Montgomery County Community College will present its third annual Business and Computer Science Distinguished Lecture Series with a public address on economic recovery by economist Dr. James Diffley, group managing director of Global Insight’s U.S. Regional Services Group. The lecture will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 21 at 12:30 p.m. in the Science Center...
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Wind farms in Cambria and Schuylkill counties are among a dozen clean energy projects that will receive funding under an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act program that provides cash assistance to energy production companies in place of earned tax credits. The U.S. departments of Treasury and Energy this week announced a $42.2 million grant...
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UPPER GWYNEDD — The Montgomery County Commissioners joined elected officials from Upper Gwynedd and representatives of Merck & Co. to break ground on the much anticipated widening and reconstruction of Sumneytown Pike. Montgomery County is putting up $4.3 million to widen and reconstruct Sumneytown Pike, eliminating a two-lane bottleneck that causes horrendous traffic backups...
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Bridgeport, Pa — The Montgomery County Commissioners presented Bridgeport Borough with a $487,420 check at a recent Borough Council meeting for a revitalization grant to make downtown improvements. The grant is for the installation of trees along 4th Street between Depot and Holstein streets. The Revitalization Program rewards boroughs by helping them improve their...
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HARRISBURG – Governor Edward G. Rendell today said the commonwealth has applied for $108 million in federal funds to expand high-speed Internet service to people, institutions and communities throughout Pennsylvania—an investment that will boost the state’s economic development and education systems for years to come. “Broadband Internet access is as crucial to competitiveness as...
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by Christopher Flavelle Not content to put you in a new car, the government wants you to think about a new washing machine and fridge, too. BusinessWeek reports that the Department of Energy will use stimulus cash to offer rebates of up to $200 for the purchase of high-efficiency household appliances. (You don’t need...
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