Four months into a yearlong reconstruction of the Crawford Avenue bridge in Connellsville, some business owners are struggling, while others say it’s business as usual. The 65-year-old McCray Robb Bridge that carries Route 711 over the Youghiogheny River closed to traffic back in January essentially splitting Connellsville in half with businesses on both sides of […]
Across the Appalachian region, more than 2,000 students from more than 20 universities take part annually in the Appalachian Teaching Project, an applied research and training program that helps support economic development in Appalachia’s communities. On Oct. 14, a group of students from the University of Pittsburgh want to hear