Archives

“Fire and emergency services are a vital and necessary service that the communities throughout Pennsylvania rely on daily,”

The City of Pittsburgh, as part of the Welcoming Economies Global Network, joins with cities and economic development agencies from various Great Lakes states in a Day of Action today – highlighting the cost local economies face under the current H-1B visa cap imposed by the federal government.

Representative Charlie Dent (PA-15) was presented with the 2015 Champion of Housing Counseling Award from the National Housing Resource Center (NHRC) and the area’s primary housing counseling agency, the Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley (CACLV)

Pennsylvania Treasury is delivering to members of the state General Assembly draft legislation that, if enacted, would establish the PA ABLE Savings Program – tax-exempt savings accounts specifically for people with qualified disabilities and their families.

Representative Charlie Dent (PA-15) was presented with the 2015 Champion of Housing Counseling Award from the National Housing Resource Center (NHRC) and the area’s primary housing counseling agency, the Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley (CACLV).

Congressman Keith Rothfus [PA-12] and his staff teamed up with Beaver County Habitat for Humanity (HHBC) this week to help restore a donated home at 1920 Beaver Road in Ambridge, PA 15003.

Harrisburg, PA – April 1, 2015 – (RealEstateRama) — Department of Community and Economic Development Acting Secretary Dennis Davin today announced that new state investments approved...

Dean Rossi, 49, of Warrington, PA, was arrested today in connection with an alleged mortgage fraud scheme, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger.

Registration is now open for the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency’s 2015 Housing Services Conference planned for June 10-12 at the Omni William Penn Hotel in downtown Pittsburgh.

Department of Community and Economic Development Acting Secretary Dennis Davin today announced that the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) will open the Business in Our Sites (BOS) program for applications beginning April 1.

32BJ SEIU and SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania, who combined represent over 47,000 property service and health care workers in Pennsylvania today announced their endorsement of Jim Kenney for Mayor of Philadelphia.

Employers play an important role in helping the Pennsylvania Treasury return dormant financial assets and forgotten tangible items to the rightful owners or heirs. The annual deadline for remitting these unclaimed items – April 15 – is fast approaching, and compliance with this state law sets the reunification process in motion.

Harrisburg property owners can sign up for payment plans for 2015 real estate taxes, City Treasurer Tyrell Spradley announced Monday. “Property owners must come into the office, sign up and make their first payment by Tuesday, March 10, 2015,” Spradley said. “There is still time to set up an easy payment plan to pay city real estate taxes.”

Today U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded an Operating Subsidy award totaling $1,863,085 to housing agencies across northeastern Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced an $8,557,014 award to the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) and the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) to prevent individuals with disabilities from being unnecessarily institutionalized or falling into homelessness

Over a hundred workers and supporters including City Council President Bruce Kraus and Councilman Dan Gilman were on hand for a march through downtown Pittsburgh today to demand family-sustaining wages.
A historic push is underway that can change the economic landscape of the city. Close to 1,000 security officers across the city are fighting to unionize, make livable wages, and bring respect and dignity to their jobs.

Legislation to provide additional funding from Realty Transfer Tax would expand affordable housing options statewide.

Today U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright announced that the FY 2014 Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S) Grants Application Period opens today, March 16, 2015; the deadline for all grant applications is Friday, April 17, 2015 at 5:00 p.m.

It’s a win all ‘round – address homelessness, remediate blight, and create jobs at the same time.

The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency is offering continuing education classes for real estate agents and mortgage bankers in conjunction with the 2015 Commonwealth Housing Forum, to be held May 7, at Temple University’s satellite campus at Strawberry Square in Harrisburg. The classes are open to the public, but, space is limited. To register, please visit PHFA’s Forum webpage and click on “CE Credit” in the red header bar. The deadline to sign up for the classes is April 17.