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LEBANON, Pa., April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- (NASDAQ: YRCW) -- Employees at New Penn terminals in four locations were recently honored for achieving new safety milestones. The Milton, Pa., Cinnaminson, N.J., Altoona, Pa., and Burlington, Vt. terminals have all passed the one year mark with perfect safety records that hold true even today. This safety accomplishment was achieved through the attentive safety focus of terminal employees, supported and encouraged by New Penn's continuous...
RUN Powered by ADP® Clients Can Now Have PA LST Filed as a Tax at No Additional Cost ROSELAND, N.J., April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ADP®, a leader in small business human resource and payroll outsourcing solutions, today announced it can now process Pennsylvania Local Services Tax (PA LST) as a tax, rather than a voluntary deduction, for clients using its comprehensive human resource and payroll platform, RUN Powered by ADP®. PA LST is a payroll tax that is deducted from...
HARRISBURG, Pa., April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The state arts council today announced the 2013 folk and traditional arts apprenticeships for Pennsylvania. Ten apprentices working with master artists in five counties will be supported by the grants. "By supporting these partnerships, the commonwealth invests in our artistic heritage and excellence," Phillip Horn, executive director of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts said. "We are extremely proud to recognize the...
AKRON, Ohio, April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Large businesses served by Duquesne Light, West Penn Power and Penn Power are invited to attend a free educational seminar about saving money through electric choice and planning for upcoming capacity price changes. These events are being offered by FirstEnergy Solutions, one of the nation's largest electric generation suppliers. The program includes discussion on energy policy, electric and capacity prices, available rebates and ways...
HARRISBURG, Pa., April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In Pennsylvania's latest effort to bolster highway safety, nine state troopers and eight municipal police officers have completed training to be certified by the International Association of Chiefs of Police as drug recognition experts, or DREs, State Police Commissioner Frank Noonan announced today. "The Drug Evaluation and Classification Program is a national effort to train police officers to determine when an individual has...
SecurityPlanet.com publishes the results of their in-depth reviews of the top home security system companies conducting business in the state of Pennsylvania. SecurityPlanet.com presents insight into what is important to Pennsylvania homeowners when selecting a home security system company. Allentown, PA (PRWEB) April 25, 2013 SecurityPlanet.com is the trusted source of unbiased and independent home security system reviews. Homeowners that are in the market for a home security system can...
First-ever “Most At-Risk” list from NRHS includes irreplaceable stations, rare locomotives and other railroad resources threatened with imminent demise Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) April 25, 2013 Once-majestic train stations, iconic steam and diesel locomotives, a vintage Pennsylvania farming railroad, and the nation’s oldest narrow-gauge railroad are among the top endangered U.S. railroad landmarks named by the National Railway Historical Society in April 2013. The NRHS Most At-Risk...
STATE COLLEGE, Pa., April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- C-SPAN will air a national award-winning video by Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School student Alan Shimp at 6:50 a.m. Friday, April 26. Shimp, 11, an accelerated student taking sophomore courses, won national first place in the high school division in the C-SPAN StudentCam contest on the topic "What's the most important issue the President should consider in 2013?" Shimp's message is that his generation had no vote when the...
HARRISBURG, Pa., April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Public Welfare is offering $200,000 in mini-grants to child care centers to work toward achieving higher quality environmental health standards. The new Pennsylvania Early Care and Education Healthy and Green Initiative is jointly funded by the Heinz Endowments and is aimed at promoting healthy early childhood development. It will help fund environmental health improvements in child care programs...
WASHINGTON, April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, AFL-CIO (PASS), which represents over 11,000 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees, including systems specialists, aviation safety inspectors, aeronautical specialists and administrative personnel, has been monitoring the situation related to the FAA furloughs and sequestration and is reporting on significant impacts to aviation maintenance, efficiency and performance. At...
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Symbol: USPE Group: Lichen Family: Parmeliaceae Growth Habit: Lichenous Native Status: NA N Classification: Kingdom Fungi – Fungi Division Ascomycota – Sac fungi Class Ascomycetes Order Lecanorales Family Parmeliaceae Genus Usnea Dill. ex Adans. – beard lichen Species Usnea pensylvanica Mot. – Pennsylvania beard lichen
Symbol: SPPE6 Group: Moss Family: Splachnaceae Growth Habit: Nonvascular Native Status: NA N Synonyms: TEPE3 Tetraplodon pennsylvanicum (Brid.) Sayre Classification: Kingdom Plantae – Plants Division Bryophyta – Mosses Subdivision Musci Class Bryopsida – True mosses Subclass Bryidae Order Funariales Family Splachnaceae Genus Splachnum Hedw....
Symbol: RUPE3 Group: Dicot Family: Rosaceae Duration: Perennial Growth Habit: Subshrub Native Status: L48 N CAN N Synonyms: RUAB2 Rubus abactus L.H. Bailey Distribution: County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:CT, DC, IL, IN, KY, MA, ME, MI, MN, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VA, VT, WV Classification: Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular...
Symbol: RAPE2 Group: Dicot Family: Ranunculaceae Duration: Annual Perennial Growth Habit: Forb/herb Native Status: L48 N AK N CAN N Distribution: County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:AK, AZ, CT, DC, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, MA, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, PA, RI, SD, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY Classification: Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom ...
Symbol: POPEP5 Group: Dicot Family: Rosaceae Duration: Perennial Growth Habit: Forb/herb Native Status: L48 N AK N CAN N Synonyms: POAT4 Potentilla atrovirens Rydb. POBIG Potentilla bipinnatifida Douglas ex Hook. var. glabrata (Lehm. ex Hook.) Kohli & Packer POGL14 Potentilla glabella Rydb. POPEA Potentilla pensylvanica L. var. atrovirens (Rydb.) T. Wolf POPEG2 Potentilla pensylvanica L....
