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Washington, DC — Today, Congressman Glenn "GT" Thompson announced a $100,000 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission to the Warren County Development Association to complete two additional miles of the Grouse Trail as part of the Jakes Rocks Project, a 45-mile mountain bike trail system in the Allegheny National Forest.
HOWARD, PA — Today, Representatives Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15) and G. K.
Washington, DC — Today, Congressman Glenn "GT" Thompson announced The Learning Lamp of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, is the recipient of a $234,490 Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) grant. This funding will support the Workforce Through Apprenticeships in Early Learning program by providing ten apprenticeships across eight communities creating fifteen new jobs.
Washington, DC— Today, U.S. Representative Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA) and Gerry Connolly (D-VA) introduced a bipartisan resolution ensuring the commitment to the research and recovery efforts of our nation's missing service members.
Toll roads have existed in one form or another for the past 4,000 years, in order to help facilitate the movement of goods and people. The 1937 opening of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, a toll facility, had the private sector play a significant role in financing the construction. Around the same time, the Pennsylvania Turnpike was in its early design stages. The high risk and uncertainty of such a large project gave pause to many post-Depression Era bankers, who feared their investments would not bear fruit.