Allegheny Ridge Corporation News

Local Heritage Preservation Group Presents Initiatives at National Conference
November 8, 2002

Orlando, FL--Allegheny Ridge Corporation's (ARCorp) Pittsburgh-to-Harrisburg Mainline Canal Greenway and Project Ridge RIDER are featured model projects presented during the 16th National Trails Symposium, "Greenway & Trails -Crossing the American Landscape" in Orlando, Florida. . .

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Allegheny Ridge Corporation Receives Award of Distinction
August 22, 2002

Allegheny Ridge Corporation (ARCorp) has been named recipient of the 2002 Blair County Business Hall of Fame Award of Distinction for Community Service. This particular award honors businesses and employees for outstanding community service not only in voluntary capacities, but generally contributing to the betterment of the community. ARCorp will receive the award at the Blair County Chamber of Commerce Business Hall of Fame Awards dinner in October. . .

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New Decade, New Name
August 8, 2002

It's official. The Allegheny Ridge State Heritage Park is now known as the Allegheny Ridge Heritage Area. By unanimous vote the Allegheny Ridge Corporation Board of Directors adopted the name change to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the heritage area and managing organization. The vote passed in the form of a resolution during the second quarter meeting of the Allegheny Ridge Corporation board of directors. . .

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Allegheny Ridge Corporation Receives 2001 Townie Award
June 5, 2001

Gettysburg, PA - At its annual conference dinner this evening at the Gettysburg Hotel, the Pennsylvania Downtown Center will present a statewide Economic Restructuring Award to the Allegheny Ridge Corporation (ARCorp). ARCorp was chosen for the 2001 Townie Award in recognition of the organization's success in developing the Altoona Heritage Discovery Center, a major historic rehabilitation project in downtown Altoona. The Hollidaysburg Community Partnership nominated ARCorp for this award, and selection for the award was based in part on the statewide implications of the development methods and strategies employed by the nominated projects. . .

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Pittsburgh-to-Harrisburg Mainline Canal Greenway News

Murtha Announces National Trail Association
April 7, 2003

Farmington, PA -- U.S. Rep. John Murtha today announced that he has introduced legislation in the 108th Congress directing the National Park Service to do a study that could lead to National Scenic Trail status for hiking and bicycling trails across Southwestern Pennsylvania and surrounding states. . .

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Greenway Holds First Round of Public Open Houses
October 30, 2002

Duncansville, PA --The Pittsburgh-to-Harrisburg Mainline Canal Greenway, an initiative sponsored by the non-profit Allegheny Ridge Corporation (ARCorp), will hold a series of four public meetings in the form of open houses beginning Nov. 4.

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Recreation and Conservation Grant (C2P2) Funds Greenway Initiative

Altoona, PA - Governor Ridge's recent announcement of more than $30 million in recreation and conservation grants across Pennsylvania will have a major regional impact. $150,000 in state funding will be provided for the planning and development efforts of the Pittsburgh-to-Harrisburg Mainline Canal Greenway, a community and watershed stewardship project managed by the non-profit Allegheny Ridge Corporation (ARCorp) . . .

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ARCorp Attends 2001 Venture Outdoors Festival
September 12, 2001

Pittsburgh, PA -Deborah Nardone, Director of Community and Watershed Stewardship, and Dan Pryor, Project Coordinator for the Pittsburgh-to-Harrisburg Mainline Canal Greenway, represented Allegheny Ridge Corporation (ARCorp) at Venture Outdoors 2001 . . .

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Project Ridge RIDER News

RidgeRIDER Receives Grant
January 23, 2003

Duncansville, PA -Allegheny Ridge Corporatio` (ARCorp) received a $55,000 grant for continued development of Project Ridge RIDER, a regional motorized trail plan working toward a win-win solution to the ongoing debate over motorized recreation Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary John C. Oliver announced last week. . .

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