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PEDA Offers Young Professional Scholarships

As economic development organizations and like-minded partners doing work within the industry seek to consistently create meaningful economic impacts despite decreases in many traditional funding sources, PEDA recognizes the dues associated with membership may create a financial barrier to some young professionals seeking to advance their careers.

Through a “Young Professionals Membership Scholarship”, PEDA seeks to make membership more accessible to professionals aged 40 or under who, in the absence of assistance, would be unable to enjoy the benefits associated with membership in 2021. This one-time scholarship is a one-year commitment to cover the cost of one calendar year 2021 PEDA membership for one individual aged 40 or under. Up to 10 scholarships may be awarded and application must be made no later than November 30th.

This Project was financed in part by a grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, DCED.

The October 14, 2020 Advocacy report, provided by Alex Rahn of Wanner Associates, is now available on the Members Only Advocacy Reports page of PEDA’s website. Please use your membership credentials to gain access.

The Greater Reading Chamber Alliance seeks a Director of Economic Development. Additional details are available here.

The September 17, 2020 Advocacy report, provided by Alex Rahn of Wanner Associates, is now available on the Members Only Advocacy Reports page of PEDA’s website. Please use your membership credentials to gain access.

The Town of Clarksville (IN) seeks a Revelopment Director. Additional details are available here.

Vision Together 2025 seeks an Executive Director. Additional details are available here.

The Pennsylvania Small Business Development Center (PASBDC) seeks an associate state director of finance. Additional details are available here.

The August 24, 2020 Advocacy report, provided by Alex Rahn of Wanner Associates, is now available on the Members Only Advocacy Reports page of PEDA’s website. Please use your membership credentials to gain access.

Tyler Preast, a new member of PEDA in 2020, is Norfolk Southern’s industrial development manager for counties west of Harrisburg in Pennsylvania as well as New York. Tyler is new to PA, arriving in February of this year, and is looking to make an impact on the local economy by working closely with economic development organizations to market prime sites to incoming firms as well as identify areas for expansion in current rail business. Tyler’s past professional experiences include operations roles with the railroad as well as a career as an army engineer officer, and he is looking forward to gaining an in-depth understanding of the situations encountered by local economic forces and situations at play in PA through close collaboration with the PEDA organization as a whole.

Tyler can be reached at tyler.preast@nscorp.com or 404-801-5090.