Media Coverage of Keystone Research Center Report: Good Jobs, Strong Industries, A Better Pennsylvania: Towards A 21st-Century State Economic Development Strategy

Date:

March 31, 2010

NEWSPAPER COVERAGE:

Towards A 21st Century Pa. Economic Development Strategy, The Bulletin, March 19, 2010

State exploring best ways to push job growth, Scranton Times-Tribune, March 21, 2010.

Study says develop local firms to boost jobs, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 21, 2010

Group: Pennsylvania should fund industries, not business, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, March 17, 2010

Report calls for more economic development dollars for Pennsylvania companies, Pittsburgh Business Times, March 16, 2010

Was $1 billion in economic development spending worth it?, The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 17, 2010

Keystone Research Center seeks reform of state's economic development initiatives, Central Penn Business Journal, March 24, 2010

RADIO COVERAGE:

Want New Business in PA? Group Says Grow Your Own, Public News Service, March 22, 2010

Keystone Research criticizes state subsidies to businesses, WHYY Public Radio, March 15, 2010

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