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"Creating new job opportunities, particularly highly -skilled and family
sustaining jobs with benefits, has been the cornerstone of my Administration
since taking office," Governor Rendell said.

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Rendell today
announced $3 million in Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) funds
for the Johnstown Redevelopment Authority to create more than 1,000 new jobs
in biotechnology, health care services, hospital administrative support,
training programs and related technologies at the Greater Johnstown Regional
Technology Complex.

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Living Cities funders are: AXA Community Investment Program, Bank of
America; The Annie E.blankfoundation.

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RACP is a state grant program administered by the Office of the Budget for
the acquisition and construction of regional economic, cultural, civic and
historical improvement projects.

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Through his
generosity, the foundation, along with Blank and his wife's personal giving,
has granted more than $200 million to various charitable organizations."

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The Governor said that the multi-million dollar project has already drawn
substantial investment from the Conemaugh Health System, the largest employer
in the Greater Johnstown Area.

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Department of Housing +
Urban Development.org) is focused on enhancing education, preserving
green space, sustaining the arts and sparking collaboration among its
nonprofit partners, primarily in Atlanta.
"In our first two years, I promised that my Administration would work hard
to help our towns and cities become better places to call home," Governor
Rendell said .

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Through a partnership with
the Historic District Development Corporation, for example, Living Cities
helped revitalize 15 blocks surrounding Martin Luther King's birthplace and
renovate more than 100 single-family homes and a 58-unit low-income apartment
complex in the Historic District. Blank is owner + CEO of the Atlanta Falcons and Georgia Force.
"Many challenges still lie ahead in restoring land and waterways scarred
from our industrial past," Governor Rendell said.

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Morgan Chase + Company; Deutsche
Bank; Fannie Mae Foundation; Ford Foundation; Robert Wood Johnson Foundation;
John S.
In 2004, The Blank Foundation awarded a $225,000 grant to The Trust for
Public Land (TPL) that helped fund the development of a plan released in
December 2004 and conducted by renowned Yale University Professor Alexander
Garvin.
He co-founded The Home Depot, the world's largest home improvement retailer,
in 1978 and retired from the company as co-chairman in 2001.
Governor Rendell also announced $471,500 in Hometown Streets aid for the
Borough of Ebensburg to complete its streetscape project, specifically working
to secure period street lighting in the business district.

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"With
their partnership, we will look at opportunities like the Atlanta Beltline to
see how Living Cities can play a contributing role in its success. EBENSBURG, Pa."
In the year since Governor Rendell announced the program, already 226
projects worth $128.

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and James L. MacArthur
Foundation; The McKnight Foundation; Metropolitan Life Insurance Company;
Prudential Financial; The Rockefeller Foundation; The Cleveland Foundation;
The Arthur M.S. "My team of economic development
professionals has dedicated itself to creating jobs throughout the
Commonwealth and providing new hope for entire regions, particularly those
that have been hardest hit by an economic decline and severe job losses.

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Casey Foundation; J.
The Blank Foundation is making its Beltline -related grants as part of a
broader strategy called Inspiring Spaces, aimed at developing a system of
great parks in Atlanta through planning, land acquisition, maintenance and
public support.

The $640 million in RACP funding approved by
the Legislature in July is a vital component of the Governor's economic-
stimulus package, which leverages $2.

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"The expertise that the Blank Foundation brings to the Living Cities
collaborative will greatly benefit our work to strengthen urban neighborhoods
and the toughest communities," said Douglas W.3 billion in grants, loans and guarantees
over the next three years to generate an anticipated $5 billion in private-
sector investment to help start new businesses in Pennsylvania and help
existing companies expand here.

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Governor Rendell also announced the four-year, $200 million Home Town
Streets and Safe Routes to Schools initiative during his 2004 budget address
to the Legislature. Hometown Streets and
Safe Routes to Schools are just two examples of how working together we can
make a difference for Pennsylvania .

