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Community Coffee Chats on Tour
Summer is flying by and there has been a lot going on behind the scenes that we are hoping to be able to share soon! Hint: think large-scale 3D printers, agrivoltaics, and new business opportunities. During the month of June, we took a break from Foxburg Fridays at Divani. But now, Community Coffee Chats are… Read more
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ORA Staff Member Graduates From Harvard With 4.0 GPA
Published first on the Progress News, June 21, 2022 Oil City, PA— Oil Region Alliance of Business, Industry & Tourism Redevelopment Manager Selina Pedi graduated with “Highest Honors”, from Harvard University, earning her master’s degree in Sustainability with a focus on community resilience on May 26. In addition to her 4.0-grade point average, Pedi’s master’s… Read more
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2021 Christmas Tree Decorating Contest
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Oil Region Alliance Promotes Redevelopment Manager and Heritage Program Manager
OIL CITY, PA — The Oil Region Alliance recently promoted two staff members to new roles. Selina Pedi, who began with the ORA in May 2019 as the part-time Blueprint Communities Coordinator for the Allegheny Clarion River Valley Region, will now serve as the full-time Redevelopment Manager. Jennifer Burden, who has been with the ORA… Read more
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Blueprint Community News
Happy May! It’s been a wild and crazy couple of months, and we’ve all had to adapt and reassess priorities in the wake of COVID-19. All planned public Blueprint activities and events are still on hold, but we are hard at work behind the scenes, looking for every opportunity to increase our resilience. We’ve seen… Read more
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Blueprint Community Updates – March 2020
February was a busy month for the Blueprint team, and we would like to send a huge “Thank You!” to everyone who responded to the call for donations for the AC Valley School Farm initiative. The outpouring of support from local businesses, organizations and private individuals filled our hearts with pride in our community, and… Read more
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New Banner Design Contest
Happy New Year from the ACRVR Blueprint Team! To celebrate new beginnings and the promise of the future, we are excited to announce a competition to select the artists who will design the ACRVR Blueprint Community banner for 2020. If you are a local artist under 20, we want to see YOUR vision for the… Read more
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ACRVR Blueprint Community Holds Winter Prep Party
Taken from The Progress News, November 19, 2019 A very big “Thank You!” from the ACRVR Blueprint Community to all the volunteers and sponsors who made our Winter Prep Party a success! On Saturday, November 9th, more than two dozen volunteers braved the chilly temps to clean and beautify the bike trail heads and town… Read more
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Blueprint Community Winter Prep Party
The ACRVR Blueprint Core Team invites you to lend a hand as we get our valley ready for winter, and a beautiful spring in 2020! We’ll be cleaning and beautifying our trail heads and town centers, picking up trash, removing weeds and overgrown plants, and making sure our community sparkles when the first snow hits.… Read more
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A-C River Valley Region Blueprint Community Receives Official Recertification
Taken from The Progress News, August 27, 2019 The A-C River Valley Region Blueprint Community has received its official recertification from FHLBank Pittsburgh! Valid through the end of 2024, this recertification will allow the community continued access to special funding, technical assistance programs, and partnership opportunities for Blueprint towns. A bank spokesperson acknowledged that there… Read more
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Selina Pedi Appointed Blueprint Community Coordinator
Taken from The Progress News, June 25, 2019 EMLENTON, Pa. – The Oil Region Alliance is pleased to welcome Selina Pedi as the newly appointed Blueprint Community Coordinator for the Allegheny-Clarion River Valley Region (ACRVR). Pedi will oversee the continued development of the Blueprint Initiative in the Allegheny-Clarion River Valley towns of Emlenton, Foxburg, and… Read more