The Richard King Mellon Foundation has awarded $5.5 million dollars in funding for a new, state-of-the-art digital innovation lab in the city of New Kensington. The lab, a collaborative effort between the Economic Growth Connection of Westmoreland and Penn State New Kensington with support and advisement from
Read more →UPDATE! The program begins promptly at 11:30 am. Join the EGC as we welcome special guest, Senator Pat Toomey, to the Annual Membership Luncheon. Sen. Toomey will give a D.C. update and attendees will be invited to participate in a Q&A session. Following the Q&A, John Sphon, CEO
Read more →Economic Growth Connection has announced that the interest rate on Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) loans for the 1st Quarter of 2020. Click here for current rates. Please contact EGC Business Development Officer Kyle Martin or Jim Smith at (724) 830-3604, or kmartin@egcw.org, jsmith@egcw.org for more details.
Read more →Governor Tom Wolf announced a new low-interest loan approval through the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) program for a business project in Westmoreland County that will help create and retain approximately 45 jobs statewide. The loan funding will assist the business with the costs of expanding their
Read more →The interest rate for the West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund Act 129 Energy Micro Loan Program has been reduced to 2%. View the Quick Facts here. Contact the EGC today to see if your project is eligible
Read more →“Our stance is a recession is perhaps two years away. The U.S. economic expansion continues to about 2021,” Daniel Crawford, managing director and chief investment officer of First National Bank Wealth Management, told about 200 business and community leaders last week at the Economic Growth Connection of
Read more →Governor Tom Wolf joined Secretary of Education Pedro A. Rivera and educational leaders from across the commonwealth today to recognize Dr. Gennaro R. Piraino, Jr., Superintendent of the Franklin Regional School District, as the 2019 Pennsylvania Superintendent of the Year. We are proud to have Dr. Piraino
Read more →Grant funding for energy efficiency and pollution prevention projects for small business owners and farmers is still available from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) through the Small Business Advantage Grant program. Pennsylvania-based small business owners with 100 or fewer full-time employees are eligible for the
Read more →Please join the EGC in honoring Tenaska, Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County, and Bruce Corna, Vice President of KACIN Companies. Monday, November 5, 2018 NEW LOCATION: The Palace Theatre View more information including sponsorship and ticket options here.
Read more →The Pennsylvania Dairy Investment Program was established under Act 42 of 2018 for research and development, organic transition, value-added processing, and marketing grants in support of Pennsylvania’s Dairy Industry. The program is administered jointly by the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) and the PA Department
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