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FTC drops Biden-era noncompete ban but promises continued enforcement
HR Dive
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September 8, 2025
Dive Brief: A 3-1 majority of the Federal Trade Commission agreed to dismiss the agency’s appeals in two separate legal challenges of its 2024 ban on noncompete agreements in employment contracts, FTC confirmed in a press release Friday. In a...
Selfishness Costs Teams: From NFL Sidelines To College Upsets
Forbes
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PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - SEPTEMBER 04: Jalen Carter #98 of the Philadelphia Eagles walks off the field after getting ejected for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty against the Dallas Cowboys during the first quarter in the game at Lincoln...
SEPTA gets OK from Shapiro to spend project money to avoid bus, trolley and rail cuts
Delaware County Daily Times - Pennsylvania
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September 8, 2025
HARRISBURG — Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration on Monday approved the use of hundreds of millions of dollars in capital project funding for Philadelphia’s public transit agency to help it restore bus, trolley and rail services that it had...
SEPTA gets OK from Shapiro to spend project money to avoid service cuts
Daily Local - Pennsylvania
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September 8, 2025
HARRISBURG (AP) —Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration on Monday approved the use of hundreds of millions of dollars in capital project funding for Philadelphia’s public transit agency to help it restore bus, trolley and rail services that it had...
Aspen Power Closes Tax Equity Financing to Advance Solar Projects Across Three States
North American Clean Energy
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Aspen Power, a leading distributed generation platform dedicated to building the clean energy future, announced the closing of a new tax equity facility with Monarch Private Capital. The investment will support Aspen Power solar project portfolios...
Pennsylvania Man Charged in $400 Million ATM Fraud
Insurance Journal
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September 4, 2025
A Pennsylvania man has been charged with tricking people into investing money he claimed would be used to buy thousands of automated teller machines, causing more than $400 million of investor losses, U.S. authorities said on Wednesday. Daryl...
Dayton Freight expands terminal network further east
FreightWaves
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September 8, 2025
Regional less-than-truckload carrier Dayton Freight announced on Monday that it has expanded its reach further east with the opening of a new terminal in Bedford, Pennsylvania. The location will primarily serve cities in Pennsylvania like Altoona,...
When Can a Business Refuse Service? Navigating The Law On Rude Customers
Black Enterprise
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September 5, 2025
Before you refuse service to a rude customer, make sure your reasons are clear and can’t be misunderstood. The Right to Refuse Service to Rude Customers: Is It Legal for a Business? We’ve all seen the signs in businesses, retail shops, and...
Pike Medical Foundation Receives $500,000 Grant to Build First-Ever County Community Hospital
Radio Catskill - New York
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September 8, 2025
Pike County remains the only county in the state of Pennsylvania without a hospital or urgent care facility. That could soon change. The Pike Medical Foundation received a $500,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services for...
Online plans displays available for three-bridge project in Dauphin County
Penn Live - Pennsylvania
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September 8, 2025
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) invites the public to online plan displays for three bridges in Dauphin County that will be bid in one contract. The bridges are located in and around Lykens Borough, a press release said....
Chasing ICE: ‘Rapid-response’ activists follow agents, then stand up for immigrants during arrests
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Pennsylvania
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When ICE agents headed out to raid the Super Gigante food market in West Norriton this summer, they didn’t travel alone. Following behind them were cars carrying members of the Montgomery County Watch rapid-response team, immigration activists who...
It All Comes Down to Free Speech
American Thinker
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September 8, 2025
When I graduated from Clarion State College in Western Pennsylvania back in 1976, in the Spring of America’s 200th birthday, I came away with a four-year observation: The number one thing that those on the Left hate is “free speech.” I watched...
JMU expert: Norfolk Southern merger could hurt shippers, consumers
Northern Virginia Daily
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As the Norfolk Southern railroad continues talks to merge with its West Coast peer, Union Pacific, industry experts are considering the long-term implications of the business deal. Mert Tokman, a professor of marketing, business, and global supply...
3M successfully showed undue hardship in religious bias vaccination case
HR Dive
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3M won summary judgment on a religious accommodation claim because “ample, undisputed evidence” showed it would suffer an undue hardship if it exempted a patient support employee from its COVID-19 vaccination requirement, a federal district court...
Hampton Council approves conditional use proposal to use single-family home as a group care home for 3 individuals
Pittsburgh Tribune Review - Pennsylvania
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September 8, 2025
Hampton Council held a public hearing Aug. 13 to discuss the sale of a single-family home in the 2500 block of Hampton Road to a company planning to use it as a group care home. Council members approved the conditional use application. “The...
Small programs like rape crisis centers bear heavy burden of Pennsylvania’s state budget impasse
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Pennsylvania
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Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — More...
Price Chopper and Market 32 Donate 40,000 Meals to Local Families
Saratoga TODAY Newspaper - New York
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September 4, 2025
Written by Saratoga TODAY on September 4, 2025. Posted in Business. SARATOGA SPRINGS — Price Chopper and Market 32 donated 40,000 meals to the Regional Food Bank after committing to gifting 1,000 meals each time the #3 horse won the second race...
Eagles, Panthers Showed Interest In Micah Parsons Trade
Pro Football Rumors
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September 5, 2025
Last night’s season opener began the post-Micah Parsons era for the Cowboys. Dallas’ decision to trade away the All-Pro one week before their regular season began came as a shock to many and took place after interest from a number of suitors was...
MONROE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE SET TO REMEMBER THE LIVES LOST ON 9/11
Keys Weekly - Florida
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September 8, 2025
Thursday, Sept. 11 marks the 24th anniversary of the terrorist attacks against the United States, which claimed the lives of 2,996 people and injured more than 6,000 others at the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, the...
BSC Industries Acquires Pennsylvania Distributor
Industrial Distribution - Wisconsin
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September 5, 2025
Massachusetts bearings, power transmission, electrical and automation distributor BSC Industries announced Friday that it has acquired Pennsylvania distributor Gipson Bearing and Supply. Gipson, located in suburban Pittsburgh, operates additional...