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GREATER HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA

HUMBOLDTINDUSTRIAL PARK

JIM HILSHERVP - Director of Marketing

[email protected]

BILL JONESVP - Business Development

[email protected]

BOB BESECKERVP - Senior Director of Leasing

[email protected]

0203050709152129

MESSAGE FROM OUR LEASING TEAM

LOCATION & TRANSPORTATION

UTILITY INFORMATION

PARK MAP & AERIALS

WORKFORCE & EDUCATION

COST ADVANTAGES & INCENTIVES

MERICLE OVERVIEW

SOME OF MERICLE’S CLIENTS

Welcome to Humboldt Industrial Park, one of the largest and most successful business parks in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The park is home to close to 60 industries and more than 10,000 employees.

Humboldt consists of approximately 3,000 acres and is located just 1.2 miles from Exit 143 of I-81 and less than 10 miles from the I-81/I-80 interchange. The park was developed by CAN DO, Inc., an award winning, not-for-profit, economic development corporation.

Mericle has developed 13 buildings totaling more than 4.5 million square feet in Humboldt. Our park tenants and build-to-suit clients include Amazon.com, American Eagle Outfitters, Michael’s Handcrafts, Simmons Company, Nature’s Bounty, E.S. Kluft & Company, Freedom Corrugated, Brake Parts, Inc., and Reynolds Consumer Products. Other prominent park tenants include The Hershey Company, AutoZone, Cargill, Tootsie Roll, and U.S. Cold Storage.

Mericle owns several available buildings and ReadyToGo!™ Sites in Humboldt.

Please learn more about Humboldt Industrial Park on the following pages, and view all of our available buildings and sites at mericlereadytogo.com. Call us at 570.823.1100 to request a proposal and/or arrange a tour. We look forward to hearing from you.

A MESSAGE FROM OUR

LEASING TEAM

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THE PARK IS AN EASY DRIVE FROM MANY KEY CITIES.

LOCATION &TRANSPORTATION

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ROAD ACCESS

Humboldt Industrial Park is located near Hazleton,

Pennsylvania, just 1.2 miles from Exit 143 of I-81 and

9.2 miles from the I-81/I-80 intersection. The park

is within a 300 mile radius of 76.4 million people.

Downtown Hazleton and Hazleton’s major suburban

shopping areas are both just five minutes away.

RAIL ACCESS

Seven miles of rail line, owned and maintained by

Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad (RBMN),

run throughout Humboldt Industrial Park. Reading

and Northern runs a scheduled railroad six days a

week with each customer providing a specific service

window for rail deliveries. Reading and Northern

is locally owned and is the largest privately owned

railroad in Pennsylvania.

AIR ACCESS

The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP)

(flyavp.com) is 37 miles from the park and offers service

to seven major hubs with one-stop service to more than

450 destinations worldwide. AVP provides direct daily

flights to Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Detroit, Newark,

Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia. Carriers include Delta,

United, Regional Sky, and American Airlines. AVP is also

served by Aviation Technologies, one of the finest fixed

base operators in the Northeastern United States.

The Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) (flylvia.com)

is 54 miles from Humboldt and provides direct daily

flights to Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Newark, Detroit,

Orlando, Philadelphia, and Punta Gorda.

The Hazleton area is also served by the Hazleton

Municipal Airport (HZL) (hazletonfbo.com), a full

service fixed base operator located just eight miles

from Humboldt.

Wilkes-Barre, PA

Scranton, PA

Allentown, PA

Delaware Water Gap, PA

Harrisburg, PA

Philadelphia, PA

Binghamton, NY

Morristown, NJ

Port of Newark, NJ

New York, NY

Baltimore, MD

Syracuse, NY

Washington, DC

Hartford, CT

Pittsburgh, PA

Boston, MA

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Reliable electrical service is provided

by PPL Utilities, a national leader in

power generation and distribution.

PPL can serve customers at the 12kV

or 69kV voltage levels. There are three

12kV substations in the area.

SEWERELECTRICAL

Sanitary sewage service is provided

by CAN DO, Inc. Twelve-inch gravity

collection lines, as well as 10-inch

laterals, allow industries easy access

to the system. At the lowest end of the

park, CAN DO, Inc. owns and operates

the wastewater treatment plant,

which is presently sized for 1,000,000

gallons per day. Sanitary sewage

within Humboldt Industrial Park

North is conveyed by CAN DO, Inc.

through the same industrially sized

system and treated by the Greater

Hazleton Joint Sewer Authority.

