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4 H-1B petitions approved for employers classified under Finance and Insurance industry across Southeast Allegheny News publication area during 2024
Southeast Allegheny News - Pennsylvania
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July 28, 2025
Ted H. Kim, Associate Director Refugee, Asylum and International Operations Directorate for USCIS | https://www.naco.org/Ted H. Kim, Associate Director Refugee, Asylum and International Operations Directorate for USCIS | https://www.naco.org/ In...
Fuelling v. Echo Global Logistics
Public Citizen
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This case concerns a highway crash that killed James Fuelling. Echo Global Logistics is a freight broker that arranged for S&J Logistics to transport a load of goods from Georgia to Pennsylvania. Echo selected S&J Logistics to transport the load...
Former Johnson City High School Apartment Construction to Start
The Whale 99.1 FM - New York
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July 28, 2025
Work on the long-awaited project to transform a century-old Broome County High School into several dozen apartments is about to begin. A groundbreaking ceremony for the redevelopment of what has been the NY-Penn Trade Center in Johnson City will...
Biopharmaceutical industry leader on 340B: ‘Hospitals "buy low and sell high" and lose about $6.6 billion in rebates’
Keystone Today - Pennsylvania
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July 28, 2025
Ian Wendt, a leader in the biopharmaceutical industry and podcast host, said that employers accuse hospitals of exploiting the 340B drug pricing program for profit. This exploitation, he claimed, results in $6.6 billion in lost rebates and raises...
Talen Energy To Acquire Moxie Freedom Gas Plant
WKOK - Pennsylvania
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July 28, 2025
BERWICK — Talen Energy, which owns the Susquehanna nuclear power plant, has announced plans to acquire the nearby Moxie Freedom natural gas plant. They say it’s part of a $3.5 billion deal tied to the growth of data centers and artificial...
Is the Pennsylvania heat raising your electric bill? Try these tips
Go Erie - Pennsylvania
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The oppressive summertime Pennsylvania heat — there have already been 25 days so far in 2025 where temperatures were 90 degrees or hotter, according to Extreme Weather Watch — may have led you to cranking up the air conditioner and paying more for...
3 WellSpan Hospitals Reach Construction Milestones
Healthcare Facilities Today
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July 28, 2025
The final beams are going up as the buildout of these hospitals in central Pennsylvania enters its final stages. The construction of three WellSpan hospitals has reached a significant milestone, with the final beams going up as the buildout of...
South Delco News publication area records 2 H-1B petitions approved for employers classified under Transportation and Warehousing industry during 2024
South Delco News - Pennsylvania
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July 28, 2025
Ur Mendoza Jaddou, Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. | https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/organization/leadership/ur-m-jaddou-director-us-citizenship-and-immigration-servicesUr Mendoza Jaddou, Director of the U.S. Citizenship...
Letter: PA needs ‘all-of-the-above’ energy strategy
Republican Herald - Pennsylvania
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July 28, 2025
PA needs ‘all-of-the-above’ energy strategy Editor: Pennsylvanians could be forgiven for feeling a bit whipsawed when it comes to recent energy-related news here in the Keystone State. On one hand, the recently signed federal “One Big Beautiful...
Hospital food is often unhealthy. This Pennsylvania program is changing that.
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Pennsylvania
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Nutritious snacks like dried mango slices, roasted edamame beans, and sweet potato tortilla chips are easier to find than traditional junk food options in vending machines at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. HUP’s machines are just...
Trump admin rebuffs Schiff, reopening massive Pacific oil reserve capable of 80% of regional production
Fox News
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July 28, 2025
Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum discusses the looming deadline for the President Donald Trump's ‘big, beautiful bill’ and the issues with the ‘green new scam’ on ‘Jesse Watters Primetime.’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A major...
Map: Where PA’s $90B AI and energy money is going — and what doesn’t match up
Technical.ly
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July 28, 2025
Some of the headline-grabbing investments announced at this month’s Energy and Innovation Summit in Pittsburgh don’t match what companies have actually pledged. National energy and tech CEOs joined Sen. Dave McCormick and other elected officials...
Obamacare consumers face major cost increases
St Louis American - Missouri
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July 28, 2025
Stay Informed, Stay Empowered in STL Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Most of the 24 million people in Affordable Care Act health plans face a potential...
Billions coming to Pennsylvania for natural gas and data center development
Delaware Currents - New York
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July 28, 2025
This article originally appeared in The River Reporter of Narrowsburg, N.Y., and is reprinted with permission. Billions of dollars will be invested in natural gas and data center infrastructure throughout Pennsylvania as part of a push to make the...
What's going there? 7 construction sites that are changing Indianapolis
Indianapolis Star - Indiana
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Across Indianapolis, construction crews seem to be everywhere, working on projects that will improve life for residents, boost the capacity for the city to host large events or serve the city's professional sports teams. From a new...
North Pocono News publication area records 4 H-1B petitions approved for employers classified under Accommodation and Food Services industry during 2024
North Pocono News - Pennsylvania
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July 28, 2025
Ur Mendoza Jaddou, Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. | https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/organization/leadership/ur-m-jaddou-director-us-citizenship-and-immigration-servicesUr Mendoza Jaddou, Director of the U.S. Citizenship...
‘It’s a massive tax’ - can Trump’s tariffs reduce inequality, or will they enhance it?
The New Zealand Herald
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August 3, 2025
The President doesn’t talk much about inequality. But his animating argument for tariffs — that they will pressure companies to bring well-paid manufacturing jobs back to America — is pitched to those workers who felt left behind and neglected....
An 8,000-Person Mining Town In Northeast Pennsylvania Is Home To Some Of The Best Pizza In The US
Mashed
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July 27, 2025
Home to roughly 8,500 people as of 2020, Old Forge, Pennsylvania, has an entire style of pizza named after it. That pie has quite a cult following, which is why this mining town is considered one of the best pizza cities in the U.S. The Old Forge...
Pennsylvania lawmakers designate Construction Opioid Awareness Week
Construction Dive
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July 24, 2025
Dive Brief: The Pennsylvania State Senate has officially designated the week of July 21-25 as “Construction Opioid Awareness Week,” according to a July 17 news release. The acknowledgement came via Senate Resolution 133, which was introduced by...
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The Porterville Recorder - California
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New Zealand woman arrested after 2-year-old girl found alive in suitcase stowed in bus luggage WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A New Zealand woman faces a child neglect charge after a bus driver found a 2-year-old girl in a suitcase. Authorities...