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State Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for Tuesday May 16, 2023 ( 10 items )  

Aers Energy Belgie Selects Air Products to Build a State-of-the-Art Hydrogen Refueling Station in Zeebrugge, Belgium
ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania, May 16 -- Air Products and Chemicals issued the following news release: Air Products (NYSE: APD) has signed an agreement with Aers Energy Belgie to develop a multi-fuel, hydrogen refueling station for trucks. It will be located on a concession in the port of Zeebrugge, which Aers Energy Belgie has been awarded. Within this location, Aers will also operate a new secure truck stop, rest area, convenience store and restaurant. Aers Energy Belgie emphasized sustainability:  more

Anthony L. Miscioscia and Celestine Montague Join Post & Schell as Principals in the Firm's Insurance Law Department
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 16 (TNSper) -- Post and Schell, a law firm, issued the following news release: Post & Schell, P.C. is pleased to announce that Anthony L. Miscioscia and Celestine Montague have joined the firm as Principals, and Rachel Armely as an Associate, in its Insurance Law Department in the firm's Philadelphia office. All three attorneys join from the law firm of White & Williams LLP, where Mr. Miscioscia and Ms. Montague served as Partners and Ms. Armely as an Associate.   more

Carnegie Mellon Elects New Trustees
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 16 (TNSper) -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: At its annual meeting on May 13, Carnegie Mellon University's Board of Trustees unanimously elected six alumni as new voting trustees: Gloria Chen, Ted Decker, Charles Evans, Thomas Healy, Jewell Parker Rhodes and Shalini Ray. Healy and Ray will be the university's first recent graduate trustees, a new category of trustee. The trustees' terms will begin on July 1, 2023. "Carnegie Mellon is thrill  more

Carnegie Mellon: Tepper School Faculty Member Wins Amazon Research Award for AI Work
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 16 (TNSawa) -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: Yan Huang(opens in new window), associate professor of business technologies at Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business(opens in new window), has won an Amazon Research Award(opens in new window) for her work on fairness in artificial intelligence (AI). Huang joins 78 other recipients of the award, which offers unrestricted funds and promotional credits to support research in multi  more

PA. A.G. HENRY SECURES $11 MILLION SETTLEMENT WITH PREDATORY RENT-TO-OWN LENDER THAT TARGETED LOW-INCOME BORROWERS
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 16 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news release on May 15, 2023: Attorney General Michelle Henry today announced a settlement of a lawsuit filed against Snap Finance LLC and its affiliates for $11.4 million. According to the lawsuit, the lending company preyed on low-income Pennsylvanians who could not make large purchases without financing, disguising one-year rent-to-own agreements as "100-Day Cash Payoffs," then concealing b  more

Pa. Conservation & Natural Resources Dept. Celebrates Induction Of The Snyder-Middleswarth Natural Area Into The Old-Growth Forest Network
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 16 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources issued the following news: The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn today celebrated the induction of the Snyder-Middleswarth Natural Area in Bald Eagle State Forest into the Old-Growth Forest Network (OGFN). "I am pleased to have this designation bestowed on Snyder-Middleswarth Natural Area and appreciate the support of the Old-Growth Forest Netwo  more

Pa. Gov. Shapiro Highlights Budget Proposal to Expand the Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program at Opening of Salem Adult Citizens Center in Montgomery County
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 16 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Governor Josh Shapiro attended the ribbon-cutting for the new Salem Adult Citizens Center in Roslyn and highlighted his plan to expand the Property Tax/Rent Rebate (PTRR) program for seniors. Providing a lifeline for Pennsylvania renters and homeowners who need it most is a priority in the Governor's budget - and his commonsense proposal will help seniors across the Commonwealth stay in the  more

Penn State: Vice President for IT, CIO Jennifer Stedelin Announces Departure
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 16 (TNSper) -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Jennifer Stedelin, vice president for information technology (IT) and chief information officer (CIO), is departing Penn State effective June 16 to begin an appointment as deputy CIO for academic and administrative technologies at Washington University in St. Louis. Keith Brautigam, deputy CIO and chief information security officer (CISO) at Penn State, has been named interim vice preside  more

Saint Vincent College: Dr. Helen K. Burns Appointed Rev. Owen Roth, O.S.B., Inaugural Director of Nursing
LATROBE, Pennsylvania, May 16 (TNSper) -- Saint Vincent College issued the following news: Saint Vincent College is pleased to announce the appointment of Helen K. Burns, Ph.D., RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, as the Rev. Owen Roth, O.S.B., Inaugural Director of Nursing. In this role, Dr. Burns will develop and direct the new Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree program in the Herbert W. Boyer School of Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Computing. "I am honored to be working with faculty and others t  more

SULLIVAN COUNTY WILL LAUNCH LETI PROGRAM, BECOMING 24TH COUNTY TO JOIN OFFICE OF PA. A.G. HENRY'S DIVERSION INITIATIVE
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 16 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news release on May 15, 2023: Attorney General Michelle Henry today announced that Sullivan County has joined the Law Enforcement Treatment Initiative (LETI), a collaborative program launched by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General and law enforcement to divert individuals in need to treatment services. Sullivan County becomes the 24th county to join LETI as Attorney General Henry conti  more