Day: May 30, 2023

Job Opportunities: Weatherization Energy Installer

Job Opportunities: Weatherization Energy Installer

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Starting Salary $33,600
Excellent benefits package including health, dental, vision, retirement, life insurance and paid vacation & sick leave.

Opportunities for career development and growth potential.

Primary responsibilities of the candidate include:

  • – Identifying the amount of energy lost in a household.
  • – Advising customers on home energy conservation practices.
  • – Ability to apply different types of insulation in confined areas such as attics/crawl spaces.
  • – Installing and/or sealing windows.
  • – Inspect equipment such as furnaces to ensure proper operation.
  • – Basic carpentry tasks
  • – Ability to perform work outdoors in all weather conditions.
  • – Maintaining inventory and tools.
  • – Ability to travel daily within our seven-county territory.
  • – Ability to lift 50 lbs

Required qualifications/skills

  • – Excellent customer service and communication skills
  • – Teamwork skills
  • – The candidate must have a valid PA’s driver’s license and a clean driving record.
  • – The candidate must possess or have the ability to obtain Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, OSHA, and Department of Energy certifications within six months of hire.
  • – Ability to work out of either warehouse location (Lewisburg or Lewistown)

Preferred qualifications/skills

  • – Construction, electrical, plumbing, and furnace experience preferred but not required.

Applicants are expected to supply a resume outlining work history, skills, and training by June 14, 2023 via mail or email to:

Amanda Owens, Human Resources Director
SEDA-Council of Governments
201 Furnace Road, Lewisburg, PA 17837
aowens@seda-cog.org

SEDA-Council of Governments is a public development organization based in Lewisburg, PA,
serving 11 central Pennsylvania counties. www.seda-cog.org
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SEDA-COG Receives $1 Million EPA Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Grant

SEDA-COG Receives $1 Million EPA Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Grant

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SEDA-Council of Governments (SEDA-COG) has been awarded a highly competitive $1 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The grant is funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This award will create the opportunity to assist the SEDA-COG region by capitalizing a Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) and further expanding its already established and successful EPA Brownfields program under the SEDA-COG Community Services Division.

A Brownfield is a property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. SEDA-COG has previous success with EPA 128(a) Technical Assistance and EPA Community-Wide Assessment Grants.

With this new funding opportunity, SEDA-COG’s Business Finance Department will be able to further assist with real estate development and reuse by providing loans and subgrants to support Brownfields cleanup activities. This new program will initially focus on the city of Shamokin in Northumberland County but will allow SEDA-COG to offer this RLF to SEDA-COG’s 11-county region, which includes the counties of Centre, Clinton, Columbia, Juniata, Lycoming, Mifflin, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Snyder, and Union. When RLF loans are repaid, the loan amount is returned to the fund and loaned to other borrowers, providing an ongoing source of capital within the SEDA-COG region.

Betsy Kramer serves as SEDA-COG’s revitalization coordinator in the city of Shamokin. She is excited for the opportunity to administer the Brownfields funds. “This grant will encourage stakeholders to leverage resources to clean up and redevelop brownfields so they can be improved for future economic development; it’s a big win for the city and the SEDA-COG region.” stated Kramer.

Kim Wheeler, SEDA-COG Executive Director, said, “This grant award is a great accomplishment for our 11-county region. I’m proud of our staff. They worked diligently to submit the grant application and SEDA-COG was 1 of 15 grant recipients in the nation.” Wheeler stated, “This grant will allow us to work together with communities to safely clean up and reuse brownfield sites.”

This new RLF loan fund will be beginning late 2023. For more information on the SEDA-COG EPA Brownfield program, please contact Betsy Kramer at bkramer@seda-cog.org or by calling (570) 524-4491 x 7203.

SEDA-COG is a community and economic development agency in Lewisburg and is one of seven Local Development Districts in Pennsylvania. SEDA-COG enhances the quality of life and economic advantage for residents and businesses in the 11 central Pennsylvania counties through its vital partnerships and initiatives.