County Rescue Plan funds fuel health welfare projects
Lawrence County commissioners distributed 1,124,305 in American Rescue Plan Act funds to seven entities for community health and welfare initiatives. Among the grants, 276,105 goes to Lawrence County Community Action Partnership for a Human Services Family Preservation Program at a renovated 15,000 square foot Frew Mill campus, providing temporary housing for families during crises to keep children with caregivers and reduce CYS foster costs. The program, supported by existing block grant funds, aims to avoid pulling families apart while not drawing on the county general fund. Another 250,000 supports Westminster College expansion to boost program offerings and services.
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Lawrence County
American Rescue Plan Act
Lawrence County Community Action Partnership
LCCAP
Frew Mill Road
Frew Mill
Com
Missioner
Morgan Boyd
CYS
Raises coming for Jameson Horizon entry jobs
Entry level wages at UPMC Jameson and UPMC Horizon will rise after details shared by Dr. Elizabeth A. Piccione at the Jameson annual meeting. The systemwide move to boost minimum starting pay to 18 dollars an hour takes effect by January 25, at its Pittsburgh area facilities.
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Upmc Jameson
Upmc Horizon
Elizabeth A. Piccione
Jameson
UPMC
Michael Roenick
Upmc Jameson and
Horizontals
New Castle Hospital
UPMC expands to Harrisburg Williamsport area facilities
UPMC Life Chang Edicine announces expansion across Harrisburg and Williamsport region facilities including hospitals outpatient clinics ambulatory centers and other sites. The release highlights Jameson and Lee as part of the network growth.
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Burgh Hospitals
Harrisburg
Williamsport-area
Jameson
Shapiro Creates Office of Transformation and Opportunity
Gov Josh Shapiro signed an executive order creating the Pennsylvania Office of Transformation and Opportunity and the Economic Development Strategy Group to drive large scale projects and connect entrepreneurs with public agencies. Ben Kirschner to lead as Chief Transformation and Opportunity Officer. The orders also ease degree requirements for most state jobs and relax a strict gift ban from the prior administration.
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Ra Scicchitanocnhi
Pennsylvania
Josh Shapiro
Ben Kirschner
Pennsylvania Office of Transformation and Opportunity
Kirschner
Shapiro
Harrisburg
Transformation and Opportunity
County approves 800000 funding for road and culvert projects
Lawrence County commissioners allocated 800000 to 16 municipalities for 38 road paving projects three culvert replacements one stormwater reclamation project and five equipment purchases from state liquid fuels and vehicle registration funds. All applicants receive at least one grant though 17 municipalities did not apply.
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Lawrence County
New Castle
Morgan Boyd
Loretta Spielvogel
Boyd
Dan Vogler
SNPJ
Beaver Township
Vogler
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Life Chang
Edicine
Lee
Bet Picton
Eric Scicchitano
CNHI
Ncnewsonline
Mercer St
Ethel Milligan Bailey
Paul L. Kenny
Evelyn M. Kimble
Fouad T. Mansour
Glenda Rae Patterson
Edward James Reid Jr
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