Governor Wolf Announces Ritz-Craft Corporation of PA to Open Third Manufacturing Plant in Mifflinburg, Creating More Than 120 New Jobs
Economy, Jobs That Pay, Press Release Harrisburg, PA – Today, Governor Tom Wolf announced that Ritz-Craft Corporation of PA, Inc., a manufacturer of modular housing, will expand into a third manufacturing plant in Mifflinburg, Union County, creating more than 120 new jobs and retaining 338 existing employees.“This project is great news for manufacturing in Union County,” said Governor Wolf. “Ritz-Craft is a major employer in this area, and the good-paying jobs it provides enables families in Mifflinburg and the surrounding communities to thrive. I am proud of my administration’s involvement with this company as it continues to grow.”Ritz-Craft will increase its production capacity by more than 80 percent by reviving a dormant facility through a nearly $1,000,000 investment into renovations, upgrades, new equipment and tooling. The company had shuttered two of its three Mifflinburg manufacturing facilities during the 2008 economic downturn. With assistance from the Wolf Administration, Ritz-Craft reopened a second plant in 2015. The revival of the third plant will enable the company to continue to expand its place in the market while providing jobs to more than 550 area residents.“We have been working towards this day for over 10 years,” explains Paul D. John, President/CEO and co-owner of Ritz-Craft. “We have a great team of employees and we look forward to creating many more jobs. This assistance from the Wolf Administration will help grow Ritz-Craft and allow us to positively impact Mifflinburg and its surrounding communities.”Ritz-Craft received a funding proposal from the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) for $120,000 in Job Creation Tax Credits to be distributed upon creation of the new jobs and a $50,000 Pennsylvania First Grant. The company was also encouraged to apply for low-interest loans through the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority.The project was coordinated by the Governor’s Action Team, an experienced group of economic development professionals who report directly to the governor and work with businesses that are considering locating or expanding in Pennsylvania.Ritz-Craft, headquartered in Mifflinburg, builds off-site systems built modular housing. The company is one of the largest family owned modular and manufactured home builders in America. Ritz-Craft modular homes are available for sale by local builders, dealers and developers in New England, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Mid-West and Southeastern states.For more information about the Governor’s Action Team or DCED, visit dced.pa.gov, and be sure to stay up-to-date with all of our agency news on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Governor Wolf Announces Ritz-Craft Corporation of PA to Open Third Manufacturing Plant in Mifflinburg, Creating More Than 120 New Jobs August 01, 2018
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Armenia’s Constitutional Court has ruled elements of the country’s controversial mandatory pension system, but not the law itself, unconstitutional.At the beginning of this year, Armenia launched a mandatory pension system requiring all persons under the age of 40 to contribute 5-10% of their salary to one of the pension funds managed by external asset managers, which had been selected by the Armenian central bank and government.However, the reform caused wide-spread protests and was criticised by opposition parties, which challenged the system with the constitutional court.Arman Vardanyan, chief executive of Austrian asset manager C-Quadrat’s Armenian business, told IPE that the court ruling meant that that implementation of the law had now been deemed “unconstitutional”. C-Quadrat, a subsidiary of German insurer Talanx, is one of the two foreign asset managers commissioned to manage pension funds in Armenia. Vardanyan’s interpretation was confirmed by the Armenian justice minister, as quoted on Armenian news portal tert.am: “The Constitutional Court ruled that certain provisions of the law on funded pensions are unconstitutional – It did not rule the law itself unconstitutional.”The Constitutional Court has declared the law will have to be amended to make it constitutional by 30 September.A spokeswoman for the Armenian central bank told IPE: “Some of the disputed articles of the law (and the relevant ones in the interconnected laws) must be brought in line with the Constitution and the deadline for this is September 30, 2014.”But the law will remain in place, she added.Tert.am further quoted Felix Tokhyan, a member of the Constitutional Court: “The provisions of the pension law declared unconstitutional will remain in effect until September 30.”“Since the pension law remains in force with all of its provisions, the mandatory payments shall continue to be made,” confirmed Vardanyan.
