Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences’ Department of Ecosystem Science and Management and the Pennsylvania Forest Products Association have scheduled this year’s Forest Products Equipment ...
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State Rep. Ed Neilson (D-Philadelphia) recently hosted a House Democratic Policy Committee public hearing on workforce development at the UA Steamfitters Local 420 Hall. “I’m glad to have the o...
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Nine of Pennsylvania’s 25 prisons offer inmates heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) training and the opportunity to earn National Center for Construction Education & Research certificat...
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Tekni-Plex, headquartered in Wayne, Penn., recently signed a definitive purchase agreement to purchase three of Amcor’s Flexible Packaging business unit’s manufacturing facilities. Tekni-Plex o...
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Members of the Pennsylvania House and Senate joined with business leaders on Wednesday to discuss the need to reform the state’s burdensome regulatory process, an effort they said would improve the ...
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First Commonwealth Financial Corporation announced this week that its banking subsidiary, First Commonwealth Bank, will acquire 14 Santander Bank branches in Central Pennsylvania. The branches are ...
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The House Liquor Control Committee held Tuesday a public hearing at Spoonwood Brewery in Pittsburgh to discuss a new “taproom tax” that’s set to take effect July 1. The state Department of Re...
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Montgomery County recently launched a registered apprenticeship program for K-12 public school teachers. The program, the first in the United States, will help teachers further develop their skill...
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Pennsylvania Public Utility Commissioner Andrew Place sent a letter to a state Senate committee last week expressing his opposition to Senate Bill (SB) 510, legislation that would support nuclear ener...
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Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Deputy Secretary for Workforce Development Eileen Cipriani recently spoke with teachers and students at the Greater Johnstown Career & Technology Cent...
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Sunoco Pipeline LP (SPLP), also known as Energy Transfer Partners, recently notified Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission’s (PUC) Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement (I&E) of its intent to res...
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State Reps. Frank Farry (R-Langhorne) and Wendi Thomas (R-Richboro) recently announced plans to introduce legislation to freeze property or eligible homeowners who are 65 years of age or older. “...
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State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-Bradford/Lycoming/Sullivan/Susquehanna/Union Counties) recently discussed the proposed natural gas development severance tax and other legislative issues during the luncheon key...
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The recently introduced bipartisan The Family Care Act would establish a statewide family and medical leave insurance program. If the bill becomes law, employees will make small contributions from ...
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Pennsylvania suffers from a lack of skilled labor to fill numerous manufacturing job openings, a rising number that stakeholders across the Commonwealth say has resulted in a cap on the state’s econ...
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State legislation introduced last month that seeks to bring in government subsidies to keep local nuclear power plants from closing is being heavily criticized by The Heritage Foundation, which has ca...
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The House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee recently approved legislation which would exempt milk trucks from weather-related commercial vehicle travel bans. Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McK...
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The Pennsylvania House of Representatives recently approved legislation that would require the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) to conduct business six times per year to ensure timely action on...
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The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry on Tuesday urged the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to “fully and carefully” evaluate a rulemaking petition that aims ...
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Walmart said recently that it expects to spend an estimated $83 million this year in Pennsylvania on the remodeling of 15 stores as well as the launch and expansion of several “customer-focused inn...
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