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Gov. Corbett Signs New Child Abuse Legislation
Published by CBS Philly, by Tony Romeo
December 18, 2013
Governor Tom Corbett today signed the first in a package of bills strengthening Pennsylvania’s child abuse laws in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky scandal at Penn State University.
MOREPa. improves grade on tax administration scorecard
Published by Central Penn Business Journal, by Brent Burkey
December 18, 2013
Pennsylvania has become the most improved state on a scorecard for tax administration by getting an “A-” score, up from a “D” grade, from the Washington, D.C.-based Council On State Taxation, according to a news release.
MOREPennsylvania Is Fastest-Growing Natural Gas State
Published by Time Magazine, by Denver Nicks
December 17, 2013
Natural gas production is growing faster in Pennsylvania than anywhere else in the country, and its rate of growth far outpaces any other state, according to new government data.
MOREDOE: Pa. may rank 2nd in gas production in 2013
Published by the Associated Press
December 17, 2013
The U.S. Department of Energy says that Pennsylvania may close out 2013 as the second-largest producer of natural gas in the nation, behind Texas.
MORECorbett announces new prescription drug drop off boxes
Published by the Associated Press
December 16, 2013
Gov. Corbett is trying to raise awareness of prescription drug abuse, and is encouraging people to empty their medicine cabinets of expired or unused pharmaceuticals by taking them to one of 250 new drop-off boxes in Pennsylvania.
MOREGas heating prices another dividend of drilling boom
Published by the Williamsport Sun-Gazette Editorial Board
December 12, 2013
About two-thirds of the Pennsylvanians who heat their homes with natural gas are paying the lowest December prices they've paid in a decade.
MOREGov. Corbett partners with farm to create more than 100 local jobs
Published by the Wilkes-Barre Times Leader
December 12, 2013
Governor Tom Corbett announced today that Green Spirit Farms LLC, a sustainable vertical farm, will establish operations in Lackawanna County and create at least 101 new jobs. Combined with the recent Sallie Mae and Maximus expansions that will create a projected 1,000 new Northeastern Pennsylvania jobs, Green Spirit Farms’ expansion is the third major regional jobs announcement in two weeks.
MOREPA Chamber Endorses Corbett
Published on PoliticsPA by Doug Dooling Jr.
December 12, 2013
ChamberPAC, the political arm of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry, announced their endorsement of the Corbett-Cawley campaign.
MOREHigh Steel Structures to expand operations in Lycoming County
Published on FOX43.com by Howard Sheppard
December 11, 2013
Lancaster County based High Steel Structures will invest more than $11 million expand operations at its Lycoming County facility. Governor Tom Corbett’s office applauded the state’s investment in public/private partnerships.
MOREHigh Steel expansion linked to NY bridge project
Published in the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, by Mark Maroney
December 11, 2013
As the Tappan Zee Bridge north of New York City is replaced, a Williamsport steel fabrication company is expanding to provide steel to complete the bridge project over the Hudson River.
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