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First Niagara survey sees less optimism in ’12 – Pittsburgh Business Times

February 7, 2012
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Tweet First Niagara survey sees less optimism in '12Pittsburgh Business TimesWestern Pennsylvania business leaders are less optimistic about the economy in 2012 than they were last year, according to a survey released Tuesday by First Niagara Financial Group . Forty-three percent of the 865 executives who responded to First …First Niagara's Third Annual Survey...

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Residential real estate market up in January – Pittsburgh Business Times

February 3, 2012
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Tweet Residential real estate market up in JanuaryPittsburgh Business TimesSouthwestern Pennsylvania saw increases in listings, sales and average price of residential real estate in January, according to the West Penn Multi-List . Residential homes placed under agreement were up 25.59 percent from January 2011, …Southwestern Pennsylvania Housing Market Starts Strong in 2012: Home Listings...

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DNA connects councilman to 1979 Monaca killing – Pittsburgh Post Gazette

January 30, 2012
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DNA connects councilman to 1979 Monaca killing – Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Tweet Pittsburgh Post Gazette DNA connects councilman to 1979 Monaca killingPittsburgh Post GazetteBy Kaitlynn Riely, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Based on a DNA test, Pennsylvania State Police have charged a Bridgewater councilman in a decades-old Beaver County killing. Gregory Scott Hopkins, 65, faces a charge of criminal homicide in the 1979 death of …Pennsylvania State Police...

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Excited NY Giants player from Pennsylvania talks turnaround as he prepares for … – The Republic

January 29, 2012
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Tweet Excited NY Giants player from Pennsylvania talks turnaround as he prepares for …The RepublicSHAMOKIN, Pa. — A year ago, when the Green Bay Packers beat the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Super Bowl, Henry Hynoski and his roommates on the University of Pittsburgh's football team had a party to watch the game. "I was...

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Pennsylvania eyes tax deals to lure Shell’s ‘ethane cracker’ – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

January 28, 2012
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Tweet Pennsylvania eyes tax deals to lure Shell's 'ethane cracker'Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewBig businesses could be in line for millions of dollars in new tax breaks in Pennsylvania under legislation that may be critical in the state's bid to best Ohio and West Virginia for a petrochemicals plant. The bill has quietly moved toward passage as...

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Pennsylvania Trout in the Classroom is offering grants – Pittsburgh Post Gazette

January 22, 2012
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Tweet Pennsylvania Trout in the Classroom is offering grantsPittsburgh Post GazetteThis opportunity is made possible through the Pennsylvania Trout in the Classroom interdisciplinary program. Grants are available for start-up and existing programs for the 2012-13 school year through the Pennsylvania Council of Trout Unlimited. … Pennsylvania News Original Source

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Jobless rate in Pennsylvania now down to 7.6 percent – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

January 19, 2012
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Jobless rate in Pennsylvania now down to 7.6 percent – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Tweet Newsday Jobless rate in Pennsylvania now down to 7.6 percentPittsburgh Tribune-ReviewBy Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Pennsylvania's jobless rate dropped to 7.6 percent in December, from 7.9 percent in November, state officials said today. The state's seasonally adjusted rate was below the nationwide figure of 8.5 percent for December, …Pennsylvania's Employment Situation for December 2011MarketWatch (press...

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Indiana University Of Pennsylvania Names New President – WPXI Pittsburgh

January 19, 2012
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Indiana University Of Pennsylvania Names New President – WPXI Pittsburgh

Tweet Patriot-News Indiana University Of Pennsylvania Names New PresidentWPXI PittsburghMichael Driscoll is leaving his post as provost and executive vice chancellor of the University of Alaska Anchorage to come to western Pennsylvania. He starts on July 1. The State System of Higher Education announced Driscoll's appointment Thursday. …UAA vice chancellor takes Pennsylvania jobAnchorage Daily...

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State announces recipients of learning grants – Pittsburgh Post Gazette

January 19, 2012
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Tweet State announces recipients of learning grantsPittsburgh Post GazetteCommunity learning centers throughout Pennsylvania will get a $20.9 million boost in federal money via 21st Century Community Learning Challenge Grants. State Education Secretary Ron Tomalis today announced the grants, which are aimed at providing …Pennsylvania Department of Education Awards $20.9 Million to Promote Academic …Sacramento...

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Speedy action urged on Pennsylvania drilling legislation – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

January 18, 2012
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Tweet Speedy action urged on Pennsylvania drilling legislationPittsburgh Tribune-ReviewState lawmakers should separate oil and gas legislation into multiple bills to speed their adoption and push for stronger standards, according to a report released on Tuesday by the group Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future. …PennFuture Details Legislature's Unfinished Business on Marcellus Shale …MarketWatch (press release) all...

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