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Pa. Senate passes bill to stop gas tax increase
Addressing transportation costs facing Pennsylvania drivers, the Senate of Pennsylvania passed legislation Wednesday aimed at stopping the automatic gas tax increase.
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Exton-based firm attains most SBA 504 loans in 2022
Attaining the most SBA 504 loans for small- to mid-sized businesses in the region, Exton-based Seedcopa has been ranked as the leading SBA 504 Lender in Eastern Pennsylvania by the U.S. Small Business Administration for a third straight year.
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Central Pa., Lehigh Valley projects granted funding for workforce development
Workforce development projects across Pennsylvania are receiving $5.5 million in Industry Partnership Grant funding aimed at meeting local and regional workforce needs. The announcement was made Wednesday by Gov. Tom Wolf. Central Pennsylvania and Lehigh Valley projects will receive approximately $2 million combined funds in grants.
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Central Pa. community improvement projects gain new funding
Central Pennsylvania counties are among the counties across Pennsylvania receiving new funding to support community improvement projects.
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Berks, York counties gain approval for rail infrastructure improvements
Rail freight improvement projects in Berks and York counties are among the 24 approved projects announced Wednesday by Gov. Tom Wolf.
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Pa. counties receive more than $1 million in Veterans’ Trust Fund awards
Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, and York are among the 14 Pennsylvania county veterans’ affairs offices and 34 charitable or veteran service organizations receiving grants from the Veterans’ Trust Fund (VTF), announced Tuesday by Gov. Tom Wolf.
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Pa. Senate elects first female Democratic Whip in state history
Sen. Christine Tartaglione, D-Philadelphia, was elected by her Senate Democratic colleagues on Wednesday to be the first female Democratic Whip in Pennsylvania Senate history.
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Pa. Senate Democrats, Republicans elect legislative leaders
Pennsylvania’s Senate Democrats and Republicans on Wednesday elected their respective leadership teams for the 2023-24 legislative session.
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Stitch Fix to close its Berks County operations
Online clothing company Stitch Fix is shuttering its Mohnton Mills operations by the end of this year, leaving 56 employees without jobs.
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Penn State Berks grad turns love of camping into new business
It’s a Monday morning and Nathan Bonslaver is going camping.
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Two Pennsylvania railroad rehab projects receive $16.4 million in grant funding
Railroad infrastructure projects in Berks County and Adams and Cumberland counties will receive a total of $16.4 million in grant funding.
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Six M&T Banks to offer ‘culturally fluent’ services
In an effort to expand services to communities with high concentrations of ethnic and racial diversity, M&T Bank announced that it’s designating six of its central and southeast Pennsylvania branches as multicultural banking centers.
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Penn State Health taps another Tower Health exec for its leadership team
Penn State Health announced that Edward Chabalowski has been named vice president of finance and Chief Financial Officer for its Berks and Lancaster County region, effective Sept. 7.
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