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Workers from Schneider Electric, Altoona, install solar panels on the roof of Cambria Heights Elementary School in Carrolltown on Tuesday afternoon. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski
PennDOT favors Cross Cove Road roundabout
When Roaring Spring firefighters were called out to a T-bone crash with entrapment at the intersection of Route 36 and Cross Cove Road three weeks ago, Fire Chief Jim Musselman figured it was probably a fatal, given the history of the crossroads, where there have been four deaths in the last ...
Downtown parking management company gets boot from Altoona Parking Authority
The Altoona Parking Authority voted unanimously Tuesday to terminate its contract with the firm it hired a little more than a year ago to manage parking in the downtown. “There was a pattern of ongoing issues” with Metropolis, formerly SP Plus — especially connected with the recent start of street enforcement, according to board member and city manager Christopher McGuire, who spoke of confusion about signs; a janitor ticketed three times when parked near where he was working at the Transportation Center; and tensions created when Farmers Market vendors were directed to park in ...
State College Regional Airport adds nonstop flights to Charlotte
STATE COLLEGE — American Airlines will establish nonstop service between State College Regional Airport and Charlotte Douglas International Airport, beginning Oct. 5, the State College Air Service Alliance announced Tuesday. The new route will operate twice daily and give central ...
Rate hikes to send summer energy costs soaring
Electric distribution utilities are scheduled to hike generation rates by double digits in several cases for default customers effective June 1. The new rates affect the residential default customers who buy electric power from the utility that distributes power in their geographic service territory. That’s about 80% of residential electric customers. They don’t use the option to shop for a retail company selling electric power under Pennsylvania’s electric deregulation law. The increases mean higher summer energy costs due to more use of air conditioning and cooling systems ...
Shapiro wants stricter data center rules
Gov. Josh Shapiro on Wednesday called on lawmakers to require that data center developers meet new standards in order to qualify for a state tax credit used to offset the cost of equipment purchased for data centers. The data center tax credit is projected to cost the state almost $189 million in lost revenue in the coming fiscal year and more than $500 million by 2030-31. Shapiro laid out the framework for data center standards ahead of his February budget address. Wednesday’s announcement offered a clearer picture of the governor’s expectations for data center operators. Under ...