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In Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, a deteriorating steel dock is being replaced with a $1 million grant from the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA). Located about 30 miles north of downtown Pittsburgh on the Allegheny River, this is the last commercial dock upriver of the city, limiting the region’s ability to transport materials by freight. The replacement […]

Grow Rural PA is revitalizing rural communities in Central Pennsylvania through direct technical assistance, policy recommendations for sustainable economic development strategies, and partnerships with state and federal agencies.

In May 2024, Grow Rural PA received a $100,000 investment from the U.S. Department of …

Grow Rural PA is revitalizing rural communities in Central Pennsylvania through direct technical assistance, policy recommendations for sustainable economic development strategies, and partnerships with state and federal agencies.

In May 2024, Grow Rural PA received a $100,000 investment from the U.S. Department of …

Image Courtesy of Tri-County Workforce Investment Board Bolstering domestic manufacturing is critical for America to meet increased technological demands and remain competitive on the global stage. Energy communities are prime locations for manufacturing facilities because they have the workers and the grit to get the job done. In 2022, the Tri-County Workforce Investment Board (TCWIB)

Image Source: Haydencolorado.com The Town of Hayden, CO, received $5.2 million in federal grant funding from the U.S. Economic Development Administration in 2022 for a regional industrial park that town leaders hope will retain and expand local businesses following the closure of the Hayden Station coal-fired power plant. In April 2024, the Town of Hayden

(Courtesy of Madisonville Community College) Madisonville Community College’s (MCC) Lineman Training program is meeting the demand for electrical industry workers in Western Kentucky. In 2017, MCC was the recipient of a Delta Regional Authority (DRA) grant that provided resources for the creation of a lineman training program to serve the current and future employment and

(Image sourced from CBS) Decades of decline in the coal industry have led to job loss, economic challenges and disinvestment across West Virginia, a state that powered America for generations. The Appalachian Climate Technologies Coalition (ACT Now Coalition) — a collaboration among key West Virginia cities, economic revitalization organizations, leading academic institutions and private sector

Pineville, Kentucky, is revitalizing its downtown after several years of feeling the impact of being one of the Appalachian Regional Commission’s (ARC) economically distressed counties. The town is putting a significant emphasis on the new energy economy and infrastructure, including restaurants, businesses and housing. Starting in 2013, Main Street Pineville rolled out incentives for upkeeping

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZM_1VUn120 American technology company Form Energy, Inc. is nearing completion of construction of Form Factory 1, the company’s first high-volume manufacturing facility. Located in Weirton, West Virginia, Form Factory 1 will be the site of production for iron-air batteries, which are used in renewable energy technologies including the electric grid. Form Energy broke ground on

Image Courtesy of TerraPower TerraPower broke ground on its Natrium reactor near a retired coal plant in Kemmerer, Wyoming, in June 2024. Natrium will be the first commercial reactor in the state of Wyoming and one of the first advanced reactors to operate in the United States, expanding the state’s already impressive energy portfolio. The