EAST STROUDSBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 24 -- East Stroudsburg University issued the following news release: On October 17, 2024, 79 students and 13 school advisors from 10 regional schools gathered at East Stroudsburg University for the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Region 21 Leadership Workshop, hosted by ESU's Division of Economic Development and Entrepreneurship. The workshop provided aspiring young entrepreneurs with opportunities to develop their leadership skills, connect with b  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- George Washington University issued the following news: Tonight Vice President Kamala Harris will participate in a CNN town hall where she will take questions from undecided and persuadable voters in Pennsylvania, a crucial battleground state. Moderated by Anderson Cooper, the event will feature questions from voters of various political affiliations. Former President Donald Trump declined an invitation to participate in a debate proposed by the network. Faculty experts  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 24 -- Thomas Jefferson University issued the following news: Thomas Jefferson University's School of Business is excited to announce a new partnership that will open up a seamless, convenient pathway for Montgomery County Community College (MCCC) students to continue their education. Through this enrollment partnership agreement, MCCC students who earn their Business Administration associate degrees can transfer directly into the Jefferson's School of Business,  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 24 -- Newmark Group issued the following news release: Newmark[1] announces it has completed the $59 million sale and financing of 6250 Baltimore Avenue--a 450,000-square-foot industrial building located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 96% occupied asset traded from the seller, an affiliate of Velocity Venture Partners, to an undisclosed buyer. Newmark was the sole broker on the transaction, with Managing Director Ryan Guittare leading the team's efforts. "This transaction sh  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 23 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2024: * * * Governor Shapiro signed Act 112 of 2024 into law during a celebration hosted by the Governor's Advisory Commission on Asian American & Pacific Islander Affairs officially recognizes Diwali as a state holiday in Pennsylvania * * * Yesterday, Governor Josh Shapiro signed Senate Bill 402(opens in a new tab) into law -- officially recognizing Diwali as a state holiday  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 24 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: After months of negotiations and informational meetings regarding Pennsylvania's transportation sector, state Rep. Ed Neilson, majority chair of the House Transportation Committee, today announced the passage of House Bill 2625. House Bill 2625, authored by Neilson, would increase the share of the state's sales tax revenue designated to transit funding from 4.4% to 6.15%, r  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 24 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: * * * Sends It to Governor's Desk * * * The Pennsylvania Senate passed legislation Tuesday that would allow communities to extend their participation in the state's Main Street program for up to a total of 10 years, according to the bill's author, state Rep. Robert Freeman. "A community's Main Street initiative often just gets started with implementing its revitalization  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 24 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: State Rep. Aerion Abney's bill that would exclude a portion of a person's potential revenue when determining their financial eligibility for senior prescription programs in Pennsylvania passed the state Senate yesterday. Abney's legislation (H.B. 2378) (https://us8.myiphide.com/index.php?q=oNmnqKmdY2Kn26djpZudnKlgpanCrMmPqZlnqKVmnJuc1JarZa-ZmpnXX3iMg2WmnqGpgsal07GumqWclWWcm  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 24 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news on Oct. 23, 2024, on behalf of Rep. Sheryl M. Delozier, R-Cumberland: Last week, the state finalized and adopted new professional licensure regulations that will remove barriers to jobs for Pennsylvanians with old, unrelated criminal records. Helping to lead the charge on this initiative in 2019 was Rep. Sheryl M. Delozier (R-Cumberland), who has been a passionate advocate for common sense criminal  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 24 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: As the Capitol Hunger Garden closes out its 14th season, Sen. Elder Vogel (R-47) and Rep. Emily Kinkead (D-20) were joined by other state and local leaders as they reflected on the continued impact the garden has on the Harrisburg community and the importance of having access to fresh, healthy food options. "The fight to combat hunger has not been the easiest of roads to  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 24 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: The General Assembly passed legislation sponsored by Sen. Camera Bartolotta (R-46) (https://www.senatorbartolotta.com/) to allow first responders to access workers' compensation benefits for a post-traumatic stress injury (PTSI). The bill is now poised for enactment. Under the bill, firefighters, police officers, emergency medical technicians and paramedics would be enti  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 24 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: The Pennsylvania Senate approved legislation introduced by Sen. Michele Brooks (R-50) to expand Pennsylvania's Safe Haven Law (https://www.pa.gov/en/agencies/dhs/resources/secret-safe.html), allowing a parent to surrender their unharmed newborn at an urgent care center. "This bill adds to my longtime efforts to strengthen the Safe Haven Law in Pennsylvania, which is dedi  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 24 -- Pennsylvania State Rep. Torren Ecker, R-Adams/Cumberland, issued the following statement: * * * What if you flipped the switch and the lights did not come on? As vice chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee, we recently dove into the issue of the looming energy crisis the nation and Pennsylvania are facing. A testifier from PJM, which supplies electricity to more than 65 million people, noted energy suppliers are seeing increased demand for elect  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 24 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats issued the following news release on behalf of State Rep. Manuel Guzman, D-Berks: READING, Oct. 22 - State Rep. Manuel Guzman, D-Berks, today announced that five local projects will benefit from more than $2 million statewide Local Share Account grants. The funds are aimed at creating a senior housing project in Reading and replacing a sanitary sewer main along Brobst Street in Shillington Borough, Berks County. The grants w  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 24 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats issued the following news release on behalf of State Rep. Ismail Smith-Wade-El, D-Lancaster: LANCASTER, Oct. 23- State Rep. Ismail Smith-Wade-El, D-Lancaster, announced that he helped to secure $4,145,502 in state grants for the 49th District to build affordable housing and renovate a school into a community center for children, families and seniors. "Our area's families need and deserve housing in which to raise their famil  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- Berger Montague, a law firm, issued the following news: Shareholder Paul Bland will co-host a free webinar on November 1, 2024 at 4pm ET / 1pm PT titled "The Latest Developments in Mandatory Arbitration." The webinar is hosted by The Civil Justice Research Initiative's Richard Jolly and offered through Berkeley Law's "Berkeley Boosts" webinar series. The webinar will examine the latest legal and political developments concerning mandatory arbitra  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Engineers at Pitt, UC Santa Barbara, University of Cagliari, and Institute of Science Tokyo Demonstrate Faster, More Efficient, and Robust Memory Cell * * * For the first time, an international cadre of electrical engineers has developed a new method for photonic in-memory computing that could make optical computing a reality in the near future. The team   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 24 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Education issued the following news on Oct. 23, 2024: Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Secretary Nancy A. Walker and Secretary of Education Dr. Khalid N. Mumin teamed up today to promote services for individuals with disabilities and reinforce the Shapiro Administration's commitment to ensuring that all Pennsylvanians have real freedom and opportunity to chart their own course toward success. Secretaries Walke  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 24 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Health issued the following news on Oct. 22, 2024: * * * Leveraging federal funding will help build on Shapiro Administration's efforts to save lives. * * * The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) today announced investments of more than $3.2 million to combat the drug-related overdose epidemic through 13 organizations that will help residents connect with the care they need, such as receiving overdose prevention and rev  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 24 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: * * * Pennsylvania aggressively competed against other states and won this project, which will inject more than $109 million into the Commonwealth's economy and create hundreds of new jobs in Coraopolis Growing the energy and manufacturing industries in Pennsylvania is a top focus of the Shapiro Administration's 10-year Economic Development Strategy * * * Governor Josh  more

