Gannon University’s Erie Technology Incubator (ETI) is offering local and regional entrepreneurs a unique opportunity. The ETI on Saturday, Aug. 29 will host “Opportunity Knocks,” which is designed to help area entrepreneurs and individuals hoping to start a business assess whether their idea or product is viable and marketable. Opportunity Knocks is free and open [...]

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Gannon University’s Erie Technology Incubator (ETI) on Tuesday will be honored by the Erie County Historical Society. The Historical Society has chosen the incubator, 130 West 8th St., located within the Gannon campus, for a Historic Preservation Award. The award, in the specific category of “Construction Project,” will be announced at the Historical Society’s annual [...]

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Zachary Dunbar of Erie arrived in San Francisco and today will begin a 2 month cross county bike ride to raise money and awareness for the John Kanzius Cancer Research Foundation. You can follow him on his travels on his blog Cycling For A Cure. (It’s about 2,600 miles from San Francisco to Erie.) The [...]

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Darren Amy and Joseph Dille, both 19 year old Saegertown volunteer firefighters, were arrested and charged with arson for setting 9 fires in the Saegertown area. The duo set fires to vacant houses and then helped put the fires out.   There will be a citizenship ceremony at the Erie Federal Courthouse today at 10 [...]

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In Erie County last year there was just under 650 foreclosures. The latest figure I heard for Erie County and Northwest PA in 2007 is over 1,400 foreclosures. Yipes. Get help before it happens. Call your lender. Refinance through another lender. Take action. Do something. The National Association of REALTORS has a brochure in pfd [...]

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The state returned $17 million in tax dollars to the Erie area on Friday with five grants through the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program. The Erie Bayfront Convention Center received $6.5 million for a 300 space parking ramp, Gannon University received $4 million for their Erie Technology Incubator which will allow for the renovations to the [...]

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