The Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation grants $70,000 to The Progress Fund for the establishment of a satellite office in Dawson, Fayette County. Read more.
Specialty Quilt Shop Finds New “Home”
The Progress Fund helps Kate and Becca’s Quilt Patch, Etc. transform a historic building in West Overton Village, and preserve the art of quilting. Read more.
Groundbreaking Planned for New Visitor Center at Kentuck Knob
Ground is broken for the new Kentuck Knob visitors center, adding a new feature to a Frank Lloyd Wright architectural masterpiece – with a funding assist by The Progress Fund. Read the full press release.
First Commonwealth Bank makes Pennsylvania’s first investment into a Community Development Financial Institution
First Commonwealth Bank makes a $500,000 Equity Equivalent Investment in The Progress Fund – a new strategy for Pennsylvania, and a boon for new or expanding tourism businesses. Read the full press release.
Providing a Basis For Renewal (Historic Properties Slated for Rehabilitation)
The Progress Fund and the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club Historical Preservation Society locate a developer to rehabilitate the resort where the Johnstown Flood began. Read the full press release.
More loans for tourism businesses
The Progress Fund intends to make $1 million in new loans in Fayette County during the year 2000, building on a string of successes. Read the full press release.
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