Category: Governor’s Office News
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Corbett’s Visit Boost For Region
Johnstown Tribune-Democrat As Johnstown was basking in the attention given our region by Pennsylvania’s governor last Tuesday, an Allegheny County official took the opportunity to fire a political potshot. Quite […]
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Pennsylvania Farmers Like Removal Of Death Tax From Their Heirs
Harrisburg Patriot-News Dale Heagy didn’t have to pay the “death tax” when he bought his Lebanon County farm from his father two years ago. Yet the East Hanover Township dairy […]
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Corbett Kayaks Allegheny River To Promote Tourism
KDKA On a picture perfect summer day in Pittsburgh, Gov. Corbett, his wife Sue, and some staff took advantage of the beautiful day to kayak down the Allegheny River from […]
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Corbett Carves Out Slice Of State Contract Pie For Small Businesses
Tony Romeo CBS Governor Tom Corbett has announced a new initiative to carve out a slice of state contracts for small businesses. Governor Corbett says small businesses mostly had to […]
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Corbett Visits U.S. Steel Plant, Emphasizes Budget Plan
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Gov. Tom Corbett was the latest politician in recent months to tour a U.S. Steel Corp. plant in Clairton, when on Monday he used the backdrop of ongoing […]
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Pennsylvania Budget Reflects A Commitment To Business
Harold Brubaker Philadelphia Inquirer Pennsylvania’s budget for the next 12 months reflects Gov. Corbett’s avowed commitment to bring more jobs to the state and gives business plenty of reason to […]
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Corbett: Distribution Facility To Move From N.J. To Monroe County
Wilkes-Barre Times Leader Governor Tom Corbett announced Monday that MIQ Logistics will relocate its distribution facility from New Jersey to Tannersville, Monroe County, creating at least 80 new jobs within three years. […]
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Shell Tax Breaks Would Pay Off For Pennsylvania
Julia Hearthway Philadelphia Inquirer Shell Oil Co. is considering a Western Pennsylvania site for a $4 billion ethane cracking plant that could spin off thousands of jobs. Similar plants have […]
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Corbett Wants Speedy Approval Of $1.6 Billion In Petrochemical Tax Credits
Tim McNulty Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The Corbett administration already has pitched Shell Oil Co. on a petrochemical cracker plant in Beaver County. Now it has to sell the deal to fellow […]