New Releases

The Senate approved emergency measures today to help local governments respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency, according to Senator Mensch.   [Read More]

The Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) is alerting partners that businesses that submitted a waiver form through the email process should re-submit their waiver request through the DCED web form.   [Read More]

Applications are now being accepted for the COVID-19 Working Capital Access (CWCA) Program, administered by the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA).   [Read More]

Senator Bob Mensch (R-24) is reminding community residents that resources are available to help employees and families who have been affected by the state’s coronavirus mitigation efforts.   [Read More]

Today, PHEAA’s Board of Directors agreed to provide for the provisional modification of certain program requirements of PHEAA-administered Pennsylvania student aid programs, according to Senator Bob Mensch (R-24). This decision was made in order to ensure that recipients will not experience a disruption or reduction of funding due to the operational changes that are being made by schools in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.   [Read More]

Today the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) took the first step in providing relief to Pennsylvania small businesses that have been impacted by COVID-19 by authorizing the transfer of $40 million to the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA), according to Senator Bob Mensch (R-24).   [Read More]