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40 new Harrisburg businesses, 100 jobs possible with $1 million loan program

Roughly 40 new businesses may open up shop in Harrisburg with a new loan program that could spawn 100 new jobs in the city. And these low-interest loans are going to be available to those who may have been turned down for traditional business loans in the past,...

Impact Harrisburg awards $4.2M in economic development grants

Impact Harrisburg, a nonprofit created in 2014 to help steer the capital city's recovery from near-bankruptcy, has released the bulk of its remaining funds to support economic development and community projects. At a news conference today at the state Capitol, Impact...

Nonprofit board that controls $13 million for Harrisburg picks paving project over streetlights

HARRISBURG- A nonprofit created by Harrisburg's recovery plan awarded infrastructure grants to the city and Capital Region Water to repair roads, but rejected the city's application to repay a $3.2 million bank loan to install new streetlights. Board members of the...

Nonprofit in charge of distributing $13 million to benefit Harrisburg hires executive director

HARRISBURG- It's taken two years, but a nonprofit designed to guide Harrisburg's infrastructure and economic development finally has been established and hired an executive director. The nonprofit, called Impact Harrisburg, controls about $13 million set aside from...
Impact Harrisburg awards $4.2M in economic development grants

Impact Harrisburg awards $4.2M in economic development grants

Impact Harrisburg, a nonprofit created in 2014 to help steer the capital city's recovery from near-bankruptcy, has released the bulk of its remaining funds to support economic development and community projects. At a news conference today at the state Capitol, Impact...