10th District State Representative Aaron Bernstine announced that the Commonwealth Financing Authority awarded a total of $682,923 for regional development projects in Beaver and Lawrence counties. In Beaver County, Mycelia Development, LLC was awarded a grant of nearly 450 thousand dollars to construct a cultural life and arts center within the downtown core of Beaver Falls. Ellwood City Borough in Lawrence County received a $190,000 grant to construct a new nature center, observation deck, and formal parking area at Steifel Park.