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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The Markel Corporation recently named Rick Kreppel as the new vice president of Manufacturing Operations who will head up the company’s Lean Six Sigma manufacturing change. Kreppel is a Six Sigma...
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The latest report on housing prices in Montgomery County indicates that the county’s housing market is in a state of growth, moving beyond recovery following the housing bubble that began to burst i...
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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 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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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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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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The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board reported Monday that revenue from the combined play of slot machines and table games reached a record monthly high of $309,125,131 during March. March was the...
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The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s Board of Directors recently approved $210,000 in investments in manufacturers to support regional economic development. Ben F...
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Utility company PPL Corp. recently released its 2018 Sustainability Report. The report is an overview of the company’s climate-change and risk-management strategy as well as the company’s ener...
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Pittsburgh-based MSA Safety, a safety products supplier and manufacturer, recently released its LUNAR technology at the annual Fire Department Instructor's Conference in Indianapolis. LUNAR is a s...
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Berwyn, Penn.-based Triumph Group, Inc. announced at the recent MRO Americas industry show that its Accessory Services business entered into a five-year channel partnership with Honeywell that includ...
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At the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania (CCAP)’s annual spring conference held recently in Harrisburg, commissioners from across Pennsylvania re-elected Dauphin County Commissioner ...
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Exelon Generation, which owns and operates the Three Mile Island (TMI) Unit 1 nuclear energy facility near Harrisburg, Penn., recently filed the Post Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report (PSDAR...
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According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) State Electricity Profiles, from 2013 to 2017, Pennsylvania was the largest net exporter of electricity, while California was the largest...
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Pennsylvania Treasurer Joe Torsella, along with Sens. Pat Browne (R-Lehigh) and Art Haywood D-Montgomery and Reps. Matt Bradford (D-Montgomery), Mike Driscoll (D-Philadelphia) and Mike Peifer R-Pike/...
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The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) recently released its report on Uber’s driver background check process in Pennsylvania as well as Uber’s implementation plan and directed the comp...
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A recent report calls for Pennsylvania state and local officials to address the state’s looming transportation funding crisis. Transit agencies throughout the state have been notified state capi...
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Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry (PA Chamber) President and CEO Gene Barr issued a statement last week regarding a recent analysis from the Pennsylvania Independent Fiscal Office (IFO) o...
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State Sen. Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) recently said he is pleased with Pennsylvania Treasurer Joe Torsella’s Private Sector Retirement Security Task Force’s findings on establishing ...
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