Posts by LaKeshia Knarr
Appalachian Regional Commission Names Abbi Peters as Appalachian Leadership Institute Fellow
Appalachian Regional Commission Names Abbi Peters as Appalachian Leadership Institute Fellow Abbi Peters to Represent Pennsylvania in Intensive Regional Leadership Development Program Sept. 30, 2020, PA WILDS – The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has named Abbi Peters, Executive Vice President of Operations for the PA Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship (PA Wilds Center), as a 2020-2021…
Read MoreMore partners assist with new PA Wilds Media Lab
More partners assist with new PA Wilds Media Lab PA Wilds Center says it is making headway on a business accelerator space it is establishing in Kane, and that several new partners have come on board to support the project. The PA Wilds Media Lab will be the PA Wilds Center’s first office and program…
Read MoreState grant program for small businesses impacted by coronavirus launches
State grant program for small businesses impacted by coronavirus launches PA Wilds communities targeted for investment under program Warren, PA — A state grant program to assist small Main Street-type businesses that were negatively impacted by COVID-19 shutdowns launches tomorrow at 9 a.m., and officials say more than 60 communities in the Pennsylvania Wilds are…
Read MorePA Wilds Center teams up with The Progress Fund, invites small tourism businesses to join its free network ahead of COVID grant program
PA Wilds Center teams up with The Progress Fund, invites small tourism businesses to join its free network ahead of COVID grant program The nonprofit PA Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship (PA Wilds Center) is encouraging small tourism-related businesses in the 13 counties of the Pennsylvania Wilds to join its free network as a way to…
Read MoreGrant funding for small businesses in the PA Wilds impacted by COVID
Grant funding for small businesses in the PA Wilds impacted by COVID Governor Tom Wolf on Monday announced a $225 million statewide grant program to support small businesses that were impacted by the COVID-19 public health crisis and subsequent business closure order. PA Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship and The Progress Fund, a non-profit community development financial…
Read MorePA Wilds Center Releases White Paper on COVID-19 Impacts
PA Wilds Center Releases White Paper on COVID-19 Impacts PA Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship, Inc. released its White Paper on the Early Impacts of COVID-19 on the rural Pennsylvania Wilds Initiative on Friday, May 8, 2020, to state partners, the region’s county commissioners, state and federal legislators, PREP Network, DMOs and other stakeholder networks. The…
Read MorePA Wilds Center encourages residents to complete 2020 U.S. Census
PA Wilds Center encourages residents to complete 2020 U.S. Census to ensure rural Pennsylvania is counted Residents of the Pennsylvania Wilds are encouraged to complete the 2020 U.S. Census to ensure that rural Pennsylvania receives adequate resources and representation in the coming decade. For the first time, the census can be completed by phone, by…
Read MoreDrawing on region’s Depression Era roots, PA Wilds Center launches program to pay small businesses to help each other amid crisis
Drawing on region’s Depression Era roots, PA Wilds Center launches program to pay small businesses to help each other amid crisis The PA Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship announced Monday it is launching a Facebook Live video series for locally-owned small businesses to share how they are pivoting to survive the coronavirus crisis, and the nonprofit…
Read MoreStudy suggests public lands are becoming more important amid COVID-19
Study suggests public lands are becoming more important amid COVID-19 Public lands are becoming more important to outdoor recreationists amid COVID-19 and that trend is expected to continue, according to a recent study conducted by the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics in conjunction with Penn State University. The survey focused on people who…
Read MoreAdditional Financial Assistance Available to Small Businesses in PA
Additional Financial Assistance Available to Small Businesses in PA Harrisburg, PA – Today, Governor Tom Wolf announced that new funding is available to help small businesses impacted by the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, through a new program under the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority’s (PIDA) Small Business First Fund, the COVID-19 Working Capital Access Program (CWCA). The Commonwealth…
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