GRCCI supports initiatives that will develop the pool of skilled workers. Education standards that focus on accountability are key as is a focus on math, science, engineering, and secondary education. Reform of the current visa system to allow for greater global mobility of skilled employees is needed, with special consideration for foreign-born graduate students who come to U.S. universities for study.

Sep 3, 2010 The Philadelphia Inquirer Mike Armstrong column (The Philadelphia Inquirer) That's an accident every 5.1 years. Far from celebrating fender-benders, Allstate wants the focus to be on safe driving and minimizing accidents. After a month, they all go out to dinner and discuss what they've read.    more...  

Sep 3, 2010 Unemployment rate inches up; few jobs created (The Philadelphia Inquirer) Of them, 14 percent lost a full or part-time job and 12 percent more saw an immediate family member lose a job.    more...  

Sep 2, 2010 Area attractions expect big crowds Labor Day weekend (The Meadville Tribune) It's an increase of 9.9 percent from 2009. AAA said approximately 1.2 million Pennsylvanians will travel this holiday.    more...  

Sep 2, 2010 Trade group could file suit over Penn Hills school deal (The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review) There's a bunch of people sitting out there (in the audience.) But there are many, many more craftsmen that live in this township. We've devoted our lives to this township.    more...  

Sep 2, 2010 United Celebration is a labor of love for organizers, performers (The Valley News-Dispatch) That's what we are about." Admission, parking and the musical performances and other entertainment, including the Tom Thumb Circus with four shows daily, are free. The group bills itself as making "Very Cool Music for Kids," a "musical comedy twist to high-octane kid rock." It involves a world...    more...  

Sep 2, 2010 Power and finesse help Union nip Chivas de Guadalajara (Philadelphia Daily News) He had been listed as questionable before last night's match. Union trainer Paul Rushing said Le Toux is "showing tremendous improvement," and should be ready to play Saturday.    more...  

Sep 1, 2010 Frick retiring as Independence Blue Cross chief (The Philadelphia Inquirer) Interviews with several board members confirm that point of view. Indeed, Frick seems to be stepping down at a natural lull.    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 The Philadelphia Inquirer Mike Armstrong column (The Philadelphia Inquirer) The Philadelphia-based Rohm and Haas had 15,490 employees as of Dec. 31, 2008. Wyeth had 47,426 employees worldwide at the end of 2008. Airgas shares closed Monday at $66.38, up 34 cents.    more...  

Aug 31, 2010 Board seeks temporary injunction at care home (The Tribune-Democrat) Laurel Crest from Cambria County at the start of the year. Grane attorney John A. McCleary Jr. of Pittsburgh did not return a call for comment Monday. In the petition for injunctive relief, the NLRB is asking: --That the Cambria Care Center rehire a handful of workers not picked up when Grane...    more...  

Aug 30, 2010 Workzone (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) Joyce Gannon Aug. 30, 2010 (McClatchy-Tribune Regional News delivered by Newstex) -- Many companies won't hand out raises or bonuses this year. You need to be objective and emotionally detached," she said. Ms. Slater could have "asked another flight attendant for help because he wasn't making...    more...  

Aug 29, 2010 Harley-Davidson plan could bring more work to York County (York Daily Record) As part of its plans to stay in York County, Harley is jettisoning its longtime operations on the west side of the property, where Touring motorcycles are currently made.    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 Mapp comes off bench to lead Union past Revolution, 2-1 (The Philadelphia Inquirer) The U.S. men's national team will play Colombia in a friendly at PPL Park in Chester on Oct. 12. . . . There were a few lineup changes.    more...  

Aug 29, 2010 Unions want their piece of shale business (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) David Levdansky, D-Forward, is one of the legislators whose ears have been bent by local trade unions. In fact, the state should be getting a lot of money" from the energy companies drilling in the Marcellus Shale, Mr. Stanizzo said. As part of their summer budget deal, state lawmakers and...    more...  

Aug 28, 2010 Minersville committee wants answers (Republican and Herald) Council is requesting more information and we are willing to provide it.    more...  

Aug 28, 2010 Harley-Davidson plan could bring more work to York County (York Daily Record) As part of its plans to stay in York County, Harley is jettisoning its longtime operations on the west side of the property, where Touring motorcycles are currently made.    more...  

Aug 27, 2010 Another delay comes for Army work that BAE is pursuing (York Daily Record) ...program, which will delay it. BAE is based in the United Kingdom, but makes and fixes many types of wheeled military vehicles in West Manchester Township and employs about 1,800 people there. It is one of the area's largest manufacturing employers. BAE had been pursuing work from the Ground...    more...  

Aug 27, 2010 Supreme Court denies further consideration of Scranton unions' request for increase in pay (The Times-Tribune (Scranton, Pa.)) Supreme Court on Thursday issued an order that denied further review of petitions filed by Scranton's public safety unions, which are seeking a 45 percent pay increase through 2014. With the court's rejection of the unions' April petition for review, the city can avoid more than $6 million in...    more...  

Aug 26, 2010 Naval technology unit set stage for investment in Philadelphia (The Philadelphia Inquirer) That's the reason Penn State came here five years ago," he said. Paul Hallacher, Penn State's director of research program development, has been working with Woody's group. They could use our technologies to work on their developments. We have test sites here they could use.    more...