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April 1, 2023 | 10:12 AM

Pennsylvania trails in the ‘War of the states’ as EV, chip makers are lavished with subsidies

Georgia, Kansas, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas have made billion-dollar pledges for a microchip or EV plant, Pennsylvania does not

By Marc Levy/The Associated Press
May 4, 2021 | 11:08 AM

Candidates for Harrisburg’s mayor share competing plans for economy, policing

Four of the past five Harrisburg mayors have been Democrats, and members of that party have just two weeks to choose between five candidates for mayor. One candidate is running unopposed on the Republican side.

By Alanna Elder/WITF
February 12, 2020 | 5:18 AM

Group redeveloping Altoona’s silk mill says state funding is key for revitalization effort

The property was built in the late 1800s, but has been in disrepair for the last two decades,
By Min Xian/SpotlightPA

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January 16, 2020 | 5:29 AM

Economic development in Pittsburgh must benefit people and neighborhoods, officials say

It’s time for Pittsburgh to “dream small,” said Mayor Bill Peduto.
By Margaret J. Krauss/WESA
December 19, 2019 | 11:00 AM

Canceled meetings and finger-pointing plague top Pa. economic development agency

Some say backroom disputes between board members of the Commonwealth Financing Authority are delaying funding for projects
By Charlotte Keith/Spotlight PA
October 17, 2019 | 12:38 PM

Smart Talk: Economic growth through ‘opportunity zones’

By Smart Talk
October 15, 2019 | 6:36 AM

Erie lost people for decades. Now, leaders there hope a new tax break will transform the city

By Ed Mahon/Spotlight PA
October 14, 2019 | 6:26 AM

Across Pa., lucrative Trump tax break isn’t delivering for the struggling places that need it most

By Charlotte Keith/Spotlight PA
August 15, 2018 | 12:41 PM

Midstate communities join forces to plan for the future

By Rachel McDevitt
August 8, 2018 | 4:19 AM

Downtown Hanover: Property group ‘truly believes in revitalization’

By Sophie Kaplan/The Hanover Evening Sun
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