The Power of 32 is a regional organization that is attempting to develop a regional economic and cultural vision across 32 counties in four states. The population of this region tops 4.2 million.
By PBC Staff
Federal and state grants and tax incentives for sustainable initiatives have been the kindling for a blaze of new green projects among the agricultural community of central Pennsylvania.
By Brock Pronko
“There have been too many leaks and too many spills, too much gas has migrated, there have been too many accidents..” – John Hanger, Secretary of Pennsylvania’s DEP
The Marcellus Shale natural gas find is arguably the largest or second largest natural gas resource in the world. To date it has attracted a number of small and medium-sized drilling outfits that are busily writing leases and starting the development process; drilling, hydro-fracturing, running pipelines and managing the dance of getting all the pieces together at the right time to sell gas to the major natural gas pipelines that cross Pennsylvania.
By this time next year, Penn State Altoona students hoping to start their own businesses will learn how from downtown business owners and other community leaders at the campus’ new entrepreneurship center.
University Park — Although a Salmonella scare and egg recall is taking place across much of the country, Pennsylvania-produced eggs are safer to eat, according to poultry experts in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences.
That’s thanks to a program Penn State researchers helped Keystone State egg producers start almost two decades ago, which was the [...]
New orders for manufactured durable goods in July increased $0.6 billion or 0.3 percent to $193.0 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced. This increase followed two consecutive monthly decreases including a 0.1 percent June decrease. Excluding defense, new orders increased 0.3 percent. Transportation equipment, also up following two consecutive monthly decreases, had the largest increase, $6.1 billion or 13.1 percent to $52.6 billion. This was due to non-defense aircraft and parts, which increased $4.0 billion.
The Altoona Blair County Development Corporation is looking to expand its portfolio of available land for the development of a new business park.
A new website from the Tax Foundation allows you to calculate 2011 tax burden. Several scenarios offered.
Pennsylvania College of Technology and Susquehanna Health recently entered a three-year clinical affiliation agreement.
As a follow-up to Pennsylvania’s recent Tax Amnesty program, the Department of Revenue released a newly expanded online list detailing more than 39,000 state tax liens against individuals and businesses that owe $233 million in state taxes.
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