with advocates to discuss a package of legislation that aims to ensure small businesses are treated...
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Pennsylvania House of Representatives Speaker Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) recently praised the Senate Finance Committee for advancing House Bill 1100, which reforms the energy and fertilizer manufacturi...
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