   
|
|
|
One S. Church Street, Suite 200, Hazleton, PA 18201 |
|
Warning: "continue" targeting switch is equivalent to "break". Did you mean to use "continue 2"? in /home1/hazcando/public_html/modules/mod_responsivemenu/helper.php on line 75
Menu
English
English
Bulgarian
Catalan
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Croatian
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Estonian
Filipino
Finnish
French
Galician
Georgian
German
Greek
Haitian Creole
Hebrew
Hindi
Hungarian
Icelandic
Indonesian
Irish
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Latvian
Lithuanian
Macedonian
Malay
Maltese
Norwegian
Persian
Polish
Portuguese
Romanian
Russian
Serbian
Slovak
Slovenian
Spanish
Swahili
Swedish
Thai
Turkish
Ukrainian
Urdu
Vietnamese
Welsh
Yiddish
Notice: Undefined property: UniteDBRev::$wpdb in /home1/hazcando/public_html/administrator/components/com_uniterevolution2/inc_php/framework/db.class.php on line 49
Notice: Trying to get property 'last_error' of non-object in /home1/hazcando/public_html/administrator/components/com_uniterevolution2/inc_php/framework/db.class.php on line 49
Greater Hazleton
home to one of the largest industrial parks in Pennsylvania!
Since 1956, CAN DO, Inc. has been a leading economic developer in Northeastern Pennsylvania, building three industrial parks and a corporate center all within a few miles from the Crossroads of the East, Interstates 80 and 81. Our parks are within two hours of New York City and Philadelphia and within a 300-mile radius of 25% of the population and total production of the entire nation. Our largest development, Humboldt Industrial Park, is home to nearly 60 industries and 10,000 jobs.
CAN DO Director of Administration Nancy Stasko will retire on March 31
CAN DO announced that Director of Administration Nancy Stasko will retire on March 31 after nearly 26 years of service with the economic development organization.
Stasko, who is the second-longest tenured employee in CAN DO’s history, was hired on April 3, 1995, to serve as administrative assistant to then-President and CEO Kevin O'Donnell and was eventually promoted to Director of Administration.
Small Business Administration reopened Paycheck Protection Program January 11
The Small Business Administration (SBA) reopened the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) for both First Draw and Second Draw PPP Loans the week of January 11. Applications can be submitted between January 11 and March 31, 2021.
Since the inception of the program, the SBA has made modifications to best assist businesses in continuing need. The following updates had been made to the program: borrowers can determine their preferred loan covered period, between 8 and 24 weeks, to best meet their business needs; in addition to payroll costs, employee benefits, mortgage interest, rent, and utilities, loans will cover additional expenses including operation expenditures, property damage costs, supplier costs, and worker protection expenditures; eligible entities now include 501© non-profits, housing cooperatives, direct marketing organizations, among other types of organizations; and finally, there is greater flexibility for seasonal employees' payroll expenses.
Dan Sweeney, CAN DO Facilities Manager, announces retirement
Dan Sweeney, CAN DO’s Facilities Manager for the past 21 years, has announced that he will be retiring on March 31.
As facilities manager, Sweeney is responsible for the management of all of CAN DO’s leased buildings and oversees the maintenance of its industrial parks and corporate center.
“Danny is one of the most reliable people we’ve ever had at CAN DO. Dan had tremendous pride in what he did and is well respected not only by our entire board and staff but also all of our tenants. Danny is a master craftsman who understood our properties as well as anyone. He will be very hard to replace and surely be missed,” said CAN DO President and CEO Joseph Lettiere.
CAN DO joins City of Hazleton and other Greater Hazleton COVID-19 Recovery & Resiliency Task Force partners to support city restaurants through loan program
CAN DO joins the City of Hazleton, Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce and other members of the Greater Hazleton COVID-19 Recovery & Resiliency Task Force to announce that funding is now available via a USDA loan program to support Hazleton City restaurants.
The City of Hazleton has approximately $30,000 in existing funding from the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Business Enterprise Loan Fund that can provide zero-percent interest loans to city-wide restaurants who were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Any restaurant located within the City of Hazleton and established prior to December 2019 is eligible to apply.
COVID-19 Recovery & Resiliency Task Force partners help small businesses grow online presence to support their operations
CAN DO and CAN BE, along with the Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce and other members of the Greater Hazleton COVID-19 Recovery & Resiliency Task Force, are helping small businesses across Greater Hazleton receive free assistance to either establish or increase their online presence as they respond to challenges faced in light of Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 mitigation efforts.
Notice: Undefined property: UniteDBRev::$wpdb in /home1/hazcando/public_html/administrator/components/com_uniterevolution2/inc_php/framework/db.class.php on line 49
Notice: Trying to get property 'last_error' of non-object in /home1/hazcando/public_html/administrator/components/com_uniterevolution2/inc_php/framework/db.class.php on line 49
