As the regional trail network expands, so are the business opportunities along the trails.

According to David Kahley, President and CEO of The Progress Fund, the people that participated in the initial Power of 32 community conversations saw the initiative to develop a regional trail system as both a recreational asset and a community development opportunity.

“We have promised and pledged to expand the Trail Town Program—our resources and knowledge that we gained from making loans and working in small towns the last 15 years —across the Power of 32 region in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia and Maryland,” explains Kahley. Read more.