penn's northeast annual report 2010-2011
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When you think Northeast, think Penn’s Northeast
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When you think Northeast, think Penn’s Northeast
When you think Northeast, think Penn’s Northeast
Message from the President
penn’s northeast Board
Linda Aebli, City of Scranton
Thomas Amico First National Bank of PA
John Augustine Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Business & Industry
Michael J. Baxter Michael Baxter & Associates Commercial Real Estate
Michelle Bisbing Monroe County Industrial Development Authority
Jeffrey Box, Northeastern Pennsylvania Alliance
Don Brominski UGI Penn Natural Gas, Inc.
Austin J. Burke Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce
Paul Canevari PPL Electric Utilities
Anna Cervenak
John Cognetti Hinerfeld Commercial Real Estate
Rosemary Dessoye Greater Pittston Chamber of Commerce
Michael Dziak Earth Conservancy
Kevin Haggerty Lackawanna County Commissioners
Eric “Rick” Linde Leeward Construction, Inc.
Amy Luyster The Scranton Plan
Robert Mericle Mericle Commercial Real Estate Services
Robert Moisey Assisted Living Solutions - The Laurels
W. Kevin O’Donnell CAN DO, Inc.
Michael J. Pacyna, PNC Bank
Stephen Phillips BIDA, BIP & Spirit, Inc.
Rhea Simms Lewith & Freeman Real Estate
Mark Sincavage SIDE Corporation & Sincavage Corporation
Robert Stoyko UGI Utilities, Inc.
Robert Suhosky Cherry Ridge, Inc.
Marijo Thompson Governor’s Action Team, Northeast Regional Office
Mary Beth Wood Wayne Economic Development Corporation
Stephen Yokimishyn Governor’s Action Team, Northeast Regional Office
StaffPenny Cannella President
Colleen Reardon Marketing Manager
Bob Burke Economic Development Specialist
Chairman Charles Leonard, Monroe County Industrial Development Authority
Immediate past Chairman Richard Beasley, PPL Electric Utilities
Vice Chairman Joseph Rymar
Secretary/treasurer Andrew Reilly, Luzerne County Office of Community Development
On behalf of our officers and board of directors, we are pleased to report that the year’s end sees the economy headed in the right direction and northeast Pennsylvania is poised to reap the benefits.
2011 is off to a solid start. Inquiries are increasing, we have toured numerous prospects, and we continue pursuing opportunities to promote northeast Pennsylvania to businesses.
With budget challenges creating a ripple effect at the regional and state levels, Penn’s Northeast has been working closely with the Commonwealth and numerous public and private Pennsylvania partners to promote our region (and Pennsylvania) at trade shows and conferences.
Together with our economic development partners, Penn’s Northeast helped the following companies locate in our region:
•TMSHealth,aproviderofmulti-channelhealthcarecommunications,openedanewfacilityintheGlenmauraCorporateCenter,Moosic;
•ABF,aUnitedKingdombaseddesignerandmanufacturerofuniqueofficefurnituresolutionslocateditsUnitedStatesofficesinthe CANDOCorporateCenterinDrums;and
• LouisianabasedpotatochipproducerZapp’sPotatoChipsrecentlyestablishedafacilityinHanoverTownship.
Lookingtothenextyearandbeyond,Penn’sNortheastisconfidentthatdespite increasing global competition for jobs, we will continue building on oursolidfoundation.Butcontinuingtoattractand–moreimportantly– retain jobs requires a team effort. Working together is imperative to appeal to the businesses and industries that will employ our citizens and sustain our renowned quality of life.
We look forward to collaborating with local, regional, and statewide stakeholdersaswecontinuallyreinforceourfour-countyregion’sbrandas a desirable and responsive location for business development and growth. Wepledgetoberesponsivetothechangingneedsofourinternalandexternalstakeholdersandcontinueourtraditionofserviceexcellenceandproductdevelopment.
Thank you to the business and community leaders who have generously given their time, talent and resources to keep Penn’s Northeast’s mission moving forward. We ask for your continued support and encourage others to partner with us to reach national and international audiences and deliver a result of regional prosperity to our communities, our businesses and our families.
Penn’s Northeast is committed to being the most professional and responsive single point of contact for business prospects. Thanks to you, we achieve that goal every day.