RIVERSIDE, California, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * UCR expert Andy Crosby says the polls show swing states divided between Harris and Trump, but within the margin of error * * * Polling and surveys expert Andy Crosby with the UCR School of Public Policy has analyzed polls throughout the 2024 election cycle. With two weeks to go, he looks in this article in particular at what polls are telling us about the "swing states" -  more

UNIVERSITY CITY, Pennsylvania, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Work in cardiovascular health leads to fifth award to Penn Medicine researchers in ten years * * * PHILADELPHIA - Garret A. FitzGerald, MD, FRS, has been recognized with the 2024 Award for Distinguished Research in the Biomedical Sciences from American Association of Medical Colleges. The award will be presented at the association's annual   more

VILLANOVA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 24 -- Villanova University issued the following news release: Villanova University will host the 2024 Mother Mary Lange Lecture in Black Catholic Studies at 7 p.m. on Thursday, November 7, in the Driscoll Hall Auditorium. The lecture, the signature event for Black Catholic History Month, will feature Kim Harris, PhD, associate professor of African American Religious Thought and Practice at Loyola Marymount University, as the keynote speaker. About the Keynote Spea  more

MALVERN, Pennsylvania, Oct. 24 -- Vishay Intertechnology Inc. issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today introduced two new IGBT and MOSFET drivers in the compact, high isolation stretched SO-6 package. Delivering high peak output currents of 3 A and 4 A, respectively, the Vishay Semiconductors VOFD341A and VOFD343A offer high operating temperatures to +125 C and low propagation delay of 200 ns maximum. Consisting of an AlGaAs LED optical  more

WILMERDING, Pennsylvania, Oct. 24 -- Wabtec, a provider of technology-based products and services for rail and industrial markets, issued the following news release: * * * * GAAP Diluted Earnings Per Share of $1.63, Up 22.6%; Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share of $2.00, Up 17.6% * GAAP Operating Margin at 16.3%; Adjusted Operating Margin Up 1.8 pts to 19.7% * Sales Growth of 4.4% to $2.66 billion * Returned $634 million to Shareholders via Share Repurchases and Dividends * Raised and tigh  more

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania, Oct. 24 -- Westinghouse Electric issued the following news release: * * * Extension of Front-End Engineering and Design Contract Underscores Progress of Kozloduy Project * * * Sofia, Bulgaria, October 23, 2024 - Westinghouse Electric Company today announced it signed an extension to the current Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) contract with Bulgaria's Kozloduy NPP-Newbuild for two AP1000 reactors. This extension builds on the progress being made on t  more