The Progress Fund has received a $150,000 grant from the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation to expand its lending program for tourism-oriented businesses in West Virginia. Read more.
Governor Ed Rendell taps The Progress Fund as Tourism Lender
“We are pleased to have a new partner to aid small businesses in the tourism industry in Pennsylvania,” said Governor Rendell. Read more.
Richard King Mellon Foundation Grants $650,000 to The Progress Fund
The Richard King Mellon Foundation has granted The Progress Fund $650,000, including funding to evaluate the impact of the Fund’s seven years of financing tourism-oriented businesses. Read more.
Department of Agriculture Fertilizes Progress Fund Efforts – Again
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development is backing The Progress Fund’s efforts to spur tourism businesses in rural areas with a $750,000 low-interest loan. Read more.
Small Business Person of the Year’s Story Offers Many Lessons
It’s not for nothing that Melissa Jacobs won the 2004 Small Business Person of the Year award, an honor bestowed by the Saint Francis University Small Business Development Center and the Center for Global Competitiveness. […] Continue Reading
Organic Growers to Unveil Expansion
Organic rhubarb and strawberry shortcake, organic ice cream, and organic coffee, teas and milk will be on the menu tomorrow when the Tuscarora Organic Growers Cooperative opens the doors of its new 3,600-square-foot warehouse expansion. […] Continue Reading
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