UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 21 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Insecticides may contribute to bigger problems with certain weeds UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Insecticides may help growers hoping to protect their crops from harmful insects, but they also may contribute to a larger amount of some weeds, according to a study led by researchers at Penn State. The study -- published in the journal PeerJ -- compared using insecticides preventively at planting  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 22 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Shapiro Administration Leads the Way in Responsible, Ethical Use of AI; First-Ever Generative AI Pilot for State Workers Leads to Significant Time Savings and Increased Productivity The findings revealed that employees had a highly positive experience, reporting an average time savings of 95 minutes per day while using ChatGPT for writing, research, summarization, and IT support -  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, March 22 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: * * * Penn College, Thaddeus Stevens College partner for articulation Pennsylvania College of Technology and Lancaster-based Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology have established a mechanism for graduates of two associate degree programs at Thaddeus Stevens College to transfer credits and pursue a bachelor's degree at Penn College. The articulation agreement enables graduates of the el  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, March 21 [Category: BizWater] -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, posted the following news release: * * * Pennsylvania American Water Announces $1.5 Million in New Castle System Upgrades NEW CASTLE, Pa. (March 20, 2025) - Pennsylvania American Water today announced the start of a $1.5 million improvement project that will replace more than 1.3 miles of water main in New Castle to improve customer reliability, reduce service disruptions and increase water fl  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, March 22 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: * * * Construction management team earns success at national event Pennsylvania College of Technology's Construction Management Association was a top finisher in the Associated Builders and Contractors annual Construction Management Competition, held Feb. 23-27 in Las Vegas as part of the organization's annual convention. The six-student team represented the college in a field of 34 coll  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 21 [Category: BizReal Estate] -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, posted the following news release: * * * Premier Philadelphia-area retail center trades hands in $34M sale PHILADELPHIA, Mar. 21, 2025 - JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has secured the $34 million sale of Exton Square, a super-regional shopping center located in Exton, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. JLL represented the seller, PREIT. The buyer w  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 21 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Recurring food insecurity linked to unhealthy weight changes in older adults UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- For every year that an adult aged 65 or older experiences food insecurity, they become more likely to undergo unhealthy weight changes associated with earlier death, according to a new study by researchers in the Penn State College of Health and Human Development. The research team exami  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 22 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development issued the following news on March 21, 2025: * * * Strengthening Our Workforce: Shapiro Administration Visits Crispus Attucks York to Highlight the Governor's Proposed Investment in Pennsylvania's Manufacturing Workforce A $100,000 Manufacturing PA Training-to-Career grant was also awarded to Crispus Attucks York to help prepare economically distressed young people for good paying manufactu  more