Infrastructure

Significant investment is needed in America's infrastructure - our roads, rail, water and sewer and energy - to remain globally competitive and retain our quality of life. Public private partnerships at federal, state and local levels are essential.

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Sep 3, 2010 $993,039 Teaching American History Grant awarded (The Daily Review (Towanda, Pa.)) They provide a multitude of special education, curriculum, technology and business office consortium services. BLaST IU 17 prides itself in offering high-quality professional development for our teachers, however, it is very difficult for us as a small, rural IU to offer content-specific...    more...  
Sep 3, 2010 Franklin County eligible for $4M in low-interest bonds (Public Opinion) ...the Lancaster County EDC Finance Corp. Lancaster County, which is entitled to $14 million in facility bonds, declared a Recovery Zone in January. The Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority would issue Recovery Zone bonds for businesses in Franklin County. Bond allocations that...    more...  
Sep 3, 2010 Casey discusses Recovery Act (The Daily Review (Towanda, Pa.)) Eric Hrin Sep. 3, 2010 (McClatchy-Tribune Regional News delivered by Newstex) -- FORKSVILLE -- U.S. Sen.    more...  
Sep 3, 2010 Nanticoke asked to back bridge loan for culinary institute (The Times Leader) Mayor and council need to vote on that," she said.    more...  
Sep 2, 2010 Computers are aging as school funds dwindle (Public Opinion) The department's budget for replacing older desktops, laptops and other components was cut in half to $450,000. Stevens said the district is working to keep maintenance costs low, with one of those methods being "desktop virtualization," which allows one computer to function as three or four....    more...  
Sep 2, 2010 Carbondale chamber eyes small business loans, engaging gas industry (The Times-Tribune (Scranton, Pa.)) Among its goals will be to find ways to position area businesses to forge links with the growing natural gas industry, Ms. O'Brien said. The chamber has about 320 members ranging from heavy industry to sole proprietorships.    more...  
Sep 1, 2010 Funding delay could hurt culinary school (The Citizens' Voice) With the financially distressed city a high-risk borrower, the Nanticoke Municipal Authority and Mark Development could guarantee the loan for the city, with ultimate responsibility falling to the contractor, Cawley said. The authority has delayed meetings for approval of the 2010 disbursements,...    more...  
Sep 1, 2010 Feds chip in $2.2M for new W-B innovation center (The Citizens' Voice) Taylor was joined at the downtown Wilkes-Barre site by U.S. Rep. Bob Casey, Wilkes-Barre Mayor Tom Leighton, state Rep.    more...  
Aug 31, 2010 Callahan unveils plan to grow jobs (The Morning Call) Democratic leaders last week urged their candidates to emphasize small businesses while campaigning. Callahan's Republican opponent, U.S. Rep. Starting three administrations before Callahan took office, Bethlehem officials mapped out a plan using a mix of tax abatement districts, grants and...    more...  
Aug 30, 2010 Will the region's real 'port authority' please stand up? (The Philadelphia Inquirer) The word port is a misnomer. Although the two agencies have the same chairman, John Estey, appointed by Gov. They don't. It's apples and oranges." The DRPA has a $300 million budget and 900 employees. The PRPA owns and leases port facilities, and markets the port internationally to try to...    more...  
Aug 30, 2010 Developer's rotting buildings link Jeannette, Baltimore (Tribune-Review) Director Emily Aracil said Zion filed a lawsuit and the Maryland Supreme Court halted the sale while his appeal is heard. Hessler said third parties are interested in redeveloping the site. Either I will walk away with some definite plan of action or learn what he's going to do with the property.    more...  
Aug 30, 2010 Groups prepare for battle over proposed Gettysburg casino (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) The board must decide which of four competitors will receive the second and final resort casino license. Its website says, "Speak Out -- Defend America's Heritage -- Stop the Gettysburg Casino. He said the Civil War Preservation Trust has hired Mr.    more...  
Aug 29, 2010 Loads of traffic to bear (The Philadelphia Inquirer) The double-deck bridge is undergoing structural repairs and painting with help from $70 million in stimulus aid. Overhead bridges must be rebuilt before roadwork begins. In New Jersey, more than 25 miles of I-295 in Camden, Burlington, Gloucester, and Salem Counties are being repaired and...    more...  
Aug 29, 2010 Editorial (The Daily Review (Towanda, Pa.)) On average, it costs $4 million to drill a single well in the Marcellus Shale. To do so would be to deprive local governments of equally needed revenue. At the county level here, for example, Commissioner Doug McLinko, a Republican, does not favor a severance tax.    more...  
Aug 29, 2010 New database details unpaid taxes in Pa. (Erie Times-News) The database lists 39,324 liens assessed since July 1, 2009, for $233 million in back taxes statewide. The state filed 33 liens against individuals and businesses in Erie County for unpaid taxes of less than $300, with the smallest lien for $111. That list contained Erie County property owners...    more...  
Aug 29, 2010 Feeble economic recovery predicted by local experts (The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review) But they don't see much growth on the horizon. "I don't think we'll have a double-dip recession. But we're in a major slowdown, that's undeniable," said Richard Hoey, chief economist for Bank of New York Mellon Corp. It hasn't yet decided whether the recession ended or when. On Friday, the...    more...  
Aug 28, 2010 Council straddles law with e-mails (The Daily Item) Persing, Councilmen Joe Bartello III and Todd Snyder voted to rescind Graybill's contract. Eister and Kevin Troup voted to keep it. Eister said Friday he doesn't really e-mail. That makes them difficult to request under the Freedom of Information Act, although some courts have ruled in favor of...    more...  
Aug 27, 2010 Water rates may go up (Standard-Speaker) Hazleton City Council approved the same memorandum earlier Thursday by a 4-1 vote. Now they're taking on the city's debt in addition.    more...  
Aug 27, 2010 Popular Amish weekly details neighbors lives (The Philadelphia Inquirer) Ada King came with her niece Kathryn Stoltzfus, and Ruth Ann Weaver came with her cousin Mary Rose Beiler." You might ask: Can a newspaper without, well, news work? For decades, it has maintained about 1,900 subscribers, who now pay $42 a year to have the weekly mailed to them. The Budget knows...    more...  
Aug 27, 2010 Philadelphia Daily News Elmer Smith column (Philadelphia Daily News) John Murtha, who breached ethical and legal boundaries? We kept them in power. Nobody brought home the bacon like Carl Greene. Similar PHA developments have sprung up all over town. PHA has become the city's leading real-estate developer and property manager.    more...