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By DAVID L. DYE
Herald Staff Writer Dec 25, 2020
Dec 25, 2020
 Gary Hinkson, Hermitage city manager, talks about the proposed plans for a Hermitage City Center. TANNER MONDOK | Herald
HERMITAGE â City officials took another step Wednesday evening toward securing state funding to create a town center in Hermitage.
The Hermitage Board of Commissioners voted to submit an application to the stateâs Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program for a $2.5 million grant.
Commissioner William McConnell abstained from the vote due to his familyâs ownership of the Shenango Valley Mall property. The GFM 23 group, which is in the process of selling the mall to Akron-based LRC Realty, is comprised of William McConnell and 22 other descendants of George McConnell, who once owned a farm on the property at East State Street and North Hermitage Road.
Photo courtesy of Bald Eagle Brewing.
A $1 million state grant has been secured to help a Jersey Shore-area business become one of the state leaders in the nation’s craft beer industry, a state lawmaker and its co-founder said.
Bald Birds Brewing Co. is a recipient of the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) grant, according to state Sen. Gene Yaw, R-Loyalsock Township, who advocated for the grant from the state Office of Budget of Gov. Tom Wolf.
The funding will help the facility, located in Porter Township, transition to a 153,000-square-foot brewery and events center, Yaw said.
At the core of the project is a state-of-the-art manufacturing, product-packaging and shipping enterprise.
UpdatedMon, Dec 28, 2020 at 3:39 pm ET
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Phoenixville s Fire Station project got another boost with a state redevelopment grant of $1.75 million. (Shutterstock)
PHOENIXVILLE, PA State funding for projects in Chester and Montgomery counties includes $1.75 million for the new Phoenixville Fire Station, $2 million for an emergency services facility in Upper Providence Township, and $1 million for a domestic shelter.
The Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grants were announced this week.
The Phoenixville Fire Station will receive $1.75 million toward construction and infrastructure expenses as well as for related costs for community health, safety, and education. Projects include adding an office and support space and a six-bay drive-thru apparatus room and improving indoor and outdoor training capabilities.
HAVERFORD State Rep. Greg Vitali, D-Delaware/Montgomery, announced a $1 million state grant from the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program that will support the Haverford Township Free Public Library.
âWe are hoping to bring new life and space to the local free public library,â Vitali said. âLibraries are one of the few places left in this world where you are not expected to pay anything to enjoy their facilities. We have to do everything we can to keep these spaces open for the public, but also ensure that they have the means to stay up to date and provide us with the services we need. This funding allows them to take those steps forward.â
Dec 26, 2020
HARRISBURG Three Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grants totaling $2.5 million were awarded for health care and economic development initiatives in Cambria and Clearfield counties, according to state Sen. Wayne Langerholc Jr., R-Cambria.
Saint Francis University will receive $500,000 for Phase 4B of its Rural Health and Wellness Complex project, which includes the renovation and expansion of Sullivan Hall. Once completed, Sullivan Hall will feature a modernized learning environment with digitally equipped classrooms, seminar rooms for small-scale, interactive classwork and a range of specialized laboratories.
Telehealth Suites LLC will receive $1.4 million to revitalize the former Cambria-Rowe Business College building as an opioid monitoring call center. The project includes land acquisition, plumbing construction, a new HVAC system that incorporates COVID-19 prevention technology, replacement of electrical wiring and systems, abatement and contingency.