No Cost Electrical Safety Training
Training Topics Include: General Electrical Safety Information General Electrical Safe Work Practices Common Hazards Permitted and Non-permitted Uses Arc Flash Energy Control Procedures (ECPs) & Lockout/Tag-out (LOTO) Current Schedule: August 7 – Altoona August 21...
Shapiro Administration Invests $500,000 in Reading, Highlights Importance of Strengthening Our Downtowns With Proposed Main Street Matters Program
April 11, 2024 Vacant for 40 years, the refurbished Trexler Mansion building will be used for Alvernia University’s CollegeTown initiative, creating new meeting space for downtown job fairs. Supporting communities and main streets is an essential component of Governor...
Shapiro Administration Recognizes Recipients of 2024 Governor’s Awards for Local Government Excellence
April 10, 2024 Harrisburg, PA – On behalf of Governor Josh Shapiro, Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis and Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Rick Siger today recognized Pennsylvania municipalities and local government officials for their...
FOCUS 2024 IDF
Register to attend the 2024 Focus Central Pennsylvania Industrial Development Forum happening on Wednesday, March 13th, 2024 at Commonwealth University - Bloomsburg. Highlights include featured panel:Creating Conditions to Encourage Investment in Central PA Panel -...
$196 Million Investment Expands Markets and Creates Jobs in 37 States and Puerto Rico
Biden-Harris Administration Partners with Ag Producers to Strengthen Agricultural Supply Chains and Lower Food Costs WASHINGTON, Nov. 27, 2023 – As part of the inaugural meeting of the White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience, President Biden and U.S. Department...
USDA and the U.S. Small Business Administration Strengthen Partnership to Create Jobs and Economic Growth in Rural America
 RENO, Nev., Nov. 20, 2023 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced today that USDA is strengthening its longstanding partnership with the Small Business Administration (SBA) to create jobs and expand access to new and...
Introducing the Gene Haas Center for Innovative Manufacturing
A $1 million grant from the Gene Haas Foundation plus matching funds from the college sparked extensive renovations to Pennsylvania College of Technology’s automated manufacturing lab. In this video, you’ll get a glimpse of the Gene Haas Center for Innovative...
Pa. ranked for small business survival
Ed Gruver//October 30, 2023 Pennsylvania ranks among the top 10 states in the U.S. for small business survival, according to a new study. Capital on Tap, listed in a release as a business credit card expert, conducted research to determine the states with the best...
Building ‘broadband highways’ of hope across Appalachia
Building ‘broadband highways’ of hope across Appalachia 50 Appalachia Digital Accelerator communities prep for next-generation broadband networks By Calum Cameron | November 7, 2023 It’s been said that broadband isn’t really about wires and switches, it’s about...
Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority Approves Comprehensive Five-Year Action Plan To Expand Access Across the Commonwealth
August 15, 2023  After meeting with hundreds of Pennsylvania residents, businesses and industry partners, PBDA incorporates feedback and finalizes plan to expand broadband infrastructure using $1.16 billion in federal funding Harrisburg, PA – Pennsylvania Broadband...