June 24, 2020 / by Wilds News / Blog, News
Details on COVID-19 Relief Small Business Assistance Program now available Many new details about the state’s new grant program for small businesses impacted by COVID-19 shutdowns are now available online. “We are encouraging outfitters, lodges, restaurants, breweries, wineries, distilleries, B&Bs, retailers, makers, craft ag food producers, creative services companies and other small Main Street type […]
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New tool to help rural communities build outdoor recreation economies highlights regional PA Wilds strategy
February 1, 2021 / by LaKeshia Knarr / Blog, News, This Can’t Be Outsourced, What They’re Saying About Us / 0 comments
New tool to help rural communities build outdoor recreation economies highlights regional PA Wilds strategy A new toolkit has been developed and released nationally to help rural communities grow their outdoor recreation industries. Developed by the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) in partnership with Oregon State University’s Outdoor Recreation Economy Initiative and the National Governors Association Outdoor […]
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PA Wilds Center announces development of new regional ecommerce infrastructure to support rural entrepreneurs
October 21, 2020 / by LaKeshia Knarr / #PAWildsMade, Blog, Entrepreneurs, News, Opportunities / 0 comments
PA Wilds Center announces development of new regional ecommerce infrastructure to support rural entrepreneurs WARREN – This time next year, the nonprofit PA Wilds Center plans to pilot an online marketplace where consumers can buy authentic local products made in the PA Wilds region by a variety of nonprofits and small businesses. Erie-based MakerPlace Inc. […]
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Details on COVID-19 Relief Small Business Assistance Program now available
June 24, 2020 / by Wilds News / Blog, News
Details on COVID-19 Relief Small Business Assistance Program now available Many new details about the state’s new grant program for small businesses impacted by COVID-19 shutdowns are now available online. “We are encouraging outfitters, lodges, restaurants, breweries, wineries, distilleries, B&Bs, retailers, makers, craft ag food producers, creative services companies and other small Main Street type […]
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Grant funding for small businesses in the PA Wilds impacted by COVID
June 9, 2020 / by LaKeshia Knarr / Blog, News / 0 comments
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 […]
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New report: PA Wilds region hits record high in traveler spending in 2018
March 13, 2020 / by LaKeshia Knarr / Blog, News, Results, What They’re Saying About Us / 0 comments
New report: PA Wilds region hits record high in traveler spending in 2018 Travelers to the Pennsylvania Wilds in 2018 spent more money than ever before, breaking previous records for the 12-county region in rural north-central Pennsylvania, according to a new report. “Travelers spent more than $1.8 billion in the Pennsylvania Wilds region in 2018 […]
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West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund Expands Investments and Partnerships in the Pennsylvania Wilds
July 12, 2019 / by Kristin Lewis / News / 0 comments
West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund Expands Investments and Partnerships in the Pennsylvania Wilds Kane, Pennsylvania – July 12, 2019 – The PA Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship, Inc. (PA Wilds Center), a regional nonprofit, has received a $131,992 grant from West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund (WPPSEF) to support an energy assessment and the development […]
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