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PHEAA expands programs of career study
The Pennsylvania Targeted Industry Program (PA-TIP) has been expanded by the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA). Created in 2012, the need-based program provides awards to students enrolled in the careers of Energy, Health, Advanced Materials and Diversified Manufacturing, Agriculture, and Food Production. Thanks to a $3 million increase in[...]
Berks, Lehigh projects receive new funding from Shapiro Administration
Projects in Berks and Lehigh counties are among the more than 400 across Pennsylvania to receive new funding, Gov. Josh Shapiro recently announced. In Berks County, a $5 million investment is supporting the expansion of ByHeart, the fourth fully integrated and FDA approved baby formula brand in the country, to[...]
Election Day: Pa. voters weigh issues
Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate is lower in every county than before the pandemic. Unemployment has fallen in parts of Pennsylvania by as many as 4 percentage points. As the Keystone Research Center notes, as low unemployment provides workers with leverage, the current job market is the best for Pennsylvania workers since[...]
New report reveals historic surge in small business financing under Biden-Harris
The U.S. Small Business Administration delivered $56 billion to small businesses and disaster-impacted communities in Fiscal Year 2024, the FY24 Capital Impact Report revealed Monday. Vice President Kamala Harris and SBA Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman head of the U.S. Small Business (SBA) announced that Capital Impact Report shows that the Agency increased[...]
Pa. awarded over $1.7M for residential energy workforce
As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, Pennsylvania has been awarded more than $1.7M as a recipient of the U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Auditor Training Grant Program. The program trains individuals to conduct energy audits or surveys of commercial or residential buildings. The Pennsylvania Department of[...]
Pa.’s new investment in manufacturing careers will impact Lehigh Valley schools
Pennsylvania has announced a new investment in manufacturing careers that will impact schools in the Lehigh Valley. The Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Director of Workforce Development Initiatives Gwen Ross announced the Shapiro Administration’s new investment of $200,000. The funding is through the Manufacturing PA Training-to-Career (MTTC) grant program into[...]
The career building continues with 12th year of ‘What’s So Cool About Manufacturing’
The Manufacturers Resource Center is celebrating its 12th year of teaching middle school students “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing,” and hopefully encouraging them to pursue in-demand careers in the industry. The program pairs area manufacturers with middle school students to create a video answering the question about what is so[...]
Allentown Economic Development Corporation buys manufacturing property
To help further its mission of revitalizing urban manufacturing, the Allentown Economic Development Corporation has acquired a new building that it hopes to lease out for manufacturing. The AEDC purchased a 32,329-square-foot building at 801 W. Greenleaf Street for $1.4 million in June and is preparing the building for lease[...]
RGGI electricity tax repeal approved by Pa. Senate
The Pennsylvania Senate approved legislation to repeal the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) carbon tax enacted through executive order in 2019 by then Gov. Tom Wolf’s Administration. Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Scott Martin, R-Berks/Lancaster was joined in the announcement by Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward, R-Westmoreland; Senate Majority Leader[...]
Casey announces tariff increase on China to protect PA manufacturers, jobs
U.S. Senator Bob Casey, D-PA, announced Friday that the Biden Administration has implemented a tariff increase on China to protect Pennsylvania workers, jobs, and manufacturers. Casey said the United States Trade Representative has finalized an increase on Section 301 tariffs to combat China’s unfair, anticompetitive practices. According to a release,[...]
Stuffed Puff to close Bethlehem operations, lay off 100+ after sale to Texas manufacturer
After announcing earlier this week that it was acquired by an El Paso, Texas firm, Bethlehem’s Stuffed Puffs has announced it’s closing down its Bethlehem manufacturing plant laying off 106 workers. According to a WARN Notice posted on the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, the manufacturer of marshmallows stuffed[...]
Stuffed Puffs acquired by Texas manufacturer
Stuffed Puffs LLC has been acquired by an El Paso, Texas firm. Mount Franklin Foods LLC, a manufacturer of branded, contract and private label confectionary, nuts, snacks, and foodservice products, announces it has acquired the assets from the Bethlehem snack food company for an undisclosed sum. Stuffed Puffs, LLC, known[...]
