Latest Press Release on Pennsylvania

Kingsway announces Pennsylvania files action
TORONTO, Nov. 23 - As it had previously announced, the Pennsylvania Insurance Department filed its own action on November 20, 2009 in the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania to attempt to challenge the...

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Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency Presents Pathfinder Awards for Outstanding Service, Dedication to Crime Victims
HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Six Pennsylvanians who have worked to support crime victims, improve the programs that serve them, and prevent future acts of violence recently received the Governor's Victim Service Pathfinder Award from the Pennsylvania Commission on Cri...

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Pennsylvania's Employment Situation: October
HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania's seasonally adjusted civilian labor force - the number of people working or looking for work - fell by 27,000 in October to 6,340,000. Resident employment was down 29,000 in October, while resident unemployment was u...

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PA Public Utility Commission Approves Acquisition of Dominion Peoples Natural Gas Company in southwestern Pennsylvania
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Chris Kinney, CEO of SteelRiver Infrastructure Fund North America LP, today issued the following statement following the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission's (PUC) unanimous decision to approve the sale of Dominion Peoples Natural Gas Company to Peopl...

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PA Lottery Introduces Six New Holiday Instant Games With Statewide Caroling Tour
MIDDLETOWN, Pa., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania Lottery carolers will perform at six mall locations around the state from Saturday, Nov. 28, through Sunday, Dec. 20 to promote the Lottery's six new holiday instant games. The Lottery carolers will sprea...

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Governor Rendell Says $1.2 Million in Grants Will Protect, Preserve Pennsylvania's Coastal Zones
HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Edward G. Rendell announced today $1.2 million in coastal zone management grants to organizations dedicated to protecting and preserving Pennsylvania's coastal zones along Lake Erie and the Delaware Estuary, saying the investm...

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ABC Honors Top Contractors and Construction Projects in Delaware Valley
EAST NORRITON, Pa., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The Southeast Pennsylvania Chapter Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. (ABC SEPA) honored the top Merit Contractors and construction projects in the Greater Philadelphia region at its 19th Annual ...

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Eaton Vance Pennsylvania Municipal Income Trust Report of Earnings
BOSTON, Nov. 19 -- Eaton Vance Pennsylvania Municipal Income Trust (NYSE Amex: EVP) (the "Trust"), a closed-end management investment company, today announced the earnings of the Trust for the three and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2009....

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2009 Keystone Achievement Awards Recognize Pennsylvania Schools for Academic Achievement
1,939 schools reach academic targets for two consecutive years HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than 1,900 Pennsylvania schools are being honored with Keystone Achievement Awards for showing sustained academic achievement over the past two school year...

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Pennsylvania DEP: Lake Erie Region Cleanup Clears Nearly 19,400 Pounds of Trash, Draws More Than 1,200 Volunteers
ERIE, Pa., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- An impressive 1,257 volunteers picked up 72,763 pieces of trash adding up to 19,395 pounds during the seventh Pennsylvania-Lake Erie International Coastal Cleanup, according to the Department of Environmental Protection. The resul...

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New Report Ranks Pennsylvania Among 'Terrible 10' Most Regressive Tax States
HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Working families in Pennsylvania pay a far higher share of their income in state and local taxes than their wealthiest counterparts, according to a new study by the Institute on Taxation & Economic Policy (ITEP). In 2007, middle-cl...

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Aqua Pennsylvania Files Rate Request
BRYN MAWR, Pa. - Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. (Aqua) filed an application with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today requesting a $5.51 a month (18 cents a day) increase in rates for a typical residential customer. Although the request—which would bring a typical monthly

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Pennsylvania Receives $1.25 Million Federal Recovery Act Grant
Labor Market Information Grant Will Help Identify, Prepare for Green Careers HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Edward G. Rendell today announced that Pennsylvania received a $1.25 million Labor Market Information grant through the American Recov...

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Sangamo BioSciences Provides Update on Phase 1 Safety Trial of SB-728-T for HIV/AIDS
RICHMOND, Calif., Nov. 18 -- Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGMO) announced today that data from the University of Pennsylvania investigator sponsored Phase 1 safety study of Sangamo's zinc finger nuclease (ZFN) based product, SB-728-T, for HIV/AIDS were i...

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PA Gaming Control Board Fines Casino for Underage Gambling Violations
HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A $24,000 fine was levied today by the Commonwealth's gaming oversight agency on a south central Pennsylvania casino operator for three separate violations dealing with underage gambling. The fines were part of a consent ag...

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Auditor General Jack Wagner Calls on General Assembly to Ban Risky "Swap" Contracts by Schools, Local Governments
Urges new efforts to recover millions in taxpayer losses in Bethlehem Area School District and throughout Pennsylvania HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Auditor General Jack Wagner said today that the General Assembly should ban the use of "swaps,&qu...

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PA Governor Rendell: New Report Shows Demand for Autism Services will Continue to Rise
PA First in Nation to Release Statewide Data HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania is expected to see a continued rise in the number of children and adults living with autism, according to the Pennsylvania Autism Census Project Final Report released...

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PA Board of Probation and Parole Announces the Passing of Board Member Dr. Gerard N. Massaro
HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole Chairman Catherine C. McVey today announced the passing of Dr. Gerard N. Massaro, a member of the board since 2004. "Today we mourn the passing of a colleague and great public serv...

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Bucks County, Pa., Now Live on Lawson Enterprise Solutions
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Bucks County, the fifth-largest county in Pennsylvania, has successfully concluded a multi-suite implementation of an enterprise software system from Lawson Software (Nasdaq: LWSN). The second and final phase of implementation included deployment of finance and procurement

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BeamOne LLC to Add New Ebeam Sterilization Service Center
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- BeamOne LLC announces that it will locate its newest electron beam medical device sterilization service center in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area. Ground breaking will begin on the new facility in Q4 2009, and it is anticipated to be operational...

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Pennsylvania Department of Health Offers Resources to Help Smokers Quit During 'Great American Smokeout'
Quit Resources, Tips Available at DeterminedtoQuit.com HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Health is offering support to help Pennsylvania smokers give up tobacco for good during the 34th annual Great American Smokeout on Nov. 19. ...

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Governor Rendell Urges USDA, Congress to Act Quickly on Behalf of Pennsylvania Dairy Producers
Requests USDA Release $290 Million in Funds, Make $60 Million in Cheese Purchases; Asks Congress to Consider Risk Management Subsidy for Producers HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With Pennsylvania's dairy farmers continuing to struggle with low milk prices...

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EXCO Resources, Inc. Closes Sale of Certain Ohio and Northwestern Pennsylvania Producing Assets
DALLAS - EXCO Resources, Inc. (NYSE: XCO) (“EXCO”) today closed the previously announced sale of certain Ohio and Northwestern Pennsylvania producing assets to EV Energy Partners, L.P., (Nasdaq: EVEP), along with certain institutional partnerships managed by EnerVest, Ltd. The sa

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First-Day Bear Harvest Ranks Second
HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania Game Commission officials today announced that hunters started the 2009 black bear season by taking a preliminary harvest of 1,897 black bears in 50 counties on the first day of the three-day statewide bear season.

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87 Cadets Graduate From Pennsylvania State Police Academy
Newest Troopers Assigned to Locations Around Commonwealth HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Edward G. Rendell announced that 87 men and women joined the ranks of the Pennsylvania State Police following their graduation Friday from the State Police A...

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