UTILITYNFORMATION

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WATER TELECOMMUNICATIONSNATURAL GAS

CAN DO, Inc. supplies quality water

throughout the park in 12 and 16-inch

ductile iron mains at pressures and

flow rates suitable for heavy industrial

use. Fire protection is aided by four

1,000,000 gallon standpipes, which ride

on the system. Humboldt Industrial

Park also features an interconnection

with the Hazleton City Authority which

provides additional water capacity

to supplement the current system.

Companies with significant water

usage requirements may also connect

directly to the Hazleton City Authority

which has a larger water system with

ample capacity.

Natural gas service to the park is provided

by UGI Utilities Inc. A high-pressure main

connects the Humboldt Industrial Park

directly to the Transcontinental Pipeline.

Normal service is provided through an

eight-inch medium-pressure (50 PSI)

distribution main.

Verizon and Frontier Communications

Solutions provide state-of-the-art

telecommunications systems with

100 percent digital switching and

superior communications services,

highlighted by an extensive fiber

optic network. This system provides a

telecommunications platform for voice,

data, and video transmissions. The

network supports SONET technology

for ultra-reliable service to customers

with critical requirements.

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Cablevision

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McCann School of Business & Technology

Water Tank

Cargill Meat Solutions

Tosca

Pitt-Ohio

Polyglass84,480 SF to 253,311 SF Available

Simmons Company

FreedomCorrugated

Econoco Corp.Hantover

GTS Warehousing & LogisticsGottstein

Contracting

GottsteinContracting Hazleton Site

Contractors

EFS-Plastics, US

103,000 SF

Karchner Logistics

Karchner Logistics

Karchner Logistics Graham Packaging

Bimbo Bakeries (Entenmann’s)

Polyglass MeadowBurkeProducts

The Nature’s Bounty Co.

Amazon.com

Tech Packaging

Spears Manufacturing

Michaels HandcraftsAmerican Eagle Outfitters

Steelcase

First Quality Nonwovens, Inc.


Hazleton GenerationHazleton Generation

Pretium Packaging

Pretium Packaging

Forbo Industries

ForboOffices

Insteel Wire Products

Quad Graphics

Romark Logistics

Romark Logistics PPL Substation

PPL DriverTraining4.487 ac.

Pennsylvania Monument Co.

Maplewood PlazaShopping Center

Vita-Line Products, Inc.

Coveris

InternationalPaper

Romark Logistics

Pro Con

Hansen TechnologiesTalen TechnologiesOne SourceAdvanceTech

PPL Utilities

PPL UtilitiesSystems Facility

PPL Substation

The Hershey Company

The Hershey Company

DoberGroup

Bearing and Drive Solutions

ARYZTA

Firehouse

Open Area

New Age Development New Age Development

New Age Development

127.718 ac.

New Age DevelopmentNew Age Development

Frontier Communications

Sewage Treatment

Plant

CAN DO CAN DOCAN DO

CAN DO

VerizonSwitch Station

UGI Gas Regulator

Open Area

To Harrisburg

To Hazleton

To I-80, Wilkes-Barre and I-476

Village of Harwood

Open Area

Hazle Township

Luzerne County

East Union Township

Schuylkill County

E. S. Kluft & CompanyPECO PalletPro Con

WaterTank

Water Tank

Open Area

Open Area

51 ac.

5 ac.

40.7 ac.

40 ac.

77.8 ac.

15.2 ac.30 ac.

24 ac.

13 ac. 9.1 ac.10 ac. 22.19 ac.

22.78 ac.

21.033 ac.11 ac.

21.78 ac.10 ac.

48.28 ac.

32.02 ac.

25.43 ac.

5 ac.

14 ac.12.71 ac.

9.97 ac.

1.6 ac.5 ac.

8.02 ac.

7 ac. Tootsie Roll

Sale Pending

16.5 ac.

20 ac.

11 ac.

26.01 ac.

12.87 ac.

11.63 ac.

3 ac.

34 ac.12.8 ac.

19.48 ac.

11.84 ac.

9.32 ac.

8.27 ac.

6.99 ac.

18.681 ac.

38.619 ac.13.15 ac.

22.69 ac.

17.22 ac.13.7 ac.

6.91 ac.

10.06 ac.

21.53 ac.

31.64 ac.

The Coca Cola Company65 ac.

