From City of Reading<\/p>\n
The City of Reading has been selected to receive a $250,000 grant through Governor Josh Shapiro\u2019s PA SITES (Strategic Investments to Enhance Sites) program. The funding will help the City take key steps toward transforming the former Dana Corporation site, a 50-acre property with industrial history, into a future-ready location for business investment and job creation.<\/p>\n
The grant will allow the City to complete a detailed redevelopment plan, including environmental assessments, infrastructure evaluations, and utility capacity studies. These efforts will help prepare the property for new economic opportunities that align with the City\u2019s broader redevelopment goals.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis award represents a tremendous opportunity for Reading\u2019s future,\u201d said Mayor Eddie Mor\u00e1n. \u201cFor decades, the Dana site has stood as a reminder of our city\u2019s industrial past. Now, with this investment from the Commonwealth, we have the chance to turn that chapter into one of growth, innovation, and new employment for our residents. We are grateful to Governor Shapiro and DCED for believing in Reading\u2019s potential.\u201d<\/p>\n
The PA SITES program is part of the Commonwealth\u2019s initiative to make key locations across Pennsylvania \u201cshovel-ready\u201d \u2014 meaning they are equipped with the planning, infrastructure, and environmental readiness to attract private investment and development. Reading was one of 11 projects statewide chosen to receive funding in the program\u2019s latest round, totaling more than $39 million in combined state investment.<\/p>\n
As planning gets underway, City officials look forward to working with state partners, community stakeholders, and local organizations to ensure the site\u2019s redevelopment aligns with Reading\u2019s long-term vision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From City of Reading The City of Reading has been selected to receive a $250,000 grant through Governor…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5960,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[128,130,129],"class_list":["post-32101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-reading","tag-reading-city","tag-reading-city-headlines","tag-reading-city-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32101"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32101\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}