Kate Lao Shaffner

Middletown Borough Council votes to lease out water-sewer systems

Middletown’s Borough Council and Authority voted yesterday to appro ...

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Two Berks County communities are asking residents to vote on whether they should consolidate and form a new municipality. Pennsylv ...

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Todd Erdley on outdoor seating, big box stores, and the Silicon Valley

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State College hopes to fight the tide of student rentals with new Homestead Investment Program

State College is launching a new initiative aimed to fight the increase of student rentals. State College’s Highlands reside ...

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Municipal mergers and consolidations: solution for distressed municipalities?

One in a series explaining key terms and concepts of Pennsylvania government. Today’s topic: municipal mergers and consolidations. ...

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Report gives Pa.’s economic performance a C-

In a Keystone Research Center report released today, Pa. got a C- for its overall economi ...

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State College Mayor Elizabeth Goreham on homeowners, ‘Hunger Games’ and the Loo

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What is a Community Development Corporation (CDC)?

One in a series explaining key terms and concepts of Pennsylvania government. Today’s topic: Community Development Corporations ...

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Arts tourism as economic development: Tionesta’s Market Village and Arts and Culture Corridor

Tionesta is turning to arts and culture tourism to kickstart its stalled economy. Visitors to the town of Tionesta are gr ...

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Richard Alley on trains, human-powered transportation, and community leadership

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Spud Marshall on public pianos, transient communities, and ‘Bio-Dome’

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From oil drilling to oil painting – revitalization through Oil City’s Artist Relocation Program

Oil City was once the hub of the petroleum industry. Those days are long gone and the city is reinventing itself–as an arts communi ...

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