ChuCk leonard, Chairman
penny Cannella, President
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The region’s real estate market is constantly changing.Developerscontinuetoconstructspeculative buildings and lots that were once vacant land now house industrial and office buildings. These changes are relevant to site selectors, real estate brokers and developers when striving to recruit companies to the region and ensuring that this information is available is a key role Penn’s Northeast plays. In 2010/2011, Penn’s Northeast either created or updated the following marketing materials:
n The online real estate database continues to be populated with available land and buildings as they come on the market. The database is searchable by building and land size, type, railavailabilityandKOZ/KOEZdesignation.The database can be accessed by going to www.pennsnortheast.com and clicking on RealEstate.
n Penn’s Northeast populates the CommonwealthofPA’sSiteSearch Web site with the same data on the Penn’s Northeast Web site. It can be accessed at www.pasitesearch.com. This site is where membersoftheGovernor’sActionTeamfirstsearch when looking for property in response to a prospect. Properties meeting a prospect’s requirements can then be immediately forwarded to the requestor.
n Amonthlyemailmarketingcampaigndirectsprospects to the Penn’s Northeast database and highlights regional properties. This year the campaign was redesigned to focus on three areas:AvailableBuildings,AvailableLandandDemographicInformation.
n Penn’s Northeast recently updated our map portfolio of 28 of the region’s business and industrial parks. In an effort to be a little “greener”, this year’s maps and demographic information were distributed in electronic format only. They were sent to a select group of brokers, site selection consultants and theGovernor’sActionTeaminagiftboxpresentation with confectionaries and a mini-toolkit.
The complete map portfolio is a unified regional presentation of the numerous options andopportunitiesavailableinLackawanna,Luzerne,MonroeandWaynecounties.Since2004, Penn’s Northeast has annually published maps of a significant representation of the region’s business parks and bound them as a handy portfolio reference guide to northeast Pennsylvania.Boundhardcopiesareavailableupon request.
Real Estate Marketing
Site Selection ServicesPenn’s Northeast provides the
following services to prospects and site selectors.
n Regional online database of available office and industrial properties
n Regional data, demographic and park maps
n Customized site selection information
n Regional site tours
n Incentive information
When you think Northeast, think Penn’s Northeast
When brokers and site selectors have a prospect or client looking to expandorrelocatetheirbusinesswewant them to think Penn’s Northeast and northeast Pennsylvania. One way of doing this is by continually providing them with a consistent message of all the region has to offer.
Various oversized postcards were mailed to our list of over 2,500 prospects throughout the year. Eachcardfocusedonaparticulardefining attribute of the region or a combination of attributes. To highlight the fact that we are a very strategic east coast location and are home to 16 colleges and universities, a “Great Roads, Great Minds”themewasused.Anothercard outlined the various amenities the region has to offer with the tagline “It’s no gamble when you choose Penn’s Northeast.” Alongwithappealinggraphics,
each piece contained statistical information about the region, which is vital to attracting companies.
These pieces were mailed out regularly to our list of prospects as a constant reminder that northeast Pennsylvania is a prime location for business, with a quality workforce that is second to none.
Branding the Region
Where Great Roads and Great Minds MeetServing Berwick • Hazleton • Honesdale • Pittston • Scranton • Stroudsburg • Wilkes-Barre
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- Located within a 500-mile radius of nearly one third of the population of the entire nation
- Easy access to six major interstate highways; I-80, I-81, I-78, I-476, I-380 and I-84
- 95 million US and Canadian consumers are just an overnight drive away
- Prime east coast location with New York City and Philadelphia about a two-hour drive away
- A quality workforce that is second to none
- Available sites and buildings to suit your needs
For Site Selection Assistance in Northeast Pennsylvania1-800-317-1313 www.pennsnortheast.comServing Berwick • Hazleton • Honesdale • Pittston • Scranton • Stroudsburg • Wilkes-Barre
It’s no gamble when you choose Penn’s NortheastWe have all you need to be a winner
When you think Northeast....think Penn’s Northeast
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MISCELLANEOUS
MANUFACTURERS
SITE SELECTOR
BROKER
WEDA
GOVERNOR’S ACTION
TEAM
17%
16%
24%
FOOD MANUFACTURERS
AND/ORDISTRIBUTION
38%
PA OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL
BUSINESSDEVELOPMENT
2%
8%
14%
DIRECT
14%
17%
TYPES OF LEADS
SOURCE OF LEADS
DISTRIBUTION
OTHER
7%
43%
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OneofPenn’sNortheast’slong-termgoalsistoeffectively reach an international market. With limited resources this is only possible if we work in partnership with the Commonwealth’s Office ofInternationalBusinessDevelopment(OIBD)andtheCommonwealth’sForeignDirectInvestment(FDI)Office.
