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Shale helping boost Pa. recovery - Mike Butler
Published in the Philadelphia Inquirer, by Mike Butler
January 27, 2014
Make no mistake, the past few years have been difficult for Pennsylvanians looking to find well-paying jobs. Our state's unemployment rate has been stuck above 7 percent for more than five years. Many people have become so frustrated that they've stopped looking for work. The one bright spot has been Marcellus Shale development, which has offset this larger trend by providing hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians with meaningful work and newfound hope for their financial future.
MORECorbett hails expansion of Secane Station
Published in the Delaware County Daily Times, by Jeff Wolfe
January 24, 2014
Gov. Tom Corbett and several state and local legislators jammed into tiny Secane Station for a press conference Friday morning to announce the place is about to get a lot bigger.
MORECorbett 'well on his way' to fundraising goal: Pa. GOP chairman
Published in The Patriot News, by Robert J. Vickers
January 24, 2014
The man who declared Gov. Tom Corbett would raise $40 million in his bid to remain governor, believes the $6.8 million the incumbent raised last year is a sign the fundraising goal is within reach.
MORECompany Buys Former Troyer Farms in Waterford, Bringing New Jobs
Published by WICU, by Emily Matson
January 23, 2104
Some good news on the local jobs front. A Minnesota company has bought the former Troyer Farms plant in Waterford.
MOREMontgomery County firm expands with help from state
Published in The Intelligencer, by Crissa Shoemaker DeBree
January 23, 2014
Contract research organization PRA will expand its operations in Blue Bell, creating 250 full-time jobs, Gov. Tom Corbett's office announced Wednesday.
MORESix Allegheny County districts, Intermediate Unit get cash for school resource officers
Published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, by Eleanor Chute
January 23, 2014
Six Allegheny County school districts and the Allegheny Intermediate Unit are among 81 entities sharing $3.9 million for the placement of school resource officers and school police officers in Pennsylvania schools.
MORE11 midstate school districts receive funding to utilize police officers
Published by WITF, by Tim Lambert
January 23, 2014
More than $555,000 in state grants will allow 11 midstate school districts to cover the cost of placing police officers and school resource officers in their buildings.
MOREG'day mate: Australian company brings 125 jobs to Navy Yard
Published by the Philadelphia Business Journal, by Peter Van Allen
January 23, 2014
An Australian energy-efficiency company will open its U.S. headquarters in the Philadelphia Navy Yard.
MOREGov. Corbett calls for state to spend more on rape and domestic violence programs
Published in The Patriot News, by Jeff Frantz
January 22, 2014
Gov. Tom Corbett wants Pennsylvania to spend more money on rape crisis services and domestic violence programs.
MORECorbett unveils state energy proposal
Published in the Pittsburgh Business Times, by Paul J. Gough
January 22, 2014
Gov. Tom Corbett's 73-page energy plan released Tuesday proclaims an "all of the above - and below" strategy that ties the industry to jobs growth.
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