More than 90 state and local chamber representatives from across the Commonwealth gathered in Harrisburg today for the 2019 Chamber Day at the State Capitol. The annual event is co-hosted by the PA Chamber of Business and Industry and the Pennsylvania Association of Chamber Professionals during one of the busiest times of the year in…
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The Harrisburg Regional Chamber has submitted comments to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania’s Civil Procedural Rules Committee in opposition of the Committee’s recent proposal to repeal Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 1006 and the current rule that prevents venue shopping in medical malpractice cases. The overhaul of the rule would only lead to higher costs…
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The Harrisburg Regional Chamber has added its signature to an official letter from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce directed to the President of the United States and all members of Congress to take immediate steps in restoring full operation of the federal government. The government shutdown affects people and business both within our region and…
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HARRISBURG (Sept 25, 2018) – David Black, President and CEO of Harrisburg Regional Chamber & CREDC, prepared a testimony for the Tuesday morning Hearing of the House Finance, Local Government and Urban Affairs Committees concerning the Special Taxing Authority and Act 47 within the City of Harrisburg. “Harrisburg, I believe, is on the long road…
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The July 9, 2018 City of Harrisburg Act 47 Exit Plan (PLAN) submitted to the City by the DCED Recovery Coordinator has been reviewed by the Harrisburg Regional Chamber & CREDC staff and discussed by the Chamber & CREDC’s Boards of Directors and Government Relations Committee. Chamber & CREDC appreciates the opportunity to submit comments,…
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The Harrisburg Regional Chamber & CREDC has issued the following statement in response to Mayor Eric Papenfuse’s announcement about the fiscal condition in the city: The Chamber & CREDC supports the city’s attempt to get authorization from state government to continue the higher rates on the Local Services Tax (LST) and Earned Income Tax (EIT)…
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Yesterday Governor Tom Wolf delivered his third annual budget address to members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly. For weeks, the media has reported the Governor’s proposed plan would look very different from his first two proposals. In part, that suspicion was confirmed as the 2017-2018 budget proposal incorporates $2 billion in cost savings and spending…
Read MoreEarlier this week, DEP Secretary John Quigley and Deputy Secretary Dana Aunkst provided updates on the department’s “rebooted” Chesapeake Bay strategy to nearly 50 chamber members and local government officials at a joint Environmental & Energy and Local Government subcommittee meeting. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Pennsylvania is not meeting its nitrogen…
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