PA Wilds Center featured as case study in Appalachian Regional Commission’s evaluation report of business development grants

Rural PA’s collaborative efforts to build a place-based regional brand tied to the outdoors, and create pathways for rural entrepreneurs to leverage it, has been recognized in a new study funded by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC).  The evaluation report, titled “Making Connections for Stronger Businesses and Resilient Communities – Evaluation of ARC Business Development…

Read More

ARC Area Development grant to support expansion of PA Wilds entrepreneurial ecosystem

ARC Area Development grant to support expansion of PA Wilds entrepreneurial ecosystem Investment will help stand up new commerce platforms and opportunities for rural entrepreneurs   Marienville, PA – The PA Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship (PA Wilds Center) has been awarded a $972,000 Area Development grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to support the…

Read More

Appalachian 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 More

PA Wilds Center receives ARC grant for tourism

[heading size=”2″ color=”e.g. #000″]PA Wilds Center receives ARC grant for tourism[/heading] The PA Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship, Inc. (PA Wilds Center) has received a three-year, $500,000 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission through the POWER Initiative to assist with nature tourism cluster development in the Pennsylvania Wilds. The award announcement was made Wednesday in West…

Read More