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To
date, Living Cities investments in Atlanta have helped to produce more than
550 homes in 12 distinct projects across the city. Casey Foundation in Baltimore. To date, working with city and county officials, civic and
neighborhood associations and environmental groups, the Foundation has helped
preserve more than 800 acres of land within metro Atlanta. Blank Family Foundation
(http: //www.
"Better sidewalks, improved street lighting and restored neighborhoods
send the message that we're rebuilding a better Commonwealth," the Governor
said. "Hundreds of projects across the state are underway, and soon we'll see
a sharp improvement to these communities, helping them attract and retain the
families who count quality of life as one of their top priorities. I remain committed to working with the Legislature in making
Pennsylvania the hometown place we all want it to be.

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"Through this partnership we have a real opportunity to bring more
investment dollars and expertise to quality of life issues that are critical
to Atlanta's future.

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Founded in 1991, Living Cities brings together national foundations,
financial institutions and a federal agency in 23 cities to revitalize urban
city neighborhoods.

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Atlanta has been a city in which Living Cities (and its predecessor
organization, the National Community Development Initiative) has invested
nearly $10 million since 1991, using Enterprise Community Partners (formerly
The Enterprise Foundation) as its local implementation partner/agent.P.5 million challenge grant to TPL to
support its campaign for right-of-way and green space acquisition along the
proposed Beltline corridor.

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Knight Foundation; John D. Blank Family Foundation; and the U. This funding is an example of town-building
efforts that are crucial for truly making the New Pennsylvania a reality. The state Departments of Community and Economic
Development, Conservation and Natural Resources, Education and the Office of
Housing and Community Revitalization also provided project reviews. "We have an economy that
will continue building to support good paying jobs and stable foundations for
our families.

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The program is part of the Governor's Growing Greener
initiative.

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Blank Family Foundation
announced it has joined Living Cities, an influential national coalition of 17
investment partners that focuses on urban neighborhoods -- a move that could
steer additional funding toward Atlanta's Beltline, the proposed corridor of
transit, parks and trails that would connect 46 neighborhoods.

About The Blank Foundation's Other Beltline Investments
The Beltline concept, conceived by Georgia Tech graduate student Ryan
Gravel in 1999, would redefine Atlanta's in-town landscape by turning more
than 20 miles of old, mostly unused railroad tracks and other land into a
linear recreation and transit loop that would connect diverse urban
neighborhoods, as well as city schools, historic and cultural sites , shopping
districts and public parks.
As part of his Growing Greener program, Governor Rendell asked the
Legislature to authorize a ballot question this spring that would allow voters
to decide whether $800 million in bonds should be issued to pay for cleaning
polluted streams, reclaiming abandoned mines and toxic waste sites and
preserving farmland and open spaces.

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"Collaborating with Living Cities gives us more financial leverage than we
could possibly achieve alone," said Blank Foundation President Penelope
McPhee. and Catherine T.

Governor Rendell Awards $3 Million for Johnstown Redevelopment Authority to Create Up to 1 000 New Jobs in Biotechnology Health Care Related Fields; Announces

"Being here in Ebensburg today is a great place to start talking
about the New Pennsylvania.

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Building on Gravel's idea, TPL commissioned the Garvin team to
explore open space opportunities along the Beltline . The resulting plan, "The
Beltline Emerald Necklace: Atlanta's New Public Realm," calls for the
Beltline corridor to frame a new park system, adding more than 1,400 acres of
green space to the city, including four new parks, and five park-centered
mixed-use developments.
Last year, the foundation awarded a $2.

About The Blank Family Foundation
Formed in 1995, The Arthur M. The State Transportation
Commission, the state Department of Transportation (PennDOT) , the Johnstown
Metropolitan Planning Organization, and the Federal Highway Administration
reviewed the projects.

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Through investments of more than $370 million in grants
and loans it helps build homes , stores, schools, community and daycare and
healthcare and job-training centers and helps residents get access to capital
they need to help improve their neighborhoods.
Having the locally based Blank Foundation as a member could help bring
additional visibility to high-profile projects like the Beltline. Nelson, co-chair of Living
Cities and president of the Annie E., Governor Edward G .5 million are underway.

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