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Studies & Reports

Survey of manufacturing employers showing one in three potential new-hires refuses or fails drug test.

Manufacturing

September 24, 2012 | Regulatory Reform

Pennsylvania Manufacturing Facts by National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) 2007 Economic Census: Pennsylvania Manufacturing 

Demographics

September 24, 2012 | Workforce/Education

Population Estimates Released for Pennsylvania Cities, Boroughs and Townships – June 2012

Competitiveness

September 24, 2012 | Regulatory Reform

“Rich States, Poor States” Fifth Edition by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) “Pennsylvania Competitiveness Snapshot 2010 by ALEC Index of Worker Freedom 2007 Click on the image to see the full report on Percent Change on Real GDP. 

Sales and Use Tax

September 24, 2012 | Business Tax Relief

Click on the image to view the full report Sales and Use Tax.  
“2012 State Business Tax Climate Index” by The Tax Foundation “The Best and Worst of State Tax Administration (2010) by The Council on State Taxation Total State and Local Business Taxes – COST

Legal Reform

September 24, 2012 | Limits on Lawsuit Abuse

2012 State Liability Systems Survey Lawsuit Climate Ranking the States (US Chamber Report) Judicial Hellholes — Philadelphia is No. 1 “Tort Law Tally: How State Tort Reforms Affect Tort Losses and Tort Insurance Premiums” by Pacific Research Institute Pacific Research Institute U.S. Tort Liability Index 2010 Pennsylvania voters want an end to lawsuit abuse, independent poll ...