Updates from the Etna Center for Community Weeks of December 1 - December 31, 2025 Above. Marsa mason laying new wythe of brick at ECC's front facade. Through snow and frigid temperatures, the Etna Center for Community construction crew plowed forward with progress on the exterior restoration and interior renovation. Midway through the month, the building was further weatherized with heavy-duty construction tarps enclosing the scaffolding to create a protected work environmen

Updates from the Etna Center for Community Weeks of November 1 - November 30, 2025 Above. New sheets of gypsum board being loaded through a rear Third Floor window. At the end of November 2025, the scaffolding at the rear of the building was taken down, revealing the original masonry façade: a fully restored wall from the 1870s. By Thanksgiving, the walls of the rear addition had risen, allowing us to begin to experience the scale of the future community room. Above. Allison

Updates from the Etna Center for Community Weeks of October 1 - October 31, 2025 Above. " Chiefs' Meeting" with Shaler Hampton EMS Chief Eric Schmidt, ECO ED Megan Tuñón, Etna VFD Chief Greg Porter, ECO President Bridget Barrett, Etna Police Chief Tim Rodman. Throughout October 2025, construction activity continued to accelerate, with an increasing number of trades and tradespeople working on site. With the interior steel framing set in place, work progressed rapidly on inter

Updates from the Etna Center for Community Weeks of September 1 - September 30, 2025 Above. Installation in progress for the new interior steel structure. The month of September 2025 marked a significant expansion of on-site activity at the Etna Center for Community with sitework, concrete, steel, masonry, and carpentry trades working simultaneously. The installation of the first interior steel columns and beams represented a major milestone in the project. For the new rear a

Updates from the Etna Center for Community Weeks of August 1 - August 31, 2025 Above. Third Floor interior masonry with approximately 50% of the brick replaced. A major focus of work in August 2025 was the continued restoration of the interior brick masonry. Marsa’s masons systematically identified areas of brick that were in poor condition. Over the building’s approximately 130-year history, prolonged exposure to water and moisture had significantly deteriorated the brick, c

Updates from the Etna Center for Community Weeks of July 1 - July 31, 2025 Above. Opening the between First and Second Floors. Even with the Etna Center for Community Groundbreaking Ceremony taking place, construction activity continued steadily throughout July 2025. In advance of the ceremony, temporary shoring was installed from the Basement through the Third Floor, allowing the original load-bearing, wood framed walls to be safely removed. The work prepared the structure t

Etna hosts groundbreaking ceremony for its library. Lt. Governor Davis, Congressman Deluzio, State Senator Williams, State Rep. Powell join Etna leaders to celebrate the start of construction.

Join us in celebrating the start of construction with the project team & hear from elected officials! This event will commemorate and...

Updates from the Etna Center for Community Weeks of June 1 - June 30, 2025 Above. New floor slab and walls at the Basement Level. Throughout June 2025, Volpatt and their subcontractors transformed the Etna Center for Community (ECC) Basement from a dirt floor and open volume into a nearly finished space with defined rooms for future use. The initial phase included excavation for concrete masonry unit (CMU) wall footings and the placement of reinforcing steel. Concurrently, Ve

Updates from the Etna Center for Community Weeks of May 1 - May 31, 2025 Above. Blaise Durio of GBBN discusses masonry work at...

Updates from the Etna Center for Community Weeks of March 31 - April 30, 2025 Above. Volpatt worker operating mini excavator at rear of...

ETNA, PA – Today (April 11, 2025), the Etna Community Organization (ECO) announced that Volpatt Construction has been awarded the $4.2...

Updates from the Etna Center for Community Weeks of March 10 - March 30, 2025 Above. Bidding opening on 3.26.2025 with Bridget Barrett,...

Updates from the Etna Center for Community Weeks of February 17 - March 9, 2025 Above. Vegely Welding installing temporary shoring....

Week of February 2-9, 2025. The Etna Center for Community project encountered a significant setback during . . ..

Week of January 27 - February 2, 2025. ORM Contracting (subcontractor, exterior building demolition) cleared nearly all of the . . ..

Week of January 20-26, 2025. Innermark Construction (subcontractor, interior selective demolition) made significant progress on the . . ..

Week of January 13-19, 2025. On a frigid, wintery day, snow flakes swirled around and the sounds of crunching wood, metal, and . . ..

Weeks of December 23, 2024 - January 12, 2025. ORM Contracting (subcontractor, rear building demolition) made progress over the . . ..

Weeks of November 18 - December 22, 2024. Officially starting on December 18, 2024, the Owner-Contractor meetings began for the Etna . . ..