Auto Zone

Gonnella Frozen Products, Inc.

The Coca Cola Company55.378 ac.


Cargill Cocoa and Chocolate76.88 ac.

61.33 ac.

9.65 ac.

11.28 ac.

17.35 ac.

37.23 ac.

16.34 ac.

30.996 ac.

52.7 ac.

50 ac.

15.49 ac.

12.62 ac.

2 ac.

2.51 ac.6.98 ac.

6.95 ac. 47.8 ac.

7.5 ac.12 ac.

4.81 ac.

19.7 ac.

5.89 ac.

17.77 ac.

10 ac.

18.21 ac.

12.6 ac.

30 ac.

6.64 ac.11.28 ac.

24.9 ac.10.2 ac.10.2 ac.

9.664 ac.

Available in 1-2 acre lots Available in 1-2 acre lots

20.4 ac.20.43 ac.

32.5 ac.

25.53 ac.

35.03 ac.

2.4 ac.

13 ac.

18.35 ac.

25.29 ac.

52.6 ac. 33.5 ac.

25.39 ac.

28 ac.

Water Tank

32.06 ac.

33.61 ac. 26.22 ac.25.35 ac. 24.58 ac. 18.98 ac.

54.12 ac.

91.63 ac.

Lot BTurkey Hill

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FedEx Supply ChainBrake Parts Inc., LLC

PPL Substation

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9.909 acBeacon Power

Brake Parts Inc., LLC

Hazle Township, Luzerne County & East Union Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

All properties in blue are owned and/or were developed by Mericle Commercial Real Estate Services.

HUMBOLDT INDUSTRIAL PARK

PARK MAP &AERIALS

FEDEX SUPPLY CHAIN AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS


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Karchner Logistics

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Amazon.com

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Steelcase




Pretium Packaging

Pretium Packaging

Forbo Industries

ForboOffices


Quad Graphics

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Coveris

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Pro Con


PPL Utilities


PPL Substation

The Hershey Company

The Hershey Company

DoberGroup


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Sewage Treatment

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UGI Gas Regulator

Open Area

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Village of Harwood

Open Area

Hazle Township

Luzerne County

East Union Township

Schuylkill County


WaterTank

Water Tank

Open Area

Open Area

51 ac.

5 ac.

40.7 ac.

40 ac.

77.8 ac.

15.2 ac.30 ac.

24 ac.

13 ac. 9.1 ac.10 ac. 22.19 ac.

22.78 ac.

21.033 ac.11 ac.

21.78 ac.10 ac.

48.28 ac.

32.02 ac.

25.43 ac.

5 ac.

14 ac.12.71 ac.

9.97 ac.

1.6 ac.5 ac.

8.02 ac.

7 ac. Tootsie Roll

Sale Pending

16.5 ac.

20 ac.

11 ac.

26.01 ac.

12.87 ac.

11.63 ac.

3 ac.

34 ac.12.8 ac.

19.48 ac.

11.84 ac.

9.32 ac.

8.27 ac.

6.99 ac.

18.681 ac.

38.619 ac.13.15 ac.

22.69 ac.

17.22 ac.13.7 ac.

6.91 ac.

10.06 ac.

21.53 ac.

31.64 ac.


Auto Zone





61.33 ac.

9.65 ac.

11.28 ac.

17.35 ac.

37.23 ac.

16.34 ac.

30.996 ac.

52.7 ac.

50 ac.

15.49 ac.

12.62 ac.

2 ac.

2.51 ac.6.98 ac.

6.95 ac. 47.8 ac.

7.5 ac.12 ac.

4.81 ac.

19.7 ac.

5.89 ac.

17.77 ac.

10 ac.

18.21 ac.

12.6 ac.

30 ac.

6.64 ac.11.28 ac.

24.9 ac.10.2 ac.10.2 ac.

9.664 ac.


20.4 ac.20.43 ac.

32.5 ac.

25.53 ac.

35.03 ac.

2.4 ac.

13 ac.

18.35 ac.

25.29 ac.

52.6 ac. 33.5 ac.

25.39 ac.

28 ac.

Water Tank

32.06 ac.

33.61 ac. 26.22 ac.25.35 ac. 24.58 ac. 18.98 ac.

54.12 ac.

91.63 ac.

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Amazon.com

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Open Area

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Village of Harwood

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Hazle Township

Luzerne County

East Union Township

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WaterTank

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Open Area

Open Area

51 ac.

5 ac.

