Practice doesn’t make perfect. But, it does make progress. Senior students from the Warren County Career Center participated in their annual Mock-Interview Day on Thursday. About 80 senior high school students were in attendance along with a number of local business reps. The event ...
The idea of a microloan program for small businesses in Warren County has been floating around the commissioner’s office for a few years. It took a significant step forward after a recent meeting was held with representatives from the Northwest Commission, Warren County Chamber of Business ...
International trade disputes can impact local industry. And in support of one of those industries, the Warren County Commissioners reached to — and heard back from — the USDA and the Trump administration. Commissioner Ben Kafferlin detailed the initiative at a recent commissioners meeting and county staff subsequently provided copies of the various correspondence to the Times Observer. The county’s initial letter to Sonny Perdue, secretary of the USDA and Ambassador Robert Lighthizer who serves as U.S. Trade Representative, came after a local hardwood business raised concerns ...
The state Department of Environmental Protection is considering the issuance of a permit for the installation of gas-fired boiler by United Refining Company. According to a legal notice published in Thursday’s Times Observer, the proposal addresses the boiler planned for URC’s facility at 15 Bradley St. on the city’s east side. DEP has indicated that they plan to approve an administrative amendment to the company’s operating permit to approve this installation. The notice states that the boiler “will be used to provide additional steam producing capacity to the existing ...
Youngsville Television Corporation (YTC) continues efforts to bring broadband service to the most rural parts of the county. YTC has been awarded two federal grants to build broadband within the region. It will be working with the Northwest Planning Commission, the administrator for the grants. A Power Grant has been approved and the first Engineer and Design Request for Proposal (RFP) has been created. “In theory, the timeline for construction is to begin in May or June,” said Tom Mott, operations manager for YTC. “This bill will bring broadband to five fire halls — ...
The unemployment rate rose in Warren County to a seasonally-adjusted 5.1 percent in December. That’s a .3 percent increase from November and a .6 percent increase from the 4.5 percent rate in December 2018. The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry Center for Workforce Information and Analysis released the April data on Wednesday. Warren County’s rate is near the lowest in the region. Rates for Bradford and Erie were 6.4 percent and 4.7 percent, respectively, 7.9 percent in Forest County, 5.4 percent in Meadville and 5.6 percent in Oil City. Warren County came in ...
