HARRISBURG, PA – Gene Barr, Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry President and CEO Gene Barr, today released the following statement regarding the latest unemployment report showing that Pennsylvania’s jobless rate continues to improve under Governor Tom Corbett’s leadership. The unemployment rate now stands at 6.2 percent, which is the lowest level since November 2008 and remains below the national rate of 6.7 percent. The latest numbers come on the heels of another positive jobs report from earlier this month that put the jobless rate at 6.4 percent.

Published in The Morning Call, by Nicole Radzievich

March 21, 2014

Gov. Tom Corbett on Friday toured the No. 2 Machine Shop, the cavernous relic from Bethlehem Steel's hometown plant that local officials hope will soon become a bustling Bass Pro Shop thanks to a new state tax incentive program.

HARRISBURG, PA – David N. Taylor, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association, today released the following statement regarding the latest unemployment report showing that Pennsylvania’s jobless rate continues to improve under Governor Tom Corbett’s leadership. The unemployment rate now stands at 6.2 percent, which is the lowest level since November 2008 and remains below the national rate of 6.7 percent. The latest numbers come on the heels of another positive jobs report from earlier this month that put the jobless rate at 6.4 percent.

Published in the Times-Tribune, by Brendan Gibbons

March 21, 2014

A surge in natural gas production could lead to a modest increase in manufacturing jobs in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metro area, according to a report by the U.S. Conference of Mayors.

HARRISBURG, PA – U.S. Senator Pat Toomey today released the following statement regarding the latest unemployment report showing that Pennsylvania’s jobless rate continues to improve under Governor Tom Corbett’s leadership. The unemployment rate now stands at 6.2 percent, which is the lowest level since November 2008 and remains below the national rate of 6.7 percent. The latest numbers come on the heels of another positive jobs report from earlier this month that put the jobless rate at 6.4 percent.

HARRISBURG, PA – Kevin Shivers, Executive State Director for the Pennsylvania NFIB, today released the following statement regarding the latest unemployment report showing that Pennsylvania’s jobless rate continues to improve under Governor Tom Corbett’s leadership. The unemployment rate now stands at 6.2 percent, which is the lowest level since November 2008 and remains below the national rate of 6.7 percent. The latest numbers come on the heels of another positive jobs report from earlier this month that put the jobless rate at 6.4 percent.

BELLEFONTE, PA – U.S. Representative Glen G.T. Thompson (PA -05) today released the following statement regarding the latest unemployment report showing that Pennsylvania’s jobless rate continues to improve under Governor Tom Corbett’s leadership. The unemployment rate now stands at 6.2 percent, which is the lowest level since November 2008 and remains below the national rate of 6.7 percent. The latest numbers come on the heels of another positive jobs report from earlier this month that put the jobless rate at 6.4 percent.

HARRISBURG, PA – The Corbett-Cawley Campaign today released the following statement from Governor Tom Corbett regarding the latest unemployment report released by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, which has the state’s unemployment rate down to 6.2 percent. This is the lowest level since November 2008 and remains below the national rate of 6.7 percent. The latest numbers come on the heels of another positive jobs report from earlier this month that put the jobless rate at 6.4 percent.

Published by CNN Money, by Steve Hargreaves

March 19, 2014

In 1859, thousands followed "Colonel" Edwin Drake into the Pennsylvania forest after America's first major oil well was discovered near Titusville. In 1901, people flooded Beaumont, Texas, when Spindletop gushed.

Published by WITF, by Tim Lambert

March 19, 2014

A New York-based maker of baby diapers and wipes plans to expand its operations in Mifflin County, creating 150 jobs.