40.7 ac.

40 ac.

77.8 ac.

15.2 ac.30 ac.

24 ac.

13 ac. 9.1 ac.10 ac. 22.19 ac.

22.78 ac.

21.033 ac.11 ac.

21.78 ac.10 ac.

48.28 ac.

32.02 ac.

25.43 ac.

5 ac.

14 ac.12.71 ac.

9.97 ac.

1.6 ac.5 ac.

8.02 ac.

7 ac. Tootsie Roll

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16.5 ac.

20 ac.

11 ac.

26.01 ac.

12.87 ac.

11.63 ac.

3 ac.

34 ac.12.8 ac.

19.48 ac.

11.84 ac.

9.32 ac.

8.27 ac.

6.99 ac.

18.681 ac.

38.619 ac.13.15 ac.

22.69 ac.

17.22 ac.13.7 ac.

6.91 ac.

10.06 ac.

21.53 ac.

31.64 ac.


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61.33 ac.

9.65 ac.

11.28 ac.

17.35 ac.

37.23 ac.

16.34 ac.

30.996 ac.

52.7 ac.

50 ac.

15.49 ac.

12.62 ac.

2 ac.

2.51 ac.6.98 ac.

6.95 ac. 47.8 ac.

7.5 ac.12 ac.

4.81 ac.

19.7 ac.

5.89 ac.

17.77 ac.

10 ac.

18.21 ac.

12.6 ac.

30 ac.

6.64 ac.11.28 ac.

24.9 ac.10.2 ac.10.2 ac.

9.664 ac.


20.4 ac.20.43 ac.

32.5 ac.

25.53 ac.

35.03 ac.

2.4 ac.

13 ac.

18.35 ac.

25.29 ac.

52.6 ac. 33.5 ac.

25.39 ac.

28 ac.

Water Tank

32.06 ac.

33.61 ac. 26.22 ac.25.35 ac. 24.58 ac. 18.98 ac.

54.12 ac.

91.63 ac.

Lot BTurkey Hill

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MICHAELSAMAZON.COM & TECH PACKAGING, INC.

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“The Hershey Company is very pleased to have such a great operating facility in Hazleton. Our employees are our greatest asset, and we are fortunate to have great people working at the Hazleton plant... many with more than 20 years of service.”

Gene Tannler I Plant ManagerThe Hershey Company I Hazleton

“We really wanted to make sure Hazleton was the right fit before we made our final decision, because once we locate somewhere, we’re there long term. The combination of location, workforce, and the Keystone Opportunity Zone we found in the Hazleton area made us confident that this is the perfect location for Tootsie Roll.

I’ve been pleasantly surprised with the quality of folks. We have had a couple hundred apply. They are great people. We couldn’t be happier. And it’s a great community.”

John Majors I Vice President of Distribution Tootsie Roll I Hazleton

EMPLOYERTESTIMONIALS

“The Hazleton plant has been the best-performing plant for at least the last 10 years. Soon, we are going to be passing out about 30 service awards to employees who have been here 20, 25, 30, 35 years.”

John Kittredge, Vice President of MarketingFabri-Kal I Hazleton

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“We had absolutely no problem finding candidiates who possess the skill sets we were seeking. I’ve been very impressed with the people our company has hired in Hazleton and with the number of applicants who applied for positions.”

Ken Gonnella I PresidentGonnella Frozen Products I Hazleton

“We went out and looked in this wonderful community and found lots of great leaders, great leaders who are going to take us to the next level. But the most important thing that happened was we found all of you, the wonderful, highly committed, highly dedicated, passionate people of Hazleton that we now call AutoZoners. Of all of the distribution centers that I have ever seen open, I have never seen one open as seamlessly as this one.”

Bill Rhodes I Chairman, President & CEOAutoZone I Hazleton

“Employing over 500 locally, the West Hazleton plant is the largest producer of flexible packaging bags for the bakery business in the United States. The exceptional work ethic of our employees is evidenced in our plant being in business for 44 years. That, coupled with the skill level of the Hazleton workforce, has enabled us to rank at the top in productivity among five manufacturing plants in Bemis’ Polyethylene Packaging division.”

Geoff Svirbely I Human Resources ManagerBemis Polyethylene Packaging Division I Hazleton

“The three main draws of this area were the location between Interstates 81 and 80, which works very well for us; the Keystone Opportunity Zone program; and the workforce in the Hazleton area, which is very good. Hiring people was not an issue at all. We received hundreds of applications for the positions we had available and have maintained most of the people we initially hired.”

