Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) and U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (D-PA-8) introduced the Locality Pay Equity Act to help put an end to the persistent wage disparities at Tobyhanna Army Depot and Letterkenny Army Depot by requiring the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to treat all employees working at the same locations equally.
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Cartwright, D-8, Moosic, said the collaboration is “the kind of thing we should be doing in Northeast Pennsylvania so we don’t fall behind the rest of the nation.” The bank building is the tallest structure in Wilkes-Barre, which makes it the “perfect anchor for a quantum space corridor” since it is “the building closest to the stars,” Cartwright said.
“We have so many people ready, willing, and able to work hard in manufacturing jobs around here, and those are the kind of jobs that this sort of thing will lead to,” Cartwright added.
Congressman Matt Cartwright, Nebula Space Enterprise, and the U.S. Department of Energy announcing today how aerospace and quantum technologies will push forward the U.S. Space Economy, strengthen national security, and allow our area to become a supply chain.
U.S Representative Matt Cartwright along with leaders from the Department of Energy, and Department of Defense announcing today…
Much like a science-fiction movie, Wilkes-Barre and Luzerne County appear to be turning to outer space for its next source of job creation.
Michael Bloxton, co-founder and CEO of Nebula Enterprise, on Monday said Northeast Pennsylvania represents a community ready, willing and able to make itself the center of the quantum supply chain for our nation.
“All the ingredients exist in these…
United States Representative Matt Cartwright held a press conference in Wilkes-Barre on Monday to announce an upcoming quantum science initiative in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Under this new initiative, Cartwright says the government will be collaborating with businesses in Northeastern Pennsylvania to accelerate commercialization and enable new developments to benefit the Department of…
Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08), Ranking Member on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science, joined leaders from the Department of Energy (DOE) and Department of Defense (DoD) to announce a first-of-its-kind Quantum & Space Collaboration intended to accelerate the development of quantum technology in space and national defense…
“All of the ducks that we’ve been putting in line for nine or 10 years now are paying off,” Cartwright said. “Because we’re getting very clear signals from both Amtrak and FRA that they realize we’re a premier project in this country.”
Ten regional fire departments in Northeastern Pennsylvania received more than $1 million in grants for new equipment.
U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright announced the grants today (Thursday, Nov. 2) from the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program.
In Lackawanna County, fire departments in Scranton, Taylor and Throop received a combined $281,536 in grant funds. In Luzerne County,…
U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Moosic, vice chair of the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition, and U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, this week reintroduced the Job Creation through Energy Efficient Manufacturing Act — legislation to create jobs and help reduce energy costs for small and medium-sized manufacturers.
“We have an opportunity to boost American manufacturing, all while…
