More than $800,000 in funds were awarded to volunteer fire companies in Pennsylvania by the Shapiro Administration. The funds, part of a grant with the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), were awarded to dozens of volunteer departments across the state, with a notable amount given in our Central PA region. Continue reading on … Read more
Federal funding will be headed towards 35 counties, five of which are local, to help create charging infrastructure for electric vehicles. Fifty-four projects in 35 counties were selected to expand access to, and the reliability of, electric vehicle charging within Pennsylvania. The $33.8 million federal investment is part of the $171.5 million PennDOT will receive and … Read more
Rehabilitation of 1.3 miles of Paxtang Parkway Trail and 2,400 feet of Parkway Creek in Harrisburg, and acquisition of about 916 acres of the Camp Tuckahoe Boy Scout Camp in York and Cumberland counties are among 330 projects that will receive funding from the state’s Keystone Fund, according to a press release sent out Tuesday. … Read more
A central Pennsylvania technology firm has agreed to pay $70,000 to settle a dispute over its use of a federal research grant, U.S. Attorney David Freed said Monday. The deal with Nascent Devices Inc. of State College, which does not admit to any impropriety, involves charged tied to a Small Business Technology Transfer award it … Read more
Pennsylvania hospitals anticipate a surge in COVID-19 patients and are turning to the state government to provide emergency funding as quickly as it can. It might prevent hospitals from shutting down, said Andy Carter, president and CEO, Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP). “There is a legitimate credible threat that some hospitals without … Read more