West Providence Township has been awarded $2,051,960 from the Appalachian Regional Commission’s (ARC) Local Access Road Program to construct an extension of Industrial Boulevard within the Everett Area Business Park. The new, 0.19-mile of roadway will extend from...

Southern Alleghenies Planning and Development Commission (SAP&DC) elected new officers to its Board of Directors during SAP&DC’s annual meeting on Wednesday, January 20, 2021. New appointments are: Honorable Gerald Walker - Somerset County Commissioner,...

ALTOONA, Pa. - The Southern Alleghenies Planning and Development Commission (SAP&DC), with support from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), announces the launch of Round 7 of the Southern Alleghenies Regional Greenways...

ALTOONA, Pa. - Pennsylvania will see a coordinated statewide effort to expand high-speed internet access thanks to a $600,000 grant made possible by strong legislative support in the Pennsylvania state House and Senate. The Keystone Communities grant was awarded to...

Southern Alleghenies Planning & Development Commission (SAP&DC) has been awarded $50,000 from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to complete an eight-county assessment of broadband infrastructure in the region. The counties of Bedford, Blair, Cambria,...

ALTOONA, Pa. – The Southern Alleghenies Planning and Development Commission (SAP&DC), with support from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), announces the launch of Round 6 of the Southern Alleghenies Regional Greenways...

Alleghenies Ahead, a six-county Regional Comprehensive Plan, identified broadband connectivity as a critical issue in Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon and Somerset Counties. As a result, the Southern Alleghenies Planning and Development Commission...

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ALTOONA, Pa. – The Regional Broadband Task Force was appointed by the Southern Alleghenies Planning and Development Commission (SAP&DC) Board of Directors in 2018, as a result of the Regional Comprehensive Plan, Alleghenies Ahead, identifying broadband as a top...

The access road improvements to the Hastings Industrial Park have been completed. The newly constructed “paper” street, Brubaker Street, and Legacy Drive, which is an extension of Sunnybrook Drive that leads into a cul-de-sac, was dedicated in a ribbon cutting...