Broadband Efforts Move Forward – CCEDC Selects Design Nine, launches survey
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 MoreNO P3 Bridge Tolls – Reaction to South Fayette Township Court Ruling – Press Release
July 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 – LEWIS LUMBER
STRAIGHT 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 Wolf Announces Lewis Lumber to Create 100 Jobs in Clarion County with First Manufacturing Operation in Pennsylvania
Governor 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...
Read MoreCCEDC gets grant for work at former glass plant site
The Clarion County Economic Development Corp. has received nearly $100,000 in state grant money to conduct an environmental assessment at the site of a former glass plant in Clarion Township. The state Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) awarded the development corporation a total of...
Read MoreBIZ REV: Clarion County Economic Development Corp.
Jarred Heuer and Jess Funk are new at the helm at the Clarion County Economic Development Corp. Heuer is executive director and Funk is an economic development specialist. The COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on economic development in Clarion, but that does not mean there was...
Read MoreHeuer Named Executive Director of Clarion County Economic Development Corporation
CLARION, Pa. – The Clarion County Economic Development Corporation (CCEDC) has announced that Jarred Heuer has been promoted to the role of Executive Director. Having served as the Economic Development Specialist for the CCEDC since 2019, Heuer brings experience, initiative, and vision to the top position of...
Read MoreCCEDC Stands in Favor of Vaccination
The Clarion County Economic Development Corporation (CCEDC) stands in favor of vaccination and supports our medical community in its efforts to offer COVID-19 vaccines. This past year has been one of unprecedented struggle, as COVID-19 has touched our lives and communities in myriad ways. The tragic...
Read MoreCCEDC Stands Against Proposed Bridge Tolls; Launches Survey to Voice Business Opposition
Clarion, PA – The Clarion County Economic Development Corporation (CCEDC) stands in strong opposition to the proposed bridge toll on the Canoe Creek Bridges on Interstate 80. The proposed bridge toll will act as an immediate financial deterrent to do business in Northwestern PA, steepening...
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