Police Brigadier General RenePamuspusan, PRO-6 director, said BJMP had transport vans and other logisticsthat ensured the safe transport of the surrendered convicts. “We are warning these 82 convicts.Surrender peacefully to our tracker teams. Do not put up a fight,” said PoliceLieutenant Joem Malong, spokesperson of the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6). Those in Panay Island were now in thecustody of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology’s (BJMP) IloiloDistrict Jail in Barangay Nanga, Pototan, Iloilo while those in NegrosOccidental and Bacolod City were now in the BJMP’s Bago City prison facility. Their time served in prison would bereviewed if indeed they were qualified for early release under the GCTA. The GCTA Law has come under scrutinyafter the Department of Justice announced that convicted rapist-killer AntonioSanchez, former mayor of Calauan, Laguna, might be released from prison becauseof supposed good behavior. Nationwide, 1,914 convicts werereleased by BuCor applying the GCTA Law./PN In Camp Crame, Quezon City, PhilippineNational Police (PNP) spokesperson, Brigadier General Bernard Banac said themanhunt will be done with or without a reward, “though a reward may be helpfulto entice possible informants. Law enforcers may employ “reasonableforce if the subject of the arrest violently resists and endangers the securityof the arresting officers,” Justice secretary Menardo Guevarra earlier said. ILOILO City – Of the 144 convictsfrom Western Visayas that the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) freed in line withthe Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) Law, 62 managed to beat the 15-dayultimatum set by President Rodrigo Duterte. The 82 who failed to surfaceyesterday – the deadline – are now subjects of a manhunt. The list will include pertinent datato ensure that only those who ought to be returned to prison would berearrested. These convicts have a P1-millionbounty each for their arrest. The respective BJMPs will take chargeof the transfer of these surrenderers to the nearest BuCor penal colony inSablayan, Mindoro, said Pamuspusan. According to Department of Justice(DOJ) spokesperson Undersecretary Markk Perete yesterday, they would betransmitting to the Department of Interior and Local Government a cleaned-uplist of convicts “prematurely released because of the erroneous application ofthe GCTA Law.” “This should minimize incidents ofmistaken identity and save government resources related to its manhuntoperations,” said Perete. The 62 convicts who surrendered, onthe other hand, were from Aklan (12), Antique (three), Capiz (nine), IloiloCity (five), Iloilo province (16), Negros Occidental (13), Guimaras (one), andBacolod City (three).
The Oldenburg Academy Twisters were defeated by The North Decatur Chargers 14-2.OA 002 00 2 5 3ND 814 1x 14 13 0OA Hitting: Adam Huber 1-3, run, rbi, triple; Chase Hogg 2-3, double; Matt Sedler 0-3, rbi; Michael Hoff 0-2, hbp; Dalton Mooney 1-2, double; Zach Wegman 0-1, bb; Glenn Geraci 1-2, run, double.OA Pitching: Hunter Sullivan .2 IP, 7 earned runs, 4 hits, 2 bb, 0 k, hbp , WP. Loss. Zach Wegman 2 IP, 6 runs, 5 earned, 8 hits, 1 bb, 2 k, 2 hbp. Jordan Stenger 1.1 IP, 1 unearned run, 1 hits, 1 bb, 1 k, hbp.OA Varsity record: 4-7.Next game: today vs. Whitewater Crusaders (home school team).Courtesy of Twisters Coach Doug Behlmer.
