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CHICAGO, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett was honored today by the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) with its 2013 BIO Governor of the Year Award in recognition of his leadership and commitment to strengthening the biotechnology and public health sectors within Pennsylvania. Corbett received the award today at the 2013 BIO International Convention in Chicago, Ill. "This recognition from the Biotechnology Industry Organization acknowledges...

SOMERSET COUNTY, Pa., April 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett and First Lady Susan Corbett today visited the Flight 93 National Memorial in Somerset County to honor the sacrifice of the passengers and crew by presenting donated trees for the site. This is the second year of a major volunteer reforestation effort at the memorial that will eventually result in 150,900 new trees at the site. The plans for the memorial, operated by the National Park Service,...

Station also open to Public BRISTOL, Pa., April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett today attended a ribbon cutting for Waste Management's new compressed natural gas (CNG) refueling facility in Bristol, Bucks County. The facility will be used to refuel Waste Management's fleet of CNG trucks. The station will also be open to the public. "Pennsylvania's natural gas development is changing the way we live, work and save," Corbett said. "The cost of heating our...

PA National Guard Pilot Served with Battalion Based at Fort Indiantown Gap HARRISBURG, Pa., April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett today ordered all U.S. and Pennsylvania flags in the Capitol Complex and at commonwealth facilities in Berks County to fly at half-staff on Monday, April 22, to honor U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Jarett Yoder who was killed in Afghanistan on April 9. Yoder, 26, of Mohnton, and fellow Pennsylvania Army National Guardsman Chief...

PA National Guard Pilot was Flight Instructor at Fort Indiantown Gap HARRISBURG, Pa., April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett today ordered all U.S. and Pennsylvania flags in the Capitol Complex and at commonwealth facilities in Indiana County to fly at half-staff on Saturday, April 20, to honor U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Matthew Paul Ruffner, who was killed in Afghanistan on April 9. Ruffner, 34, and fellow Pennsylvania Army National Guardsman Chief...

PHILADELPHIA, April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett today officially welcomed Horizon Lines to the Port of Philadelphia during a press conference that took place just steps from the second Horizon Lines freight ship to unload in Philadelphia since the company relocated their Northeast Port of Call to the port. "Horizon Lines is among the safest, best maintained and best crewed ships on the oceans and now they are putting in at one of the best, most historic and...

HARRISBURG, Pa., April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett today signed into law the following bill: Senate Bill 66 (P.N. 197) - Consolidates the State Tax Equalization Board within the Department of Community and Economic Development, providing for creation of the board, membership, general powers, duties and and related repeal. To read the full text of this bill, visit the General Assembly's website at www.legis.state.pa.us. For more information about...

SANTIAGO, Chile, April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- First Lady Susan Corbett today announced a cultural exchange program with Chile that provides for five-week artist residencies in Pennsylvania for two Chilean visual artists. Mrs. Corbett made the announcement during a Pennsylvania tourism luncheon focused on promoting Pennsylvania as an ideal vacation spot to Chilean tour operators, travel writers and meeting planners. The luncheon is a part of the Governor's Jobs 1st...

SAO PAULO, April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett today announced during a roundtable discussion in Brazil that Wipro Infrastructure Engineering (Wipro), a hydraulic cylinder manufacturer, will establish a new U.S.-based manufacturing facility in Franklin County and create 74 new jobs. "I am leading this delegation to strengthen Pennsylvania's position in the global economy and to create new economic and job creation opportunities," Corbett said. "Today's...

SAO PAULO, April 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- First Lady Susan Corbett, joined by Governor Tom Corbett, announced today that a Brazilian music ensemble led by composer and performer Paulo Padilha will participate in a week-long educational and performance residency in Pennsylvania in the fall of 2014. Mrs. Corbett made the announcement during a Pennsylvania tourism luncheon focused on promoting Pennsylvania as an ideal vacation spot to Brazilian tour operators, travel writers...