Pennsylvania is fortunate to have ten authorized internationalFDItraderepresentativesstrategicallypositioned to represent twenty countries around the globe. The representatives work within their respective overseas markets to proactively attract companies to Pennsylvania. Penn’sNortheastrecentlyassistedABF,aUnited
KingdombaseddesignerandmanufacturerofuniqueofficefurnituresolutionsthroughitsKite® Tablebrand,locateitsU.S.officesintheCANDOCorporateCenterinDrums.Thecompanytouredmore than 25 sites throughout Pennsylvania before choosingtheDrumslocationTheKite®TableSystemisaunique,portable
folding table and stackable chair system designed to ensure that users get the most out of their meeting, conferenceandtrainingspaces.ABFplanstoexporttoCanada,SouthAmericaandtheCaribbeanfrom
itsDrumslocationandwillbeusingU.S.suppliersfor 85 percent of its product content.SuccessstorieslikeABFarearesultofcooperative
marketing and outreach with the Commonwealth of PA.RichardKilner,Pennsylvania’sForeignDirectInvestmentRepresentativeintheUnitedKingdomintroduced the company to Pennsylvania and Penn’s Northeast.Anothersuccessfulforeigncompanythatlocated
its headquarters in our region in 2008 after a multi-statesearchisBoden,aBritishdirectretailerof premium casual apparel. The company sells womenswearandmenswearundertheBodenname,teen apparel under the Johnnie b label, and children’s clothingundertheMiniBodenbrand.Itmarketsthecollections through its catalogs and Web site.Thecompanyestablisheda62,000-square-foot
call center and distribution center at CenterPoint Commerce&TradeParkEastinJenkinsTownshipand currently employs 180. This year, due to tremendousgrowthintheU.S.market,Bodendoubled in size, adding 74,400 square feet to the existingfacility.Theprojectledtothecreation of 40 new jobs.
Penn’s northeast Targets Foreign Investment
INVESTORS
FOUNDINGPARTNERS
MARKETING & PUBLICRELATIONS
OPERATIONS
83%
17%
SOURCES OF FUNDS 2010-2011
USES OF FUNDS 2010-2011
Grant Revenue
16%
3%MISCELLANEOUS
INCOME
1%
80%
When you think Northeast, think Penn’s Northeast
Penn’s Northeast promotes the region at numerous real estate trade shows and conferences. These events are one of the ways we make new contacts and reconnect with industry practitioners on behalf of the region, while keeping current on industry trends. Penn’sNortheastsponsoredandstaffedaboothattheSocietyofIndustrialandOfficeRealtors(SIOR)
conferenceinHersheyalongwitheconomicdevelopmentpartnersfromtheregion.ThiseventhasproventobeagreatopportunitytoreconnectwithSIORmembersthatareactiveinourmarketandpromotethebenefitsofourregiontootherbrokers.SIORistheleadingprofessionalcommercialandindustrialrealestateassociation.
Penn’s Northeast was represented at the CoreNetGlobalSummitsinPhoenixandChicago. 1,500 corporate site selectors, site consultants, commercial brokers and competing economic development groups attended each of these summits. CoreNet Global is the world’s leading association for corporate real estate and workplace professionals, service providers and economicdevelopers.BypartneringwiththeCommonwealthandvariousPAPartners,wecontinuedthepopular“ArriveinStyle”programand hosted a reception and dinner for select prospects and site selectors at these events.Forthefirsttime,Penn’sNortheastwasalso
representedatIAMC,theIndustrialAssetManagementCouncilinAlbuquerque,NM. WewereoneofseveralPAPartnerswhohostedareceptionanddinnerforselectguests.IAMCis the leading association of industrial asset managementandcorporaterealestateexecutives,their suppliers and service providers and economic developers. InpartnershipwithPABio,Penn’sNortheastandotherPAPartnersworkedaboothatBioTech2010in
Philadelphia.Thisopportunityprovidedvaluableexposureforourregionaswellasinsightintotheindustry.To further promote Penn’s Northeast and northeast Pennsylvania to site selectors, we will attend an
upcoming site selection forum. The forum brings the best presenters in corporate real estate site consulting and other relevant disciplines to one event where economic development professionals will have access to these influential decision makers who will share their insights into the corporate site selection process.
