In Pennsylvania, we're working under a simple mission statement - we want your business. That's why we're making it easier for companies to succeed. We've created a friction-free business climate by eliminating burdensome regulations, lowering taxes, and reforming workers' compensation. We offer sites for virtually any business sector through our online searchable database.
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has developed unique partnerships between government, business, and our world-class universities - ensuring that leading-edge research and development benefits Pennsylvania businesses with programs such as the Technology Collaborative. Graduates from our outstanding universities combine with our highly-trained, skilled workforce to provide the employees you need to elevate your organization.
Perhaps more than ever, business in Pennsylvania today enjoys tremendous freedom to succeed through our "Friction-free" Initiative. This initiative encompasses virtually every aspect of establishing and running a business in Pennsylvania, including:
- Workers' Compensation Reform - This legislation has saved companies billions of dollars over the past several years.
- Regulatory Reform - We've eliminated outmoded business and corporate regulation.
- Utility Deregulation - Pennsylvania consumers and businesses have saved $3 billion since 1999 due to guaranteed rate cuts, savings from shopping, and avoided fuel costs. Before ElectriChoice, Pennsylvania electric rates were 15 percent above the national average, and now our rates are 4.4 percent below the national average. And state government is saving taxpayers money, too, by shopping for power.
- Online Permitting - Necessary permits can be filed and approved at the speed of the Internet.
- Lower taxes - Our reduced business tax rates allow companies to put more money back into their business.
- Electronic signature recognition - Pennsylvania was the first state to adopt model electronic signature legislation.
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