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He's headed to Brazil and Chile with his wife and more than 50 members of the business, tourism and academic communities, as well as two Philadelphia Regional Port Authority officials. Also traveling are two of Corbett's secretaries, the chairmen of the Public Utility Commission and Liquor Control Board, 11 aides and three Pennsylvania State Police troopers.
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HARRISBURG, Pa.-- An impact fee from drilling for natural gas in Pennsylvania generated $198 million in 2012, about the same it raised the prior year. The $198 million is an estimate, as producers can challenge their payment amounts.
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill.-- The state department in charge of mine safety lacked enough safety inspectors to comply with Illinois law in 2011 and 2012, according to an audit of the agency released Thursday.
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Annapolis Bancorp Inc.: Approximately 100 shares changed hands, a 98.1 decrease from its 65- day average volume. The shares fell$. 02 or. 2 percent to $13.30. Elecsys Corp.: Approximately 500 shares changed hands, a 96.4 decrease from its 65- day average volume.
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WASHINGTON, April 4- The U.S. Justice Department is again testing the reach of a once-dormant civil fraud law, applying it to money laundering after reviving it recently for cases tied to the financial crisis. In November, the Justice Department brought its first money-laundering case using FIRREA, in a lawsuit against the First Bank of Delaware.
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CAMP HILL, Pa.-- Rite Aid's revenue from stores open at least a year fell 2 percent in March, as cheaper generic drugs continued to hurt the drugstore operator's performance. Rite Aid Corp., which is based in Camp Hill, Pa., had 4,621 stores as of March 30. In morning trading, Rite Aid shares slipped 4 cents, or 2.3 percent, to $1.71.
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The Coast Guard last month quietly sent to the White House's Office of Management and Budget a proposal to allow the barging of fracking wastewater.
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WASHINGTON, April 3- A shortage of properties could take some edge off U.S. home sales during the spring selling season, but the housing market recovery should remain intact.
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RADNOR, Pa.-- Oil and gas company Penn Virginia said Wednesday that it's buying some property and wells in Texas from Magnum Hunter for about $400 million to help it expand in the oil- and gas-rich Eagle Ford Shale. The acquisition gives Penn Virginia Corp. about 40,600 mineral acres in Texas near current holdings.
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HARRISBURG, Pa.-- State gambling regulators say gross revenue from slot machines at Pennsylvania's 11 casinos was down slightly last month compared to the same period a year ago, although it still amounted to the second-highest monthly take on record.
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LANSING, Mich.-- Some Michigan Republicans are pushing to ban local governments from requiring employers to provide paid sick leave as cities in other states move to enact such mandates.
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PHILADELPHIA-- Two wrongful-death lawsuits over the suicide of Pro Bowler Junior Seau have been consolidated with NFL concussion litigation in Philadelphia. A key hearing in the NFL case is set for next week, when lawyers for thousands of former players will try to keep the issue in federal court.
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NEW YORK-- Taminco Acquisition Corp. is looking to raise up to $300 million from an initial public offering of common stock, $50 million more than it previously expected.
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*Healthcare stocks rally, Humana among S&P's top percentage gainers. The news boosted shares of some health insurers, including Humana, which derives about two-thirds of its revenue from Medicare Advantage business.
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Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. fell 10.4 percent to $28.69. Spherix Inc. fell 9.6 percent to $7.59. Prudential BanCorp of Pennsylvania fell 8.5 percent to $8.39.
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NEW YORK-- Shares of Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc. skidded Tuesday after the company reported negative data from a clinical trial of an experimental hepatitis C vaccine.
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NEW YORK-- Urban Outfitters' stock climbed in morning trading on Tuesday a day after the clothing and accessories company said it's off to a strong start over the fiscal first quarter's first two months.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va.-- As revenues continue to decline in West Virginia's five casinos, the Senate Finance Committee has passed a bill authorizing a sixth casino in the state. The bill would allow a casino to be built on a "rural resort community" in Pendleton County near the Virginia border.
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JACKSON, Miss.-- A bill to borrow $196 million in Mississippi would send tens of millions to universities and community colleges for construction projects. Phil Bryant's desk after sailing through the House and Senate on Monday. The typical amount authorized was $345 million, ranging from a low of $28 million in 2008 to a high of $857 million in 2010..
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Tom Corbett's meeting with U.S. Health and Human Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on whether he'll seek an expansion of Medicaid to provide health care to hundreds of thousands of low-income Pennsylvania adults comes as state revenues are lagging his projections.