Steve Boucher I General Manager E.S. Kluft I Hazleton

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COMPANY SERVICEAryzta Frozen bakery productsBemis Company, Inc. Extrusion & printing of polyfilm Bimbo Bakeries, USA Bakery food products Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate Cocoa products Cargill Meat Solutions Retail meat processing facility E.S. Kluft & Company Manufacturer of luxury mattresses Fabri-Kal Corporation Packaging products First Quality Nonwovens Nonwoven fabric Gonnella Frozen Products, LLC. Manufacturer of dough for in-store bakeries Graham Packaging Manufacturer of plastic containers Quad Graphics Printing of telephone directories Silgan White Cap Metal closures Simmons Company Mattresses The Dial Corporation (Hendel) Household laundry products The Hershey Company Molded chocolate products Valmont Newmark Tubular steel poles

Amazon.com Books, consumer products

American Eagle Outfitters Distributor of clothing & personal care itemsAutoZone Northeast distributor of auto partsBradley Caldwell Distributor of hardware, farm & pet suppliesBrake Parts, Inc. Brake system componentsFedEx Supply Chain Supply chain solutionsMichaels Northeast distributor of handcraft productsNBTY, Inc. Distributor of vitaminsRomark Logistics Northeast distributor of M&M/Mars candy productsThe Packaging Wholesalers Corrugated boxes and packaging materialsUS Cold Storage Refrigerated storage

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Employers in Humboldt Industrial Park typically draw workers from a four-county area consisting

of Luzerne, Schuylkill, Columbia, and Carbon counties. Humboldt is located in the approximate

center of this four county area, near the intersection of I-81 and I-80. The region’s traditionally high

unemployment rates have helped employers find an ample number of qualified job applicants.

LABOR AVAILABILITY

GREATER HAZLETON EMPLOYERS WITH AT LEAST 100 EMPLOYEES

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Humboldt is located in the approximate center of a four county area, near the intersection of I-81 and I-80.

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

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30 MILE RADIUS DEMOGRAPHICS

Population

Ages 20 - 64

Total Households

Households with income of $50,000 or higher

Households with income of less than $50,000

Percentage (%) of persons with high school degree

Percentage (%) of persons with associate degree or higher

653,627

381,233

270,731

139,169

131,562

88.68%

29.14%

Source: http://www.workstats.dli.pa.gov

2018 EMPLOYMENT/UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES

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Source: www.workstats.dli.pa.gov

COUNTY LABOR FORCE EMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED RATE

Luzerne Schuylkill Columbia Carbon

LUZERNE

COLUMBIA

CARBON

SCHUYLKILL

158,40065,20033,20031,400

288,200

149,40061,60031,400 29,700

272,100

9,100

3,7001,800 1,700

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EDUCATION

Did you know that there are 16 colleges and universities with close to 50,000 students

within an hour’s drive of Humboldt

Industrial Park? This network of higher

education provides an invaluable resource

for employers and their employees,

offering ample opportunity for co-ops,

continuing education, customized job

training, internships, and recruiting.

The Pennsylvania State University has three satellite

campuses within 45 minutes of Humboldt. Penn State’s main

campus in State College, PA offers a comprehensive program in

Supply Chain and Information Systems that ranges from non-degree

coursework up to the PhD level. The program is ranked fifth-best in

the nation for undergraduate level and seventh-best in the nation

for graduate level by U.S. News and World Report.

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Penn State - Hazletonhazleton.psu.edu

Luzerne CCCCluzerne.edu

Wilkes Universitywilkes.edu

King’s College kings.edu

Bloomsburg Universitybloomu.edu

Misericordia Universitymisericordia.edu

Penn State - Wilkes-Barrewilkesbarre.psu.edu

University of Scrantonscranton.edu

Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicinegeisinger.edu/education

Lackawanna Collegelackawanna.edu

Penn State - Scrantonworthingtonscranton.psu.edu

Marywood Universitymarywood.edu

Johnson Collegejohnson.edu

Northampton Community Collegenorthampton.edu

Clarks Summit Universityclarkssummitu.edu

East Stroudsburg Universityesu.edu

TOTAL STUDENT ENROLLMENT

900

5,360

5,545

2,308

9,008

2,879

545

5,422

440

1,477

1,100

3,200

471

2,529

990

6,830

49,004

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COST ADVANTAGES & INCENTIVES

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The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, through the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED), offers a wide variety of grant, low interest loan, and training programs to help businesses grow. Some of the state programs more commonly used by companies are listed below.

