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Avian Flu outbreak creating loss to farmers and grocers across region
Lancaster and Berks counties have nearly 3.9 million commercial birds to the recent Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza outbreak, according to Penn State Extension and the state Department of Agriculture.
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Two Lancaster County firms receive PIDA low-interest loans
Two Lancaster County firms are among nine across the state to receive low-interest loans from the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority, Governor Tom Wolf said today.
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Six south central Pennsylvania projects among 56 to be competed with state funds
Gov. Tom Wolf today said $47.8 million in funding through the Multimodal Transportation Fund will be used to fix 56 highway, bridge, transit, and bike and pedestrian projects in 28 counties, including six in south central Pennsylvania.
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Acting Secretary of Health resigning April 22
Pennsylvania Acting Secretary of Health is leaving the Wolf administration on April 22.
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Apprenticeship programs are on the rise and the state is investing
Apprenticeship programs are growing across the state to help students earn while they learn and provide employers with a stream of workers they need. Thursday, Gov. Tom Wolf announced awards totaling more than $11 million for 26 apprenticeship programs for occupations in agriculture, manufacturing, health care, IT, education, human services, building trades and more. “Apprenticeships ...
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State Senate Finance Committee approves Corporate Net Income Tax plan
The Pennsylvania State Senate Finance Committee approved legislation (SB 771) to reduce the state's Corporate Net Income Tax (CNIT) rate, the highest non-graduated rate in the country.
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Agricultural research proposals sought by state
The state Department of Agriculture is looking for research proposals on sustaining and growing Pennsylvania’s $132.5 billion agriculture industry.
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Millersville University one of 17 schools to receive Manufacturing PA initiative grants
Millersville University is one of 17 colleges in the state to receive grants totaling $2.3 million through the Manufacturing PA initiative, Gov. Tom Wolf said today.
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Wolf administration announces $1.15 million financing to two Lancaster County farms
Governor Tom Wolf today announced awards of $1.15 million in tax-exempt, low-interest financing for two Lancaster County farms through the Next Generation Farmer Loan Program.
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$225 million Act 2 funds to be used to retain and recruit health care workers
The Wolf Administration today said the $225 million appropriation in Act 2 of 2022 will be used to retain and recruit health care workers and further help nurses pay for education.
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Former Pennsylvania Department of Health Acting Secretary Alison Beam joins UPMC
Former Department of Health Acting Secretary Alison Beam is set to take over as UPMC’s vice president of government affairs and chief government relations officer in June.
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Pennsylvania Agriculture Surplus System fuels economy while strengthening food security
Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Cheryl Cook highlighted the Pennsylvania Agriculture Surplus System’s (PASS) success in strengthening food security and the state’s economy today with Feeding Pennsylvania.
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Gov. Wolf signs EMS funding bill; announces grants
Governor Tom Wolf signed into law Senate Bill 739 Thursday, which provides $25 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding to Pennsylvania’s emergency management services (EMS) companies.
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Fire and EMS companies receive grants totaling more than $29 million
Governor Tom Wolf announced today grants were awarded to 2,115 fire and EMS companies across the state, including Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon and York counties.
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