May 08, 2024 - Allentown, PA
Governor Josh Shapiro and Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Rick Siger announced more than $10.6 million in grant funding awards through the PA SITES (Pennsylvania Strategic Investments to Enhance Sites) pilot program to help sites across the Commonwealth become "shovel ready" in order to attract more businesses and create more good-paying jobs. Governor Shapiro and Secretary Siger made the announcement in the Lehigh Valley, where the Allentown Commercial and Industrial Development Authority is receiving over $1.1 million from PA SITES to run utility extensions for water, sewer, and natural gas from the existing city infrastructure to the proposed site, which is approximately half a mile. "It's great to be back here in the Lehigh Valley - where just a few months ago, Secretary Siger and I announced our Commonwealth's first economic development strategy in nearly two decades. That strategy recognizes that in order to compete and create opportunity, we need to invest - and we've heard loud and clear that Pennsylvania needs to develop more sites we can use to sell our Commonwealth to companies that want to grow and thrive here," said Governor Josh Shapiro. "Last year, we launched a pilot program for site development through DCED, asked for applications, and made $10 million in grants available for developers and companies to begin that process. These sites are key to growing our economy, creating more jobs and thriving communities, and helping Pennsylvania compete - and win." List of Speakers:Mayor Matt TuerkGovernor Josh ShapiroSecretary Rick SigerScott UngerDon CunninghamRepresentative Josh Siegel Senator Nick Miller
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