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100,000-voices-strong letter represents "Coalition of the Excluded" eager to be heard HARRISBURG, Pa., April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) conducted a closed-door meeting today with a group of hand-picked "local stakeholders" to discuss a proposal by Anadarko Petroleum Corporation to drill in the Loyalsock State Forest's "Clarence Moore" lands. Despite repeated requests by PennFuture, the DCNR has denied...
HARRISBURG, Pa., April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Capital BlueCross Chief Marketing Officer Donna K. Lencki will discuss innovative retail strategies to engage and serve health care consumers during the 10(th) annual World Health Care Congress in Washington, D.C. on April 8, 2013. Capital BlueCross recently opened a first-of-its-kind health and wellness retail store which focuses on customer choice and healthy living, and is designed to provide one-stop shopping to explore insurance...
Maintains Daily Train Service on the "Pennsylvanian,'' to and from Western PA HARRISBURG, Pa., March 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett announced today that he has reached an agreement with Amtrak on a new funding plan that will maintain rail passenger service between Pittsburgh, Harrisburg and Philadelphia. Under the revised agreement with Amtrak, Pennsylvania's contribution will be $3.8 million a year to maintain the service on the line known as the...
School is Violation of the State Charter School Law HARRISBURG, Pa., March 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Citing significant and severe violations of the Pennsylvania Public School Code, Secretary of Education Ron Tomalis today filed charges to revoke the cyber charter of Solomon Charter School in Philadelphia. "Solomon officials have consistently demonstrated their inability to adhere to the school's governing charter and operate within the confines of the Charter School Law,"...
HARRISBURG, Pa., March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- TechQuest Pennsylvania, the statewide trade association representing Pennsylvania's technology industry, today announced that its 2013 PA Tech Awards Celebration will be held on Tuesday, April 9 at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania. This annual event honors Pennsylvania's leading technology companies, professionals, entrepreneurs and educators and showcases the significant innovations being...
HARRISBURG, Pa., March 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today levied fines against four casino operators totaling $157,000 for various violations. All of the fines were the result of Board approvals of consent agreements between the PGCB's Office of Enforcement Counsel and the casino license holders. The largest of the fines, $68,000, was levied against Sands Bethworks Gaming, LLC, operator of the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem, for six...
Beacon Hill Institute gets a reality check on clean energy jobs and savings in Pennsylvania HARRISBURG, Pa., March 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Far-right leaning groups are waging a war against state renewable portfolio standards, and Pennsylvania's Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard (AEPS) is in the crosshairs. Both the Heartland Institute and the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) are currently using studies from the Koch Brothers-subsidized Beacon Hill...
HARRISBURG, Pa., March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading North American computer products distributor D&H Distributing announces it has entered a strategic partnership with Cloud Nation, an innovative new Cloud Services Aggregator. Cloud Nation offers a cloud solutions platform and community portal that delivers a comprehensive roster of training, services and technologies to help SMB resellers sell cloud-based infrastructures. These include: Initial "Cloud Essentials" training...
HARRISBURG, Pa., March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources will target eight counties in an aerial spraying effort to combat the effects of growing gypsy moth populations in northwest and north central Pennsylvania. The gypsy moth is one of the most destructive forest pests in Pennsylvania. When the insect's population peaks, it may strip trees of foliage, leaving them weakened and susceptible to disease, drought and attack by...
HARRISBURG, Pa., March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett proclaimed March as Women's History Month in Pennsylvania to celebrate the many contributions of women in the commonwealth and to promote continued gains in women's leadership. "Advocating and supporting women's leadership is an important goal for the Pennsylvania Commission for Women," Maria Montero, executive director of the commission, said. "The mentors of today help form the leaders of tomorrow."...
