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    "body": "<p>State lawmakers were told Friday about the hurdles of creating manufacturing jobs in Pennsylvania and were urged to help make it easier to hire workers and expand businesses.</p><p>The House Republican Policy Committee, chaired by state Rep.&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/search/results?q=Josh%20Kail\">Josh Kail</a>, R-Beaver, held a two-hour hearing on the topic Friday afternoon in South Park. The hearing included testimony from representatives from Sarris Candies, CNX Resources Corp. (NYSE: CNX), Vista Metals Inc. and United States Steel Corp. (NYSE: X). They discussed issues in workforce development, tax and permitting reform, and the need to keep people in Pennsylvania. Kail promised legislators would keep focused on these and other issues.</p><p>Kail said the rise of the natural gas industry as well as last year&#039;s opening of the Shell Polymers&#039; petrochemical plant in Beaver County are both ways to build manufacturing in Pennsylvania.</p><p>&quot;We want to find a way to see it stay here and see it grow,&quot; Kail said.</p><p><a href=\"https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2023/01/27/manufacturers-pittsburgh-house-republicans.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Continue reading...</em></a></p><div id=\"bookmark-b50f5e58-37ab-4c42-81f9-27fff02728ba\"\n     class=\"release-content-bookmark release-content-bookmark--horizontal\">\n\n            <a class=\"release-content-bookmark__thumbnail\"\n           href=\"https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2023/01/27/manufacturers-pittsburgh-house-republicans.html\"\n           rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n                      style=\"background-image: url(https://prezly.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.bizj.us%2Fview%2Fimg%2F12437284%2Fhearing-southpark%2A1200xx4032-2268-0-378.jpg?ar=1%3A1&amp;fit=crop&amp;s=7d6982679dc2d28dc611d4b6e2e32708)\"\n        ></a>\n    \n    <div class=\"release-content-bookmark__details\">\n\n                    <a class=\"release-content-bookmark__title\"\n               href=\"https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2023/01/27/manufacturers-pittsburgh-house-republicans.html\"\n               rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n                              data-type=\"bookmark\"\n               data-track=\"Story WebBookmark Click\"\n               data-placement=\"content\"\n               data-id=\"b50f5e58-37ab-4c42-81f9-27fff02728ba\"\n           >\n                Manufacturers ask legislators for help in building jobs in Pittsburgh region            </a>\n        \n                    <div class=\"release-content-bookmark__description\">\n                State lawmakers were told Friday about the hurdles of creating manufacturing jobs in Pennsylvania and were urged to help make it easier to hire workers and expand businesses.            </div>\n        \n        <a href=\"https://www.bizjournals.com/\"\n           target=\"_blank\"\n           rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"\n           class=\"release-content-bookmark__provider\"\n        >\n            <img class=\"release-content-bookmark__provider-icon\" src=\"https://avatars.prezly.com/favicon?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizjournals.com%2Fpittsburgh%2Fnews%2F2023%2F01%2F27%2Fmanufacturers-pittsburgh-house-republicans.html&newsroom=335a4011-7fdf-410f-8e36-cb891220e74b\" aria-hidden=\"true\" />\n            Pittsburgh Business Times        </a>\n    </div>\n</div>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>",
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