For more information on these and other Pennsylvania programs please visit dced.pa.gov.

JOB CREATION TAX CREDIT PROGRAM

Quick Summary: $1,000 per-job tax credit program. The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) sets the amount awarded for each project. The company must pay at least $10.88 per hour. The company must claim credits within five years and agree to stay in PA at least five years.

The Job Creation Tax Credit (JCTC) Program is available to eligible businesses who, within three years from a negotiated start date, create 25 or more jobs or increase employment by 20%. Every new full-time job, up to a set maximum which meets certain minimum wage standards, will result in a $1,000 tax credit that the business can use to pay a number of state business taxes.

The business may claim these credits only after the jobs are created. A minimum of 25% of all tax credits available to be awarded each fiscal year will be allocated to businesses that employ 100 or fewer employees.

In order to be eligible to receive Job Creation Tax Credits, a business must demonstrate leadership in the application, development, or deployment of leading technologies in business operations. A business will be determined to meet this requirement if it:

• Conceives and develops new production or product technology, or • Improves its productivity by incorporating innovative processes

To be counted as new full-time employees under the JCTC Program, each new employee must earn an hourly wage rate of at least 150% of the federal minimum wage ($10.88/hour), excluding benefits, at the time the certificate is issued.

The business must agree to maintain its operation in the commonwealth for a period of five years from the start date. The start date will be the first day of the calendar year quarter in which an application is submitted unless the applicant requests and the DCED agrees to a later start date.

A business may claim a job creation tax credit of $1,000 for each new job created up to a specified amount, as approved by DCED. The credit must be claimed within five years of receiving the tax credit certificate, but in no case can it be longer than six years from the start date. Credits not claimed within this period will be forfeited.

A business may apply the tax credit to 100% of the business’s state corporate net income tax, capital stock/franchise tax or the capital stock/franchise tax of a shareholder of the business if the business is a Pennsylvania S corporation, gross premiums tax, gross receipts tax, bank and trust business shares tax, mutual thrift institution tax, title insurance business shares tax, personal income tax or the personal income tax of shareholders of a Pennsylvania S corporation, or any combination thereof. Cash refunds will not be issued for unused credits.

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GUARANTEED FREE TRAINING PROGRAM

Quick Summary: Grant funding provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) for essential skills and advanced technology training. Max amounts are up to $450 per trainee and $75,000 per company for essential skills training and up to $850 per trainee and $50,000 per company for advanced technology training. To be eligible, employees must be full-time and earn at least $10.88 per hour.

The Guaranteed Free Training Program (GFT-WEDnetPA) provides grant funding for Essential Skills and Advanced Technology training.

The program’s Essential Skills training is limited to manufacturers and technology businesses, including biotech and environmental-technology companies, and provides up to $450 per trainee and $75,000 per company. Eligible training activities are those that directly improve the essential job skills required for the employee’s current position.

These job skills are central to the employee’s position and would likely be found in the employee’s job description.

The Advanced Technology training is available to most companies and provides up to $850 per trainee and $50,000 per company. Eligible training activities will be those that directly improve the advanced technology job skills required for the employee’s current position.

To be eligible for reimbursement, at the time of training an employee must be a resident of and employed in Pennsylvania, earn at least 150% of the current federal minimum wage, excluding benefits, be permanently employed full-time and eligible for full-time benefits, and be an employee of the specific company location awarded grant funds.

Training costs must be “reasonable” as defined by market rates and/or other criteria. Regardless of how it is conducted (classroom, online, etc.), each training session must be a minimum of 30 minutes in length.

Training can be provided by a WEDnetPA partner institution, the company’s in-house staff or any third-party provider.

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PENNSYLVANIA FIRST PROGRAM

Quick Summary: Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) grant/loan program for companies that create/retain a substantial number of jobs. Provides funding for real estate, M&E, job training, etc… The company must pay at least $10.88/hour. A $10 to $1 private investment match is required. The max assistance is $5,000 per job (discretionary).

Businesses can receive support in the form of grants, loans and loan guarantees for job training, property acquisition, site preparation, land and building improvements, purchasing or upgrading machinery and equipment, infrastructure, environmental assessments and remediation, and working capital.

