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DUBOIS, Pa. — The North Central PA LaunchBox and Penn State DuBois Continuing Education are launching the LaunchBox Speaker Series, designed to touch upon a broad scope of industries to provide education and enlightenment during the COVID Pandemic, touching on important topics for healthcare, powder metal, education and retail. The series has been created with the help of grant money provided by North Central Regional Planning and Development Commission’s Partnership for Regional Planning (PREP). PREP is a statewide program launched in response to budget cuts that requires shared work programs among economic development agencies. The objective of the PREP initiative is...

CLEARFIELD, Pa. — The North Central PA LaunchBox has again joined the Clearfield County Commissioners in distributing funds vital to businesses struggling from hardship during the COVID-19 pandemic. Commissioners have announced another round of funding available for hospitality-related businesses. The COVID-19 Hospitality Industry Recovery Program (CHIRP) authorized and allocated by the state, has awarded $897,671 to Clearfield County. These funds will be disbursed to hospitality-related businesses that can demonstrate at least a 25% reduction in gross sales for any quarter in 2020 relative to 2019, and which can show a net loss (after any prior funds awarded, such as PPP...

DuBOIS, Pa. — Training recommended by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will be offered through Penn State DuBois Continuing and Community Education in April. This 10-hour training is intended to help employees in many different industries maintain a healthy and safe work environment. Those who enroll will meet from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. on both April 26 and 27 at the North Central PA LaunchBox at 2 East Long Avenue, DuBois, Pennsylvania. Students will receive their OSHA 10 card in the mail following the class. Penn State DuBois offers this course in partnership with DMS Safety Consultants,...

DuBOIS, Pa. — The COVID-19 pandemic has made it even more important for all businesses to watch for, and competently apply for, local, state and federal grants to help keep their business alive. Penn State DuBois Continuing Education and the North Central PA LaunchBox have partnered to provide this basic grant writing training. This program will be delivered in webinar style and allow participants to work on their basic grant application text and receive one-on-one feedback from the instructor. This 7.5-hour training is supplemented by additional “homework” and one-on-one correspondence with the instructor, who will help students work on standard...