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Corbett grants $5M for East Liberty Transportation Center
Published in the Pittsburgh Business Times, by Tim Schooley
April 1, 2014
Add another $5 million in state funding to the East Liberty Transit Center project now under construction.
MOREFunding Planned for Child Advocacy Centers
Published by We Are Central PA, by Jim Madalinksy
April 1, 2014
There are just two child advocacy centers in our region. One in Jefferson County, and another that just opened in Bellefonte. Officials in Bedford County who say the need for a similar center there continues to grow.
MOREMore Governor’s Schools Planned For Local Students
Published in the Kittanning Paper, by Staff
April 1, 2014
A few months ago, local high school juniors were able to start submitting applications for this summer’s Governor’s School for the Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.
MOREHundreds of college students to rally Tuesday in support of Corbett's proposed scholarship plan
Published in the Patriot News, by Anna Orso
March 31, 2014
Hundreds of students and administrators from more than 30 Pennsylvania colleges will descend on the capitol Tuesday to rally in support of Gov. Tom Corbett’s proposed scholarship program.
MOREMarcellus shale supply helps lower costs of natural gas in Western Pennsylvania
Published in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, by Adam Smeltz
March 31, 2014
Western Pennsylvanians will pay as much as 7 percent less for natural gas this spring than they did a year ago, with robust supply from the Marcellus shale helping to restrain prices, gas utilities reported on Monday.
MORECity man content, praises natural gas development in area
Published in the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, by Nico Salvatori
March 31, 2014
Bob Sherwood, 50, of Williamsport, has nothing to complain about. Having lived in the city all his life, he's seen its communities grow and the economy prosper.
MOREGov. Corbett's budget boosts conservation efforts - Ellen Ferretti
Published by Go Erie, by Ellen Ferretti
March 31, 2014
This is a response to the Feb. 19 Guest Voices column by State Rep. Greg Vitali, of Delaware County, D-166th Dist., "Corbett budget will hurt conservation. "Unlike the headline implies, Gov. Tom Corbett's proposed budget gives a historic boost to conservation and protection of our natural resources -- without raising taxes on Pennsylvanians.
MORETwo new Governor's Schools to open this summer
Published by WITF, by Ben Allen and Radio Pennsylvania
March 30, 2014
High school students interested in agriculture or one of the STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) have two new choices this summer.
MORENatural gas just the beginning
Published in the Times-Tribune, by David Falchek
March 30, 2014
Community leaders hope the construction of the natural gas power plant outside Wyalusing marks the beginning of a more stable economy built on products made from natural gas, rather than the natural gas itself.
MOREPetSmart Opens $50 Million distribution Center In Berks County, Pennsylvania
Published by Area Development Online, by Staff
March 28, 2014
PetSmart officially opened its newly designed $50 million distribution center that will add at least 500 new jobs in the area around Berks County, Pennsylvania. The firm constructed an 870,000-square-foot distribution center in Berks Park 78, an industrial park located in Bethel Township.
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