Businesses must achieve one of the following standards within three years of receiving Pennsylvania First Program funding: (1) create or retain a minimum of 100 full time jobs at the project site; (2) increase their full time employment within the commonwealth by at least 20%; (3) provide a substantial number of new, full time employment opportunities within a high growth industry;

or (4) create or retain fewer than 100 full time jobs at project sites that are located in counties or communities suffering from high unemployment.

The program requires participants to commit to operating at the approved project site for a minimum of seven years. Full-time employees must earn at least 150% of the federal minimum wage ($10.88/hour). Loan terms can be up to 15 years for real estate and infrastructure and up to 10 years for machinery and equipment. Interest rates will be set at the time of approval and will be based on the 10-year Treasury rate. Each annual Pennsylvania First Program appropriation must leverage at least $10 in private investment for every $1 of program assistance awarded.

The maximum assistance amount shall not exceed $5,000 for each job projected to be created or retained. DCED has discretion to modify this amount for special circumstances.

The project may not commence prior to the approval of Pennsylvania First Program assistance without the written consent of the DCED to incur project costs. Commencement of work prior to receiving DCED’s approval will result in the project becoming ineligible for funding consideration.

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PENNSYLVANIA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FINANCING AUTHORITY TAX EXEMPT BOND PROGRAM (PEDFA)

Quick Summary: Tax-free bond program. Provides loans between $400,000 and $20,000,000. Helps manufacturers and non-profit 501(c)(3)s among others. Funds real estate, M&E, working capital, etc… The loan term can be up to 30-years but not more than 120% of the depreciable life of the assets being financed. PEDFA can finance up to 100% of eligible project costs but will usually loan less because the participating bank will likely require some equity. Can be in a pool or stand-alone. Companies must apply through an Industrial Development Authority (IDA) or an Industrial Development Corporation (IDC). Loan rates are typically 20% to 30% lower than commercial alternatives.

The Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority (PEDFA) Tax Exempt Bond Program assists in financing land and building acquisition, renovations and new construction, machinery and equipment acquisition and installation, as well as working capital.

Those eligible for the PEDFA Tax Exempt Bond Program are industries such as manufacturing, energy, solid waste disposal, wastewater treatment, transportation facilities, assisted living/housing, and nonprofit 501(c)(3).

The loan amount must be a minimum of $400,000. The borrower, along with its affiliates, together cannot incur more than $20,000,000 of capital costs in the city or municipality of the project during a six-year period beginning three years prior

to the date of the bond closing. These capital costs include the current project costs and any outstanding tax-exempt debt. Up to $1,000,000 of tax-exempt financing, including outstanding tax-exempt debt, is allowed without regard to the $20 million capital costs limit.

The loan can be up to a 30-year term but no more than 120% of the depreciable life of the assets being financed. Interest rates are generally 20% to 30% below comparable commercial alternatives. Weekly variable interest rates generally track against the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association Index (SIFMA), a weekly municipal interest rate index that serves as the industry benchmark.

For each composite pool project, the PEDFA loan amount must be in multiples of: (1) $25,000 if the loan amount is less than $1 million; or (2) $100,000 if the loan amount is $1 million or greater. There are no specified loan increments for stand-alone projects.

While up to 100% of qualified costs may be funded, in most cases lenders or credit banks require a significant equity contribution.

All applications must be submitted online by a local IDA or IDC, which is the “Applicant”, through the Electronic Single Application located at dced.pa.gov.

The project may not commence prior to the approval of Pennsylvania First Program assistance without the written consent of the DCED to incur project costs. Commencement of work prior to receiving DCED’s approval will result in the project becoming ineligible for funding consideration.

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MERICLEOVERVIEW

Mericle Commercial Real Estate Services has developed more investment grade industrial, flex, and office space than any developer in the history of Northeastern Pennsylvania.

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SINGLE SOURCE

Mericle is a true master builder, and our employees take

responsibility for all phases of your project, from site

selection, to design, to excavation, to construction, to

fit-out, to property management. In short, we do it all.

This unique corporate structure keeps your stress level

to a minimum and ensures that your project will be

completed on time and on budget.

VALUE

By utilizing the master builder concept, we are able

to cut out unnecessary profit centers and provide you

with quality, investment-grade real estate at a very

competitive price. Plus, Mericle is the authorized Butler

Builder® for Northeastern Pennsylvania. This close

association with Butler Manufacturing™ Company,

the largest manufacturer of pre-engineered building

systems in the United States, means we are able to offer

you an unmatched level of innovation and flexibility.

