Bike rentals and other amenities will be available by mid-October along the Panhandle Trail in Burgettstown, PA. As a decade-long project to redevelop the historic train station has come to its conclusion, you’ll have the opportunity to see the building before it opens to the public.
The Progress Fund Stories
Big grant, big results!
The U.S. Department of Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced awards of $185.7 million to 196 organizations yesterday.
Batting .454
A recent New York Times article about traveling in Pennsylvania featured twelve places, including the famous Frank Lloyd Wright property, Fallingwater. Of the eleven other places mentioned, five of them are our borrowers. That makes our batting average .454, which isn’t bad odds.
Ranchers lasso award
Congratulations to our borrowers, John and Kathryn Dawes, owners of Huntingdon Farm of Alexandria, PA, on their Environmental Stewardship Award.
Brewing up Butler’s newest destination
Congratulations to Travis Tuttle, Nick Fazzoni and Greg Deal on the opening of Butler Brew Works, Butler’s newest micro-brewery and brewpub. After nearly five years of working on this project, they have finally achieved their dream of opening their own business, brewing and serving their “adventurous ales”.
The trail led them home
Our borrower, Derailleur Bike Shop Café of Herman, PA, is highlighted in the June issue of Freedom Farms Magazine, a monthly magazine that covers the inner workings of farm living and the sustainable lifestyle.
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