Topic:
Welfare Reform – A Briefing on Act 22 of 2011 and Department of Public Welfare Cost-Saving Effort
Date:
Oct. 26, 2011
Location: Room 140, Majority Caucus Room, Main Capitol, Harrisburg
Hearing Agenda
Testimony of Timothy Costa, executive deputy secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare
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Topic:
Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania
Date:
Sept. 29, 2011
Location: Aldie Mansion, Doylestown
Hearing Agenda
Testimony of Tom Murphy, co-director, Penn State Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research at the Penn State Cooperative Extension
Testimony of Andrew Heath, executive director, Renew Growing Greener Coalition
Testimony of David Masur, director, PennEnvironment
Testimony of Jason Hanna, senior project manager, Langan Engineering and Environmental Services
Testimony of Carl. J. Carlson, director of government affairs, Range Resources Appalachia LLC
Testimony of Elam Herr, assistant executive director, Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors
Testimony of Doug Hill, executive director, County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania
Testimony of Patrick Gardiner, construction services manager, Keystone Transportation Funding Coalition
Testimony of Timothy D. Sheaffer, director of policy, planning and communications, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
Topic: Workforce Development in Pennsylvania
Date: Sept. 20, 2011
Location: Beaver Falls City Building, 715 15th St., Beaver Falls
Hearing Agenda
Testimony of Carl J. Carlson, director of government affairs, Range Resources
Testimony of Stacey Brodack, director of corporate development, Chesapeake Energy
Testimony of James T. Kunz Jr., business manager, International Union of Operating Engineers Local 66
Testimony of Dom Lea, president, Precision Kidd Steel
Testimony of Dr. Joe D. Forrester, president, Community College of Beaver County
Testimony of Rex Spaulding, president, New Castle School of Trades
Testimony of Will Bernstein, policy analyst, Allegheny Conference on Community Development
Topic: Job Creation in Pennsylvania
Date: Aug. 24, 2011
Location: Hazle Township Commons Building, 102 W. 27th St., Hazle Township
Hearing Agenda
Testimony of Mike Lieb, president of Weatherly Casting and Machine Company and Hazleton Casting Company
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Testimony of John Keegan, owner of Heights Terrace Pharmacy
Testimony of John P. Judge, vice president of education services for the Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors
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Testimony of George Hayden, president of George J. Hayden Inc.
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Testimony of Eric Esoda, executive director of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center
Testimony of Jack Pfunder, executive director and CEO of Manufacturers Resource Center
Topic: Assessing Pennsylvania's Business Tax Climate
Date: Aug. 23, 2011
Location: Room 140, Majority Caucus Room, Main Capitol, Harrisburg
Hearing Agenda
Testimony of Mark Robyn, economist with The Tax Foundation
Testimony of Sam Denisco, director of government affairs, Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry
Testimony of David N. Taylor, executive director of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Association
Testimony of James Manser, associate director of state government affairs of Cephalon, testifying on behalf of CompetePA
Testimony of Kevin Shivers, state director of the National Federation of Independent Business
Topic: Impact of State-Mandated Energy Programs
Date: Aug. 22, 2011
Location: Room 140, Majority Caucus Room, Main Capitol, Harrisburg
Hearing Agenda
Testimony of Terrance Fitzpatrick, president and CEO, Energy Association of Pennsylvania
Testimony of Romulo L. Diaz, vice president of government and external affairs, PECO
Testimony of Douglas Krall, manager of regulatory strategy, PPL Electric Utilities
Testimony of Charles V. Fullen, director of rates and regulatory affairs, FirstEnergy
Testimony of Bill Roland, government and regulatory affairs, Duquesne Light
Topic:
Cost of Doing Business in Pennsylvania
Date:
Aug. 11, 2011
Location: Thiel College, Sawhill Georgian Room, Howard Miller Student Center, 75 College Ave., Greenville, PA 16125
Hearing Agenda
Testimony of
Scott Andrejchak, borough manager, Greenville Borough,
Testimony of
Brad Gosser, executive director, Greenville-Reynolds Development Corp.
Testimony of
Sam Giannetti, executive director of workforce development, West Central Job Partnership,
Testimony of
Amy Weller, president, Weller Business Advisors Testimony of LaVonne Pelisari, human resources director, Ellwood Group
Testimony of
Susan Hileman, district manager, Northwest Industrial Resource Center
Testimony of
LaVonne Pelisari, human resources director, Ellwood Group
Testimony of
Eileen Anderson, government relations manager, SMC Business Councils
Testimony of
Maryilyn Landis, president and CEO, Basic Business Concepts Inc.
Testimony of
Brian Stein, owner, Clearscape Industries LLP
Topic:
Pennsylvania’s Business Regulatory Climate and Job Creation
Date:
July 21, 2011
Location: Lancaster City Council Chambers, Southern Market Center, 100 South Queen Street, Lancaster, PA 17603
Hearing Agenda
Testimony of: Glenn Yoder, president, Lancaster County Association of Realtors
Testimony of: Ralph Simpson, Warfel Construction Company, board member, Lancaster Chamber of Commerce
Testimony of: Rick Jackson, ELA Group Inc., and John Hogan, Hogan and Herr, Ltd., co-chairs of the Government Affairs Committee, Building Industry Assocation of Lancaster County
Testimony of: Scott Sheely, executive director, Lancaster County Workforce Investment Board
Chart: 100 Top Jobs in Lancaster County
Topic: Pennsylvania’s Business Regulatory Climate
Date: April 26, 2011
Location: 60 East Wing, Main Capitol, Harrisburg, PA 17120
Hearing Agenda Testimony of: Paul Silvis, Head Coach, SilcoTek
Testimony of: Mike Hawbaker, Vice President, Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc.
Testimony of: Kevin Shivers, PA State Director, National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)
Testimony of: Mark Sincavage, President, Sincavage Corp.
Testimony of: Bill Mullray, Owner and President, Mullray Builders Corporation
Testimony of: Janis Herschkowitz, President and CEO, PRL, Inc. Topic: Water Safety Issues and Marcellus Shale Drilling
Date: April 21, 2011
Location: Murrysville Community Center, 3091 Carson Ave., Murrysville, PA 15668
Hearing Agenda Testimony of: George Jugovic, Southwest Regional Director, Commonwealth of PA, Department of Environmental Protection
Testimony of: Citizens for the Preservation of Rural Murrysville (CPRM)
Testimony of: Calvin S. McCutcheon, President, McCutcheon Enterprises Inc.
Testimony of: Range Resources - Appalachia, LLC
Testimony of: Thomas W. Beauduy, Deputy Executive Director & Counsel, Susquehanna River Basin Commission
Susquehanna River Basin Commission, Information Sheet, Remote Water Quality Monitoring Network
Susquehanna River Basin Commission, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)