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Bedford County modern resort River Mountain showcased in Pennsylvania visitors guide

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EVERETT — Bedford County’s own River Mountain is showcased on the cover of the 2023 Happy Traveler Guide, the official visitors’ guide for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. “Happy travelers find the intersection of wanderlust and wellness at River Mountain, a lodge and retreat in Everett,” the caption reads. “Return to your best self at one […]

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‘Get the shovels out’

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Ground broken for new building at Business Park A project that was years in the planning stage took its first steps to becoming reality on Thursday, October 20th, as ground was broken for a 24,000 SF multi-tenant building at the Bedford County Business Park I. Jim Gonsman, chair of the Bedford County Development Association (BCDA),

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Bedford County Development Association Receives $50,000 from Appalachian Regional Commission’s POWER Initiative

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The Bedford County Development Association (BCDA) has been awarded $50,000 by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to perform a business park site feasibility study. This award is part of a recently announced $47 million package supporting 52 projects in 181 coal-impacted counties. ARC’s POWER (Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization) Initiative, which directs

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BCTC Awarded Grant Funding to Boost Awareness of Manufacturing Careers

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The Bedford County Technical Center (BCTC), 21st Century Community Learning Center Consortium and Bedford County Development Center (BCDA) are partnering on a $200,000 Manufacturing Training to Career grant that will bring funding towards two separate, but complimentary pieces: the implementation of the “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing®” video contest and a parallel community awareness campaign.

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BCDA Awarded Grant Funding for Everett Business Park

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U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) recently announced that Bedford County will be receiving $338,780 in federal funding to improve the Everett Business Park in Everett, located near both the Pennsylvania Turnpike and I-99. The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) is providing $338,780 for this project, which will be fully matched, bringing the total project cost to

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BCDA Secures DCED Grant Funding for Old Ford Garage Assessment

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Bedford, PA – Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Acting Secretary Neil Weaver recently announced the approval of $17,475 through the Industrial Sites Reuse Program (ISRP) to the Bedford County Development Association to conduct an environmental assessment of the former King Motor Company building, also known as the Old Ford Garage. The Old Ford

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Supporting your organization’s most valuable asset!

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Dr. Sherry Cain, Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology, met with Bedford County Development Association (BCDA) to share her thoughts on employee mental well-being. She gave advice for employers, employees, and our community on how to better support those struggling with mental health. Cain has her own private coaching and consulting practice while also working at Nulton

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Distillery joins local synergy of outdoor adventure and libations

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BEDFORD, PA — Dead Man Walking Spirits, a new distillery that will focus on spirits madefrom locally sourced ingredients, is opening in the Fat Jimmy’s Outfitters building on 109Railroad Street in Bedford in 2023. The micro-distillery is joining Fat Jimmy’s Outfitters, thego-to destination for cycling and fitness sales and service, along with Bedford’s first-everbrewery, Olde

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