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The State College Spikes face an uncertain future, but they will be "open for business" in 2020.
The Spikes are one of 42 teams that would lose their affiliation with a major league club under a plan to restructure the minor leagues after next season.
With the Pennsylvania bat population threatened, Howard Nursery is making more bat boxes than ever before. On Saturday, the nursery will host an event to promote conservation of these "good neighbors."
U.S. Congressman Glenn "GT" Thompson brought together over 50 federal, state and local officials with carbon industry leaders and Pennsylvania State University scientists to discuss recent innovations that could reignite the coal and carbon industries. Included in the summit on Friday were Mary Neumayr, chair of White House Council on Environmental Quality; Dr. Lee Kump, dean of the College of Earth & Mineral Sciences at the Pennsylvania State University; representatives from the U.S. Department of Energy; representatives from the U.S.
Government and business leaders gathered in Elk County Friday morning to talk about the future of the coal and carbon industry.
Today was the Carbon and Coal Innovation Summit in St. Marys.
U.S. Representative Glenn "GT" Thompson and White House Environmental Quality chair Mary Neumayr spoke at the summit.
They discussed how to support and grow the carbon industry in the area.
Pennsylvania Republican members of the House of Representatives aren't having it when it comes to House Chairman Adam Schiff and Speaker Pelosi and House Democrats' "secret behind closed doors" impeachment inquiry.
The Venango County Economic Development Authority has received a $1.5 million POWER grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission.
The grant, which was announced Wednesday by Congressman Glenn Thompson, will be used to renovate the now-vacant Oil City National Bank building known as Cornplanter Square into the economic authority's new Business Innovation Center.
Congressman Glenn Thompson says the recent good news on job creation isn't an accident.
"In September, 136,000 jobs were created (nationwide)," Thompson said Friday at the annual meeting of Jefferson County Development Council. "We continue to be on that amazing trajectory in terms of the nationwide economy."
U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Howard, thinks impeachment has taken the oxygen out of the room "on a lot of issues" in Washington, but he still has hope for USMCA, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement meant to update the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Healthcare professionals met at St. Francis University on Monday to discuss the future of rural health innovations through telemedicine.
Congressman GT Thompson was also there as representatives from Highmark and UPMC explained how many patients can now skype with their primary care providers at any time.
This advancement mainly helps those in places where the nearest doctor or emergency room is far away.
St. Francis University is trying to help our veterans get back to work more easily.
The university's Knee Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation received the Veterans Accelerated Learning for Licensed Occupations Project, or VALLO, Grant through the U.S. Department of Labor.
The $1M grant will help the university launch the new Veterans Accelerated Learning Program, or VALP.
"It's meant to make the education system more efficient and be able to meet our work force needs and honor our veterans with what they've done," Congressman GT Thompson said.