Our in-house design and engineering teams include

some of the industry’s most experienced professionals

in dealing with Butler systems. Every material, coating,

part, and process is tested to ensure strict compliance

with exact Butler standards.

THE MERICLE DIFFERENCEMARKET KNOWLEDGE

Our executive team and the vast majority of our

approximately 250 employees are natives of this

region. Five of our executives have backgrounds in local

economic development and can offer you guidance

on incentive financing, employee recruitment, job

training, family relocation, community contacts, and

much more. We also have strong relationships with local

municipalities, permitting agencies, utility companies,

and suppliers. This depth of local experience ensures

that we complete all aspects of your project smoothly

and without delay.

SPEED

Mericle will complete your project faster than

competing developers. Our large team of excavation

employees works year-round preparing ReadyToGo!™

Sites. This gives us a great inventory of sites that have

already been planned, permitted, subdivided, cleared,

graded, and compacted. In addition, because Butler

systems can be erected quickly and without expensive

on-site modifications, we’ll cut your construction time

by as much as 30% compared to the methods used by

competing developers.

AVAILABLE SPACE

We are always building speculative industrial, office,

flex, and medical buildings on our ReadyToGo!™ Sites.

As such, we have far more existing space available than

any other developer in Northeastern Pennsylvania.

Whether you need just a few thousand square feet

or one million square feet, we will very likely have a

property that works for you.

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60 Green Mountain Road I 692,273 SFMichaels reviewed 72 properties in seven states before selecting this Mericle site. In just eight months, Mericle moved 1.25 million cubic feet of rock and built this pre-cast, steel-framed building with 93 cross-docked loading doors, and 34’2” ceiling clear height.

550 Oak Ridge Road I 615,000 SF Mericle constructed this building on speculation at 501,600 square feet and then expanded it to 615,000 square feet to meet the needs of Amazon.com’s e-com-merce fulfillment center. Mericle received LEED Silver Certification for Commercial Interiors for the project.

61 Green Mountain Road I 408,200 SFThis 408,200 SF building on 50.19 acres features 3,500 SF main office area, 500 SF shipping and receiv-ing office, a 200 SF guard house, 33 loading doors, and 30’9” to 36’6” ceiling clear height.

SOME OF MERICLE’S HUMBOLDT FACILITIES

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READYTOGO!™ TRAILER STORAGE & MONTH-TO-MONTH LEASE PROGRAMS AVAILABLEFor more information on Mericle’s development portfolio or available space, please visit mericlereadytogo.com or call Bob Besecker, Jim Hilsher, or Bill Jones at 570.823.1100.

63 Green Mountain Road I 582,400 SFThis 582,400 SF multi-tenant industrial building is in excellent condition and is located on 60.79 acres. The building features 30’8” to 36’5” ceiling clear height, 84 cross-docked loading doors, and energy efficient T-bay lighting.

1 Simmons Drive I 214,794 SFMericle beat out more than 80 sites in three states to win the Simmons manufacturing project. Mericle construct-ed the building with load bearing pre-cast wall panels, 15,000 square feet of office space, a minimum ceiling clear height of 30’, and 33 loading doors (cross dock).

1104 North Park Drive I 410,000 SFThis 410,000 SF building on 40.13 acres features 45 loading doors, and 31’10” to 36’2” ceiling clear height. Mericle constructed the building on speculation and converted it into a multi-tenant facility that houses three tenants.

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SOME SAMPLES OF

MERICLEPROJECTS

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Since 1985, Mericle has completed industrial, office, flex, and medical projects—big and small — for hundreds of clients. Mericle’s tenants and clients include 40 Fortune 1000 firms. The company directly owns and manages more than 15 million square feet in Northeastern Pennsylvania.

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MEET SOME OF MERICLE’S

TENANTS & CLIENTS40 of Mericle’s tenants and clients are Fortune 1000 companies.

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570.823.1100 Mericle Commercial Real Estate Services

East Mountain Corporate Center100 Baltimore Drive I Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702

mericle.commericlereadytogo.com

Mericle, a Butler Builder®, is proud to be part of a network of building professionals

dedicated to providing you the best construction for your needs.

BOB BESECKERVice President - Senior Director of [email protected]

mericle.com

JIM HILSHERVice President - Director of [email protected]

BILL JONESVice President - Business [email protected]

570.823.1100 mericlereadytogo.com

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