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On today’s episode of The Confluence: Physicians in Pennsylvania can’t advertise their ability to prescribe marijuana, but marijuana certification businesses are making millions of dollars connecting patients to physicians; the State Small Business Credit Initiative Program will soon be distributing $584 million to businesses in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware; and Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s president and CEO is retiring after two decades at the helm. Today’s guests include: Ed Mahon, investigative reporter with Spotlight PA; Steve D’Ettorre, state deputy secretary of technology and innovation; and J. Kevin McMahon, president and CEO of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust.
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Comcast said Thursday that 100 women and minority-owned small businesses in Allegheny County will each receive $10,000 in unrestricted funding. The grant application period will last between June 1 and 14.
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More than 100 people gathered virtually on Monday night to discuss how to make development equitable in Pittsburgh. It was the first of four community listening sessions organized by Mayor Ed Gainey’s transition team.
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On today’s program: Interim Pittsburgh Public Schools Superintendent Wayne Walters, whose appointment is for a year, talks about building trust among families as the district searches for a permanent replacement; a Post-Gazette investigation found more than half of apartment complexes managed by the city’s Housing Authority failed their latest federal inspections; and a PNC Bank survey of small and mid-sized businesses nationwide found owners and managers are optimistic about the future, particularly those with vaccinated employees.
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The mandate will require people who work at companies with more than 100 employees to either be vaccinated or be tested each week for the coronavirus.
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A significant number of Pennsylvania municipalities are considering applying for a state program for the severely financially distressed, while those…
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On today's program: A local author revisits the motivations behind one of history's most influential political wives; some big businesses in Pittsburgh…
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On today's program: How one business owner plans to adapt as she reopens this weekend; some rural hospitals are struggling to imagine a financial future;…
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Fred Graham, owner of Graham’s Greenhouse and Landscaping in Bradford put in an application for the federal Paycheck Protection Program as quickly as he…
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The organization that represents Pennsylvania’s hospitality industry says the City of Pittsburgh is rushing implementation of a paid sick leave…