Southwestern Pennsylvania’s past goes on display in Newport, Rhode Island, where a former Windber mining magnate summered in the early 20th Century. Read more.
The Progress Fund Stories
Fay-Penn Received Progress Award
The Progress Fund’s first annual Progress Award goes to the Fay-Penn Economic Development Council. Read more.
Whitewater Guide Purchases Business in Calmer Waters
The Progress Fund helps Donnie Hasch buy and expand Hazelbaker Recreational Services, keeping those famed Hazelbaker watercrafs afloat. Read more.
Upscale Farmer’s Market and Specialty Retailer Opens in Schellsburg
What was once an abandoned gas station becomes Shawnee & Co. Specialties, a farmer’s market and specialty retailer. The Progress Fund loaned $66,000. Read more.
Tourism Amenities build Fayette Economy
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.
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