The Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) announced interest rates for economic development loans to businesses. The PIDA program offers low-interest loans to eligible businesses that commit to creating and retaining full-time jobs. Right now, PIDA's interest rates  are 3.00% for real estate and 3.00% for equipment financing for any PIDA borrower whose loan application is received on or before September 30 2019. Lowest rates this year! Depending on the project, rates and terms can be fixed up to 15 years. PIDA LOANS-Real Estate-3.00%, Equipment-3.00% Why choose a PIDA loan? Many businesses are eligible for this type of loan. PIDA is not a substitute for conventional bank lending but works in conjunction with ba...

On Thursday, June 20, 2019, Bob Cormack, BCEDC Executive Director and Jim Pawlikowski, Loan Manager presented information about BCEDC's Loan programs and Tax Credits to Pritchard, Bieler, Gruver & Willison P.C. accountants at their location in Colmar, PA.  PBGW accountants were given tools to better advise their clients about growing and utilizing tax credits to raise cash for their business. PBGW accounts were able to earn CE credits.  Please contact our office 215.348.9031 to learn more about BCEDC's presentation to Accounting firms or PBGW accounting services 215. 997.6700.

The Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) has named PPL Electric Utilities as the 2019 SEPA Power Players Investor-Owned Utility of the Year. Now in their eleventh year, the SEPA Power Players Awards honor utilities, their industry partners and individual thought leaders, providing the vision, models and momentum for the electric power industry's smart transition to a clean, modern energy future. Chosen by an independent panel of judges with diverse experience in the electric power industry, PPL Electric Utilities and winners in six other categories will be celebrated at an awards gala on Monday, July 29, co-located with SEPA's Grid Evolution Summit in Washington, D.C. "The utility industry is undergoing a period of transition and change. As...

Thanks to DVIRC's "What's So Cool About Manufacturing?" Contest, hundreds of students from Philadelphia area middle schools now know! On April 8th, 2019, students, parents, educators, manufacturing leaders, community sponsors, local legislators, and project partners gathered at the Oaks Convention Center for an awards ceremony where students received awards for the best student-developed videos exploring manufacturing in the Philadelphia region. The "What's So Cool About Manufacturing?" contest gives middle-school students from schools in Bucks, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties the opportunity to learn about local manufacturers by visiting them to produce a documentary video that they can then present to students across the region in a...

Harry J. Barford, Jr. passed away peacefully on April 30th surrounded by his family after a long and brave battle with cancer for six years. He was 76 years old. Harry was a man of many talents and successes. He founded Carrol Engineering where he served as President and Chairman until retirement where he remained as Chairman Emertius. He worked tirelessly to build one of the most successful engineering firms in the tri-state area. He was a philanthropist where he served on many on numerous boards such as Bucks County Economic Development Corporation, Bucks County International Trade Council which founded. Harry loved spending time with this wife, children and grandchildren. He collected corvettes, sailed, fished and loved to watercolor and...