$3.5M in grant funding to be available to county hospitality businesses

Officials gather for a news conference Thursday at the CAN DO Renaissance Center in Hazleton to announce that more than $3.5 million in competitive grant funding — in amounts ranging from $5,000 to $50,000 — will soon be available to Luzerne County hospitality businesses. From left: Matthew Bickert, CPA, Chief Financial Officer for the Greater Wyoming Valley Chamber; Mark Minnig, EDFP, Business Development Specialist for CAN DO; Jocelyn Sterenchock, Director of Economic Development for CAN DO; Lindsay Griffin, Executive Vice-President/Chief Operating Officer for the Greater Wyoming Valley Chamber; C. David Pedri, Luzerne County Manager.

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