A $4 million grant has been awarded to the Lebanon Valley Exposition Corporation for the construction of a new exposition center building on the grounds of the Lebanon Valley Exposition Center complex. The grant is part of a total of $4.25 million in Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) grants awarded in the 101st Legislative District to help spur job growth and bolster the local economy.

The RACP program, administered by the Office of the Budget, began in 1986 for the acquisition and construction of regional economic, cultural, civic, recreational, and historical improvement projects. In all, more than $590 million in RACP grants were awarded statewide on Nov. 1.