Dec 17, 2020
Pennsylvania has awarded three major business and building expansion projects in Blair County with more than $950,000 in State Enterprise Zone and Special Priority Program tax credits.
The EZP program provides state tax credits to businesses or industries investing in or making physical improvements to properties located within designated enterprise zones. The SPP program supports specific priorities of community economic development: disaster or economic recovery, integrating weatherization and housing rehab, mortgage foreclosure prevention, blight elimination, diversity issues, rural issues and affordable housing.
Altoona Blair County Development Corp. provided technical assistance and support for the following projects:
ö The Saint Francis University Blair Commons project received $258,750 in tax credits through the SPP program for a targeted revitalization effort to deliver science and technology education to underserved populations, offer free clinical rehabil