Indianapolis, In. — Indiana’s unemployment rate remains at 3.6 percent for April, and the national rate also stands at 3.6 percent. The monthly unemployment rate is a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) indicator that reflects the number of unemployed people seeking employment within the prior four weeks as a percentage of the labor force.Indiana’s labor force had a net increase of 1,349 over the previous month. This was a result of an increase of 29 unemployed residents and an increase of 1,320 employed residents. Indiana’s total labor force, which includes both Hoosiers employed and those seeking employment, stands at 3.41 million, and the state’s 65.3 percent labor force participation rate remains above the national rate of 62.8 percent.Learn more about how unemployment rates are calculated here.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says he is in the midst of the worst period of his trophy-laden career. Press Association “I get it as a fantastic experience – an experience that I don’t want to repeat. I want to finish tomorrow and win some matches again. “I think it comes too late, to come after 15 years is too late, but it’s something that is helping me to be better, a great negative experience.” Mourinho insists it is not the most challenging period, but the worst in terms of results. He said: “I had a big challenge all the time. It’s the worst results. I’ve never lost so many matches. That’s a fact.” The challenge began on the opening day of Chelsea’s title defence, a 2-2 draw with Swansea on August 8, the repercussions of which continue. Mourinho criticised first-team doctor Eva Carneiro and head physio Jon Fearn for going on to the field to treat Eden Hazard. And Mourinho was cleared by the Football Association on Wednesday of making discriminatory comments towards Carneiro. FA chairman Greg Dyke has told officials that Mourinho committed “a failure of his personal judgement and public behaviour” in his criticism of Carneiro, while independent board member Heather Rabbatts launched a stinging attack on the FA for its “seriously disappointing” handling of the case. The Premier League champions have two wins from seven games this term and followed up last Saturday’s draw at Newcastle with a midweek Champions League loss at Porto. “I define (this) as the worst period of my career, with the worst results in my career,” said Mourinho, whose side host Southampton this weekend. Mourinho refused to respond on Friday, saying his comments will come in time. “For the past two months I didn’t open my mouth and I’m going to keep it like this. One day I will speak and I will choose a day,” Mourinho said. “I’m quiet about it for a long time. I read and I listen and I watch and I’m quiet. “I’m telling you, we can be here all day. My time to speak will arrive when I decide.” Mourinho is frustrated with the results, but is coping. “I like to be under pressure when I’m top of the league and the second is one point behind. I don’t like the position we are in, but I adapt,” Mourinho said. Mourinho reacted angrily to suggestions in the morning newspapers that his players were unhappy with his methods. “In here we speak openly. We criticise people without any kind of problems and no prima donnas crying,” Mourinho added. “When you make a mistake you have to speak about it. You know what I call that, in football? Coaching. “If the coach cannot coach, go to a newspaper where nobody criticises anybody. Not all newspapers I believe, but one especially.” Branislav Ivanovic has been subject to much criticism for his performances, but Mourinho refused to comment publicly on his right-back, who has avoided the fate of other established players who have been dropped. “Ivanovic likes to speak to me and likes to speak to me about his mistakes,” he said. “I’m critical with him and I speak with him about what he has to try to improve. “I have no doubts that he is my best right-back. And I have no doubts that he has to improve in some aspects.” Striker Diego Costa completes his three-match suspension against Saints, with Loic Remy and Radamel Falcao in contention to start, despite not being selected to travel to Portugal. Captain John Terry has been an unused substitute in recent weeks, bar a Capital One Cup start at Walsall, and Chelsea fans serenaded him during post-match exercises after he again did not play at Porto. “Fans can sing and I’m happy they sing and I’m happy they support John,” Mourinho added. “He’s ready every game to play, even the ones I leave him on the bench, he’s ready to play.” Thibaut Courtois is the only injury absentee – out with a knee injury until December – and Mourinho is looking for goalkeeping cover, with the signing of Marco Amelia possibly close. “We have at this moment Marco Amelia working with us,” said Mourinho of the former AC Milan goalkeeper, who is a free agent. “What we need is some cover. We need some stability until Courtois is back. Maybe he’s the guy to give us that.” 
On Twitter, Trump called the actress and singer a “washed up psycho.” He compared her to the “fake news media,” adding that she’s a “sick scammer.” Washed up psycho @BetteMidler was forced to apologize for a statement she attributed to me that turned out to be totally fabricated by her in order to make “your great president” look really bad. She got caught, just like the Fake News Media gets caught. A sick scammer!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 5, 2019 It is safe to assume that President Trump is not singer Bette Midler’s hero.President Trump is slamming Midler after she apologized for sharing a fake quote supposedly made by him. I apologize; this quote turns out to be a fake from way back in ‘15-16. Don’t know how I missed it, but it sounds SO much like him that I believed it was true! Fact Check: Did Trump say in ’98 Republicans are dumb? https://t.co/NY9s6V49el via @rgj— Bette Midler (@BetteMidler) June 3, 2019 Over the weekend, Midler tweeted a quote attributed to Trump, which was debunked several years ago. She apologized for the mistake, but said the quote sounded so much like something the President would say.
