REQUEST FOR MEDIA COVERAGE

We respectfully request your presence to cover and photograph this important business development event.

Event Overview:

You are invited to attend a media event at Coaldale Rural Hospital Pedestrian Facilities & Klines Hill Road on Monday, June 2, 2025, at 11:30 a.m. located at 360 W. Ruddle Street, Coaldale, PA 18218.

Coaldale Borough was recently awarded $221,276 by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for Phase 2 of their Coaldale Rural Hospital Pedestrian Facilities & Klines Hill Road project. The Borough of Coaldale is located in Schuylkill County, PA. Founded in 1827, its name comes from its prominence as an early mining center of the anthracite coal industry. Today, the borough is home to nearly 2,500 residents.

Coaldale Borough partnered with St. Luke’s Hospital – Miner’s Campus to develop this project. St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) is a non-profit, regional, fully integrated, and nationally recognized health network with 15 campuses and more than 300 sites throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey. This project will provide crucial improvements to .27 miles of roadway providing patient, employee, and emergency service access to the hospital. The improvements will support more than 51,000 patients each year and allow for the creation of 104 new jobs in the community.

NEPA Alliance was grateful for the opportunity to partner with the team at Coaldale Borough by providing technical assistance throughout the application process, and we are proud to be part of the federal, state, and local partnership that makes funding these projects possible.

The Appalachian Region Commission is an economic development partnership agency of the federal government and 13 state governments including Pennsylvania. PA’s Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) partners with ARC to identify and support projects that will build community capacity and strengthen economic growth in the Appalachian counties of Pennsylvania to reach socioeconomic parity with the nation.

NEPA Alliance, a regional community and economic development agency, serves the seven counties of Northeastern Pennsylvania including Carbon, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, Schuylkill and Wayne. NEPA Alliance services include Federal and State grant assistance, Business Financing, Government Contracting Assistance, International Trade Assistance, Nonprofit Assistance, Transportation Planning and Research and Information. For more information about NEPA Alliance visit www.nepa-alliance.org or call 866-758-1929.  “This institution is an equal opportunity provider, lender, and employer.”

We look forward to seeing you on June 2^nd.

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