When Penn State’s roughly $700 million renovation project at West Shore Home Field at Beaver Stadium is completed for the 2027 season, fans will find renamed sections and higher prices. On Tuesday, Penn State Athletics released an updated pricing plan and map for the 2027 season. Penn ...
Before it became the newest section of the Logan Valley Trail, the space connecting Becker Road and Lower Riggles Gap Road was a hazardous waste site. Funded by a $1.3 million Abandoned Mine Lands grant, workers administered by the Department of Environmental Protection hauled from the ...
Low reimbursement rates are contributing to high turnover and staffing shortages at agencies employing direct support professionals, forcing families of those with intellectual disabilities and autism to scramble for service or deal with the strain of providing care by themselves. An estimated 58,000 Pennsylvanians with intellectual disabilities and autism need some assistance every day to reach their highest level of independence and opportunity, according to the state Department of Human Services (DHS). In Pennsylvania, the average direct support professional (DSP) wage is $18.53 per ...
The Altoona Metro Transit Authority Board commended two drivers, Joe Beach and Jose Silva, who recently competed in the Pennsylvania Public Transportation Association Bus Roadeo during its meeting Wednesday. The annual competition took place Aug. 9 in Williamsport, bringing together top fixed route and shared ride operators from transit agencies across the commonwealth to showcase their skills, professionalism and commitment to safety. Beach took first place in the fixed route division and will advance to a national competition in Seattle later this year, an honor he’s had about ...
CRESSON — The Penn Cambria School District is seeking a $588,104 multimodal transportation fund grant from the state Department of Community and Economic Development for the district’s campus improvements project. Superintendent Jaime Hartline said the purpose of the grant, if awarded, would be to pave an existing gravel road from the student overflow parking lot up to McGarrity Lane. The project would include installing a sidewalk beside the road, so there’s a safe pedestrian pathway leading to the district’s athletic fields, Hartline said, adding lighting would be included ...
The newest addition to Pennsylvania’s array of state tax credits is designed to spur business startups in certain economic sectors. The Innovate in PA 2.0 Tax Credit is part of the new state budget for Fiscal Year 2026-27. The tax credits will support grants for startups in life sciences, biotechnology and advanced manufacturing, workforce development partnerships, regional venture studios and programs that leverage federal research and technology funding. The Innovate tax credit is authorized at $125 million over the rest of the decade. The tax credit will be funded through a ...
