Business
SNAP, WIC and Food Pantry Boxes Keep Running Until December 11
A short-term funding law signed September 2 keeps food assistance, farm loans and flood insurance at current levels until December 11.
Amazon Details Emerge: 2,200 Acres, 39 Data Centers at Homer City
New county documents show Amazon proposing 2,200 acres and 39 data centers at Homer City, with residents raising concerns over water and property.
Pennsylvania Freeze Relief Grants for Fruit Growers Close September 21
PA's $10 million Fruit Grower Freeze Disaster Assistance Recovery Grant covers apple, pear, peach, cherry, grape, and berry losses from the April freeze.
A $13 Billion Power Plant Is Coming to Fayette County
NextEra's $13 billion East Riverside Energy Center would rise on old coal ground along the Monongahela in Fayette County, with an estimated 30 million gallons a day drawn from the river. Here's what's confirmed, what isn't, and how to weigh in.
Closed Confluence Foodmart goes up for sale – with nearby home
The owners of the former Confluence Foodmart are looking for someone to take over the closed grocery – with a nearby three-bedroom house on Williams Street also on the market.…
Big development planned for Somerset business park
An Ohio-based commercial real estate investment company plans to develop a one-million-square-foot building in the Laurel Highlands Business Park in Somerset, creating jobs and spurring economic development, county commissioners announced…
Roth Family Farms eyes expanded farm market in Lower Turkeyfoot
A few years back, Kelly and Tim Roth came to a realization: they needed fewer farm animals or more land. They chose more land. The couple, both in their 40s…
Shapiro Sets Strict New Rules for Data Centers
Gov. Josh Shapiro signed an executive order requiring data center developers to win local approval, cover their own power costs and meet strict standards.