New Delhi: Having represented various franchises in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Ishant Sharma will be representing Delhi Capitals for the first time when the T20 extravaganza begins on March 23.The Delhi pacer is elated to play in front of his home crowd and also described it as a ‘feeling of pride’ as the pacer was pocketed by the Delhi Capitals for Rs 1.10 crore during the auctions in Jaipur earlier this year.With a week left for the T20 carnival, Delhi Capitals posted a video on Instagram, where the 30-year-old pacer said: “For me, Kotla is something more than a ground. For the entire cricket I have played, right form the under-17 level, I have played all my matches here. I have a number of memories here.“Not only for me, but for all those who represent Delhi, Kotla is a memory for them because it is where it all starts. It is from here that we went ahead to represent our country,” the 30-year-old pacer expressed.“It is always very special to play on your home ground.”Ishant, who had first stolen the limelight by bowling a dream spell to the former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting, will work closely with Ponting – the head coach of the Capitals. Ishant has scalped 58 wickets from 76 IPL games and will be an integral part of his side’s pace attack when the league kicks-off in less than 10 days.“I have got this opportunity after 12 years to represent my home team and I feel very proud,” the pacer said. “I will try to deliver my best and I hope we win the trophy this year.”Delhi will kick-off their IPL campaign against three-time champions Mumbai Indians on March 24 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. IANSAlso Read: Sports News
Club games in Tipperary have been put on the back burner as the county’s Senior Hurlers prepare to do battle with Kilkenny once again.Following Sunday’s draw the Competitions Control Committee in Tipp were left with a fixtures headache.While conscious of the need to complete the Divisional and County club championships a decision was made last night to defer all games which might impact on players on the Tipp panel. This coming weekends North Tipp senior hurling final between Burgess and Nenagh Eire Og is going ahead as neither club features county players.Chairman of the South Board Joe Brennan says it was a fairly easy decision to make to call of their divisional final this weekend between Killenaule and Mullinahone.
By Olawale Ajimotokan in AbujaPaul Kyari-Lassa at the weekend won the Cola Cola Golf Tournament and plotted his way to Mauritius Open in November. Lassa carded 70 nett to win the men’s competition at the IBB International Golf and Country Club, Abuja.He will enjoy the company of Grace Ihonvbere who carded 83 gross to win in the ladies category. Six Nigerian amateur golfers drawn from Ikoyi, Abuja and Ibadan golf clubs will make the party to Anahita Golf and Spa, Resort in Mauritius, which is listed on the European Tour.A field of 128 golfers, including invited customers, competed at the Abuja leg of the18-hole tournament.Lassa, who now plays off handicap 17.4, attributed his surge to victory to good weather. He said he will bank on his international exposure to excel in Anahita.“I played a very good golf to win. My projection in Mauritius is to win. I have represented IBB Club in the past and have been to so many places. I will go and play well and have fun and make friends.“It is my first time of going to Mauritius, but I am confident it will be a memorable outing because I have played in the US, when I won MTN Tournament and played a blind course and returned 72 net,” Lassa said.The GM Stills, West African Business Unit, Coca Cola, Yebeltal Getachew, said the six Nigerian winners will be part of the all-expense paid trip to Mauritius Open, where they will feature in a Pro-Am with other international players before the main Mauritius Open. Coca Cola is one of the sponsors of the Mauritius Open.“It will be a memorable experience for the winners in Mauritius. Over there, they will play in the Pro-Am of the Mauritius Open on a championship course, which is listed on the European Tour,” Getachew said.Share this:FacebookRedditTwitterPrintPinterestEmailWhatsAppSkypeLinkedInTumblrPocketTelegram