We often get asked “What was the single most important thing you did that made your Trail Town Program® successful?” The answer is always the same, that we have money and the willingness to make […] Continue Reading
The Progress Fund Stories
2021 Preservationist of the Year
We are honored to announce that our President & CEO, David A. Kahley, was named the “2021 Preservationist of the Year” by the Young Preservationist Association of Pittsburgh. The announcement was part of the annual […] Continue Reading
A congratulatory note from the President & CEO
The Great Allegheny Passage Conservancy (formally the Allegheny Trail Alliance) and Fourth Economy (an economic development consulting firm) deserve a standing ovation for their just released Economic Impact Report on the Great Allegheny Passage. If […] Continue Reading
2021 GAP Annual Economic Impact Report
The Progress Fund is pleased to share the most recent study on economic impact along the Great Allegheny Passage (GAP). According to Bryan Perry of Fourth Economy, “Tourism along the 150-mile Great Allegheny Passage drove […] Continue Reading
Work then Beer
The Progress Fund is a fan of great beer, businesses. You probably already knew that if you know us. An everyone of those businesses we’ve helped involved a lot of new construction and renovation. We […] Continue Reading
“The Nest” took over ten years to build.
“The Nest” was over 10 years in the making. “The Nest” is a cute, clean and comfortable one-bedroom apartment that just opened for rental at the Derailleur Bike Shop Café on the “Great” Butler-Freeport Community Trail, […] Continue Reading
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