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PA Wilds proud to be part of Growing Outdoor Recreation for PA (GORP) coalition
The PA Wilds Center is proud to be part of the Growing Outdoor Recreation for Pennsylvania (GORP) coalition, which kicked off last week in Harrisburg. GORP will help inform development of a new statewide Office of Outdoor Recreation. PA has the 6th largest outdoor rec economy in the country. In addition to being a job…
Read MoreAppalachian Regional Commission Federal Co-Chair Gayle Manchin Tours PA Wilds Conservation Shop at Kinzua Bridge, Sees ARC Investments in Action
Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Federal Co-Chair Gayle Manchin joined partners last week in touring projects in the Pennsylvania Wilds. Federal Co-Chair Manchin spent Wednesday afternoon and evening at the Elk Country Visitor Center, meeting with the Local Development District Association of Pennsylvania and learning more about elk country from the Keystone Elk Country Alliance, which…
Read MoreThe Wilds Are Working – How to become a host community for remote workers
Do you have a genuine enthusiasm for your community, wanting others to be able to experience life in your town? Do you think that if people were to have a chance to test out living in your community they might choose to relocate there long-term? As the Wilds Are Working: A Remote Lifestyle Experience has…
Read MoreInterested in hosting the 2023 or 2024 PA Wilds Dinner? Submit an interest form by November 18 for consideration.
Would your business (or a business you know) be a good fit for hosting the PA Wilds Dinner & Awards in 2023 or 2024? Complete the interest form by November 18, 2022, to be considered. More than 250 businesses and community leaders from across the Pennsylvania Wilds, along with state partners and officials from Harrisburg…
Read MoreMoving ahead after BBBRC
Moving ahead after BBBRC By Tataboline Enos, PA Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship Founder + CEO Well friends, we tried so hard to bring this home for rural PA. As the only outdoor recreation industry cluster to make it to the final round, representing a highly rural landscape, we left it all on the field. Everything.…
Read MorePA Wilds Planning Team sets the stage for its future work
The regional effort to grow the outdoor economy in the rural Pennsylvania Wilds turns 20 next year, and in step with that major milestone, the PA Wilds Planning Team met recently to revisit its history and collaborate on where its planning efforts need to go next. The Planning Team was formed through a groundbreaking intergovernmental…
Read MoreC&N Bank donates $4,000 to PA Wilds educational programs
Citizens & Northern Bank (C&N) made a generous donation of $4,000 to the Pennsylvania Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship in May. The check was accepted by Julie Iaquinto, Founding CFO of the PA Wilds Center. Julie and the entire team of the PA Wilds Center thanks them for their support! The donation is an EITC, or…
Read More2022 PA Wilds Champions receive awards at July 28 dinner
Please join the PA Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship, Inc. (PA Wilds Center) in congratulating the recipients of the 2022 Champions of the PA Wilds Awards! The winners were honored at the 2022 PA Wilds Dinner & Awards, which was held July 28, 2022, at Bald Birds Brewing in Jersey Shore, Lycoming County. The Champion of…
Read MorePA Wilds Center Issues RFP for Videographer
PA Wilds Center Issues RFP for Videographer The PA Wilds Center is looking to contract with a juried photographer/videographer from The Wilds Cooperative of PA (WCO) program to develop three (3) 1-minute videos showcasing testimonials from the winners of the 2022 PA Wilds Big Idea Contest. The 2022 PA Wilds Big Idea took place between…
Read MorePA Wilds Center Issues RFP for Financial Statement Preparer
PA Wilds Center Issues RFP for Financial Statement Preparer PA Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship invites firms to submit a proposal to assist the Organization in the preparation of six month and annual financial statements and related notes and supplementary information. The financial statements must be prepared in accordance with the requirements of a federal single…
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