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Port of New York and New Jersey officials and marine terminal operator representatives recently briefed more than 100 people at Wind Creek Bethlehem in Bethlehem on the port’s plans, cargo activity,...
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Natural gas production in Pennsylvania increased by 14.5 percent from the second quarter (Q2) of 2018 to Q2 2019, according to the latest Natural Gas Production Report from Pennsylvania's Independent ...
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The Pennsylvania House Majority Policy Committee recently toured several southcentral Pennsylvania employers to learn about the challenges businesses face creating good jobs and about any government-i...
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The House Majority Policy Committee toured several businesses in southcentral Pennsylvania this week to learn more about the workforce challenges they face, Policy Chairman Donna Oberlander (R-Clarion...
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Rep. Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) unveiled Tuesday a proposal to eliminate school property taxes at a Capitol press conference.
House Bill 13, the School Property Tax Elimination Act, would replace 100 p...
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The Wolf Administration announced Monday the second Dairy Innovation Forum, which will be held during the 2019 All-American Dairy Show in the PA Farm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg on Sept...
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The Edinboro University Foundation and the Pittsburgh Chapter of the National Tooling and Machining Foundation have been awarded grants through Gov. Tom Wolf’s Manufacturing PA initiative.
Fundin...
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Wolf Administration officials, local officials, and legislators recently celebrated the grand opening of PA CareerLink Blair County, which recently relocated to the Altoona Area Public Library, and di...
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Frank Burns
Rep. Frank Burns (D-Cambria and Somerset counties) recently attended the National Conference of State Legislatures’ annual summit in Nashville.
At the conference, Burns met with Anya Malkov, Amaz...
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The Brookings Institution recently released a report titled Ideas for Pennsylvania’s Innovation Policy, which examines innovation policy in Pennsylvania and other states.
The report noted that Pe...
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The House and Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs committees held on Wednesday as part of Penn State’s annual Ag Progress Days a joint meeting focusing on animal health and biosecurity initiatives ...
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State Sen. Joe Pittman (R-Armstrong County) announced Monday that he would soon introduce legislation designed to reduce the amount of funding diverted from transportation improvement projects to stat...
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Sen. Maria Collett
State Sen. Maria Collett (D-Bucks/Montgomery) recently introduced a bill memo for co-sponsorship to establish a Public Works Impacted Business Tax Credit, which would aim to mitigate short-term advers...
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Continental Cup Company (CCC), a manufacturer of high-end graphic paper cups, will establish its first manufacturing operation in the City of Bethlehem in Northampton County, Gov. Tom Wolf recently an...
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Credit: AirBorn
Texas-based AirBorn, an industrial electronics manufacturer, broke ground Wednesday on the 30,000-square-foot expansion of its Lake City, Pa., location.
The $3.7 million investment will double the ...
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Credit: Sen. Joe Pittman's office
The Senate Communications and Technology Committee held a public hearing Wednesday in Indiana County on the role and impact high-speed internet plays in today’s economy.
The public hearing, reque...
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Pennsylvania state officials and Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association (PMA) President and CEO David N. Taylor recently visited Australia’s Northern Territory (NT) to offer help and advice relat...
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Williams recently announced that its Transco interstate pipeline filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) seeking authorization for its Leidy South project.
The pro...
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The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners recently approved two five-year and one 10-year non-surface agreements to develop natural gas and oil beneath three state game lands.
Snyder Brothers In...
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Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) recently introduced a bill that encourages colleges and universities to co-sign student loans with their student borrowers.
H.R. 3786, the Student Loan Reform Act aims to lo...
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