Ag, DCED Secretaries Award Small Business First Loan
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) On Monday, Agriculture
Secretary Dennis C Wolff and
Community and Economic De
velopment Secretary Dennis Yab
lonsky awarded Gro-Lan Farms
$200,000 as part of the Small
Business First Program.
“We are pleased that Gro-Lan
Farms is able to benefit from the
Small Business First Loan pro
gram,” said Wolff. “By choosing
to enhance their current facility,
they are taking an important step
toward securing a more profita
ble future for their farm. The
Small Business First Program is
an important economic develop
ment ted for agriculture. I hope
that more agricultural operations
will take advantage of the bene
fits of this worthwhile program.”
The SBP program, an econom
ic development initiative, pro
vides low-interest loans of up to
$200,000 for businesses with 100
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employees or fewer. Last spring,
the General Assembly opened up
the SBF program for the first
time to agricultural entities.
“It is absolutely crucial that we
do a better job to support one of
Pennsylvania’s largest indus
tries,” Yablonsky said. “I am
committed to providing the nec
essary financial tools and incen
tives to assist farmers with their
capital funding needs. Through
the Governor’s proposed stimu
lus program, this financing will
become a revolving loan fund
that will ensure farmers will have
continued access to financial as
sistance in the future.”
Gro-Lan Farms, a 300-acre fa
cility, is owned and operated by
Jay and Jeff Grove in Shippens
burg. The SBF loan will be used
toward the construction of a
186-foot X 113-foot freestall bam.
The larger bam will allow the
dairy operation to expand into a
LANCASTER, PA
PH. (717) 397-4829 / FAX (717) 397-4865
On Monday, the Small Business First Program awarded $200,000 to Gro-Lan Farms.
From left, Mike Ross, Franklin County Area Development Corp.; Jeff Coy, state repre
sentative; Dennis C Wolff, secretary of agriculture; Jeff Grove, owner, Gro-Lan Farms;
Jay Grove, owner, Gro-Lan Farms; and Dennis Yablonsky, DCED secretary.
modem, environmentally sound
facility conducive to improved
animal health.
“This project represents a
major commitment to the future
of agriculture and to the future of
our farm,” said Jeff Grove. “We
are thrilled to be the beneficiaries
of the Small Business First Loan
Program, and hope that other
farmers will be encouraged to
apply to the program after seeing
what it can do to help farmers ex
pand and improve their opera
tions.”
The SBF program provides
low-interest loans for small busi
nesses for land and building pur
chases and construction, machin
ery, equipment, and funds.
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mit their loan application to the the Small Business Loan Pro-
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