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Treasurer McCord Proud to Accept National Award for Keystone HELP

5/15/2013 10:00 AM EST  -   Pennsylvania Treasury
Pennsylvania’s home energy loan program honored for opening new markets, increasing access to private investment capital
Harrisburg – State Treasurer Rob McCord expressed appreciation to State and Local Energy Report for recognizing the achievements of Pennsylvania’s Keystone Home Energy Loan Program (Keystone HELP) as the magazine announced the winners of its fifth annual Residential Energy Efficiency Awards...

PA Treasurer McCord Stresses Need for Greater Corporate Board Diversity Followin...

5/1/2013 4:12 PM EST  -   Pennsylvania Treasury
Suggests term limits could improve diversity, performance and governance
Harrisburg – Pennsylvania State Treasurer Rob McCord today continued his call for greater gender diversity on corporate boards after the global research firm GMI Ratings released its annual “Women on Boards” report, which showed little progress in the U.S. over the past year. 

Among the companies studied in its report, GMI Ratings found...

Treasurer McCord Disputes Governor Corbett’s Unemployment Analysis

4/30/2013 3:32 PM EST  -   Pennsylvania Treasury
Illegal drug use is not a major factor in causing state’s joblessness, but administration policies are, McCord says.
Harrisburg– State Treasurer Rob McCord took issue today with Gov. Tom Corbett’s recent characterization of Pennsylvania’s employment picture as “better than other states” and with the governor’s assertion that the state’s declining jobs level is due to the unemployed being unable to pass drug...

Independence Blue Cross, NYU, NYU Langone Medical Center collaborate to detect e...

4/29/2013 2:15 PM EST  -   Independence Blue Cross
Philadelphia, PA, New York, NY — April 29, 2013 — Independence Blue Cross, New York University, and NYU Langone Medical Center have established a collaboration to develop machine-learning algorithms to spot cases of undiagnosed diabetes and to predict pre-diabetes in patients to improve care and lower costs.

The work will be supported by a three-year grant from Independence Blue Cross (IBC), the Philadelphia...

Important Deadline for Employers: Annual Unclaimed Property Reports Due by April...

4/4/2013 9:45 AM EST  -   Pennsylvania Treasury
PA Treasury has employer resources and information available online at www.patreasury.gov
Harrisburg – Businesses and organizations have until April 15 to report dormant financial assets and unclaimed tangible items to the Pennsylvania Treasury. This important annual deadline allows Treasury to return unclaimed property to the rightful owners or heirs.

“The annual April 15 deadline to report unclaimed property...

Ten Startups Selected for DreamIt Health, Philadelphia’s First Health Care Accel...

4/3/2013 3:00 PM EST  -   Independence Blue Cross
IBC, Penn Medicine and DreamIt Ventures enroll entrepreneurs in four-month boot camp
PHILADELPHIA – April 3, 2013 –Independence Blue Cross (IBC), Penn Medicine and DreamIt Ventures today announced the 10 health care startup companies selected to participate in DreamIt...

Treasurer McCord, Senator Corman Seek Return to State of PSU Penalties

3/27/2013 3:38 PM EST  -   Pennsylvania Treasury
Their lawsuit argues the NCAA must deposit money into an endowment fund for use in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg – State Treasurer Rob McCord today joined state Senator Jake Corman (R-Centre County) in suing the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to recover the first installment of $12 million dollars in penalties that Penn State University paid in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse case....

Treasurer McCord Reminds Unemployment and Workers’ Comp Recipients to Activate N...

3/15/2013 10:53 AM EST  -   Pennsylvania Treasury
Funds no longer will go to blue card; future deposits to be made only to gold card
Harrisburg – State Treasurer Rob McCord today reminded those receiving unemployment compensation or workers’ compensation payments through a debit card to activate their new gold-colored card as soon as they receive it.

The new gold cards, from JP Morgan Chase, were placed in the mail between February 28 and March 11 to those...

Treasurer McCord Asks Federal Court to Wait for State Resolution of Penn State/N...

3/14/2013 12:43 PM EST  -   Pennsylvania Treasury
Treasurer also cites his responsibility to keep university funds in state
Harrisburg – State Treasurer Rob McCord today asked a federal court to refrain from considering the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) lawsuit challenging control of Penn State University sanction funds until related pending state and federal court proceedings are resolved. McCord also signaled his intention to defend...

Treasurer McCord, National Experts Call Home Energy Efficiency Loan Sale a Miles...

3/7/2013 11:19 AM EST  -   Pennsylvania Treasury
$31 million sale reflects quality of PA’s loan portfolio; provides model for private sector investment in residential energy efficiency
Harrisburg – The Pennsylvania Treasury recently sold several thousand loans made through its nationally recognized Keystone Home Energy Loan Program, according to State Treasurer Rob McCord.  The sale, one of the first of its kind in the country, also marked an important...