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Federal venture capital for tech education?
Source: New York Times, 1/28/2010
A bill to create a create "a federal version of DARPA" for technology education is introduced in Congress.
NE PA officials tout Wall Street West success
Source: Hazelton Standard Speaker, 1/28/2010
A northeastern PA consortium says a federal workforce development grant has created success stories. 
MOVE Pgh plans to revamp two- and four-wheel traffic
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 1/28/2010
MOVE Pgh enlists urban planners in transit improvement.
Bethlehem's SteelStacks hiring people with passion for 100 jobs
Source: Morning Call, 1/28/2010
SteelStacks, at Bethlehem's former steel works, will hire 100 people for its ArtsQuest Center opening in 2011.
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Drexel opens walk-in clinic at Liberty Place
Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer, 1/28/2010
Center City Philadelphia's first convenient-care clinic, a joint project of the Drexel University School of Medicine and Drexel College of Nursing and Health Professions, has opened at the Shops at Liberty Place, reports The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Boscov's, Mount Airy look to hire 440
Source: Times-Tribune, 1/28/2010
A department store and casino will hire more than 400 people in Northeast PA, reports the Times-Tribune.
$73M surgery, rehab center set for York Twp.
Source: The York Dispatch, 1/28/2010
WellSpan Health plans on breaking ground on a 73-bed Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital in York Township in the spring, reports The York Dispatch.
State to invest $9.2M to support alternative energy projects that create jobs
Source: Gant Daily, 1/28/2010
Governor Ed Rendell announced close to $10 million in investments in alternative energy that will help create about 170 jobs, reports Gant Daily.
Agency continues push to bring new companies to the Lehigh Valley
Source: Morning Call, 1/28/2010
The Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corp. is optimistic in its abilities to grow existing companies in the region and recruit new companies there, reports the Morning Call.
Bicyclists can park safely at new Pittsburgh commuter center
Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, 1/27/2010
Bicyclists can park safely at a new commuter center in downtown Pittsburgh.
Haitian orphans arrive in Pittsburgh
Source: CBS News, 1/21/2010
More than 50 children up to age 10 arrived with Governor Ed Rendell on a flight from an orphanage in earthquake-ravaged Haiti to Pittsburgh on Tuesday, reports CBS News.
Philly aiming to improve energy efficiency
Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer, 1/21/2010
Energy efficiency and LEED standards have Philadelphia awash in green, and potential savings, reports The Philadelphia Inquirer.
PA lands $3.2M for Hershey PGx Center
Source: GenomeWeb, 1/21/2010
The Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute will start a new pharmacogenomics research center thanks in part to $3.2 million federal funding, reports GenomeWeb.
In home businesses: Growth spurt
Source: Patriot-News, 1/21/2010
The U.S. Small Business Administration has found that modern technology is bringing more workers home, encouraging the growth of home-based businesses, reports the Patriot-News.
Designs on the work world
Source: Intelligencer-Journal, 1/21/2010
The Pennsylvania College of Art & Design in Lancaster is expanding, reports the Intelligencer Journal.
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