Our Work In Pennsylvania In partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, ARC is supporting 65 projects in Pennsylvania totaling nearly $22.7 million in fiscal year 2020. These investments have been matched by almost $40 million and are attracting an additional $62 million in leveraged private investments…
A native of York, Pennsylvania, Governor Wolf attended Dartmouth College before serving with the Peace Corps in India for two years. He later earned a master’s degree at the University of London and a Ph.D. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. While completing his education, Wolf worked at his family’s…
Sheri Collins serves as the Senior Director of the Office of Corporate Relations at the Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development (DCED). In this capacity, she works to advance economic development initiatives including talent attraction; company attraction and expansion and marketing Pennsylvania’s assets and resources to businesses and investors outside…
In Northern Pennsylvania, 50 state game lands, 29 state parks, 8 state forests, and one National Forest combine to form an ultimate outdoor destination – the Pennsylvania Wilds. Besides being a haven of outdoor recreation, what else do the 12 counties comprising the PA Wilds have in common? They’re considered coal-impacted, and have felt the effects of America’s changing energy production. Though beautiful, the rugged…
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Recipients will use funds to expand skilled workforce capacity for Appalachia’s Energy, Aerospace, Aviation, Automotive, and Petrochemical Industries Washington, D.C., March 2, 2021 – Today, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) announced five grant awards for the …
Scranton, Pennsylvania needed stronger broadband service to meet local business demand and offer faster municipal services. The first step was to build a new transmission tower. As the County government began this work, they also partnered with ARC to purchase new equipment, including radio transmitters. ARC project funds were also…
