(as printed in The Clarion News, December 29th, 2022 edition) Broadband enhancement has become an agenda item taking center-stage at counties across rural America. The COVID-19 pandemic, aside from its obvious impact on the health and wellness of communities, has created one of the greatest economic...
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(as printed in The Clarion News, November 15th, 2022 edition) The economic implications of tolls on key Interstate highway bridges in our region were the source of considerable strain and uneasiness within our business communities. On Nov. 12, 2020, Pennsylvania's Public-Private Transportation Partnership (P3) had approved a...
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(as printed in The Clarion News, November 8th, 2022 edition) The Clarion County Economic Development Corp. is pleased to introduce the CCEDC Newsboard. The CCEDC believes in the importance of active community discussion and the transparent sharing of public information. Stories and publications that celebrate the successes...
Read MoreBroadband Update Public Meeting October 18, 2022 First United Methodist Church - 600 Wood St. Clarion, PA 16214 [embed]https://youtu.be/_vACz42689U[/embed] ...
Read MoreThe Clarion County Economic Development Corporation (CCEDC), in partnership with Clarion County, has scheduled a public meeting to provide updates pertaining to countywide broadband projects. The meeting is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, October 18th, 2022, at 1:30pm. The location will be the United Methodist...
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The Clarion County Economic Development Corporation (CCEDC) has selected Design Nine to implement the Clarion County Connected Broadband Engineering Plan. Design Nine, Inc. of Blacksburg, VA, Design Nine will analyze existing broadband assets in the counties including those offered by local telecom service providers, cable companies...
Read MoreJuly 1, 2022 Clarion, PA – The No P3 Bridge Tolls Coalition is praising the Commonwealth Court’s decision in the South Fayette Township case that voids the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s (PennDOT) P3 Major Bridge Tolling Initiative. Yesterday’s decision from the majority of the court found that...
Read MoreSTRAIGHT FROM THE TOP - Conversations with Local Leaders Jarred Heuer and Jess Funk of the CCEDC had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Tom Edwards from Lewis Lumber and Milling to talk about their new facility moving into the old Sealy factory in Strattanville...
Read MoreGovernor Tom Wolf announced today that Lewis Lumber and Milling, Inc., a producer of unfinished hardwood wide plank flooring, cabinet moldings and components, is opening its first manufacturing operation in Pennsylvania and will create 100 new jobs in Clarion County. “I am very pleased that Lewis Lumber...
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