Group Rescues Communities After Businesses Leave

Laura Zinski, Mon Valley Initiative

The Mon Valley Initiative has been coming to the rescue of communities along the Monongahela and Youghiogheny Rivers in Allegheny, Washington, and Westmoreland Counties in Pennsylvania after businesses in its industrial economy moved or closed decades ago. Guest Laura Zinski, CEO of the Mon Valley Initiative, talks with host Tate Blanchard about ways her organization is improving life in Mon Valley. monvalleyinitiative.com

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Dec 05, 2022

Hosted by: Tate Blanchard
Produced by: Keystone Newsmakers Team
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