Tradeshows and Conferences
pa eConomIC deVelopment and utIlIty partnerS joIn pa’S offICe of InternatIonal BuSIneSS deVelopment deputy SeCretary WIlfred muSkenS In aCCeptIng Corenet’S 2011 eConomIC deVelopment leaderShIp aWard.
Penn’s Northeast is pleased to partner in the Northeastern Pennsylvania RegionalBio-scienceInitiative(NEPARBI)andtheeightcountyregionalbio-sciencestudy.AngelouEconomics,one of the largest independent global economic development consulting firms,servingasexpertsinplanning,marketing implementation, site selectionandU.S.investmentpromotionis conducting the study.
The comprehensive study is garnering input and direction from education, business, economic development and governmentpartnersfromLackawanna,Luzerne,Monroe,Wayne,Pike,Susquehanna,SchuylkillandWyomingCounties. The study will identify the assets and unmet needs of Northeastern Pennsylvaniaforbio-sciencegrowthand provide strategic recommendations for regional development. TheScrantonPlaniscoordinating
the strategic study. It is funded bygrantsfromtheUnitedStatesDepartmentofAgricultureRuralDevelopment,theAppalachianRegionalCommission,LifeScienceGreenhouseofPA(LSGHPA)andPPLElectricUtilities.AdditionalsupporthasbeenprovidedbytheWayneEconomicDevelopmentCorporation(WEDCO),MericleCommercialRealEstateServicesandPenn’sNortheast.
Regional Bio-Science Initiative
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Hostingspecialeventsthatbringprospectsandbrokerstotheregioniskeytorelationshipbuilding.Italsogives Penn’s Northeast and its partners the opportunity to showcase some of the great recreational amenities the region has to offer.
In fiscal year 2010/2011, Penn’s Northeast sponsored the following events:
the penn’s northeast Seventh annual fall festival
This annual event hosted in the Pocono Mountainsincludesaday of golf, fishing or clay shooting. This year’s eventwasheldatSkytopLodgeinMonroeCounty.Real estate brokers, site selection consultants and members of the Governor’s ActionTeamwereinvited.Anetworkingreception,dinner and awards topped offtheday.Morethan50people attended, many of them real estate brokers and developers from New York,NewJerseyandPhiladelphia.SpecialthankstoPPLElectricUtilitiesforsponsoring this event.
the 27th annual WinterfestPenn’sNortheastannuallyco-sponsorsWinterfest
withourpartnersCANDO,TheGreaterWilkes-BarreChamberofBusinessandIndustryandTheScrantonPlan.Siteselectors,realestatebrokersand member of The Governor’s ActionTeamareinvitedtoa day of skiing, tubing or snowboardingatSnöMountainSkiLodgeinMoosic.Afteraday on the mountain, guests are welcomed at a networking and mock casino reception. Prize gift baskets containing products from the region are
awarded. Winterfest is a wonderful opportunity for brokers and prospects to enjoy some of the winter recreational activities the region has to offer.
Special Events
SynergyThePenn’sNortheastnewsletter,Synergy,
is published twice a year and contains articles on all of the major economic developments in the region for that period. Thisfour-color,largeformatpublicationwasmailed to a list of over 4,000 and emailed to a list of nearly 1,600.
AdvertisingPenn’s Northeast has pursued a
number of online and combined print
and online advertising opportunities
with national media
outlets. These
efforts are directed
at site selectors
and companies
looking to identify
ideal locations for
businessexpansion.
We ran banner ads,
skyscrapers, button
ads and targeted
email blasts with
SiteSelection,Area
Developmentand
theWorldEconomic
Development
Alliance.Hotspots
wereplacedonSite
LocationPartnership.
Online directory
listings were placed
in the National
Bio-Techregistry,
theEconomic
Development
Directoryand
InboundLogistics.
We advertise on a regular basis in
theMidAtlanticRealEstateJournal
and provide occasional editorial. The Scranton Lackawanna
Industrial Building Company
(SLIBCO) and the Lackawanna
Industrial Fund Enterprises
(LIFE) recently held a ribbon
cutting ceremony to celebrate
the extension of Valley View
Drive, located in Valley View
Business Park, Jessup and
Archbald Boroughs.
PennDOT, working in
conjunction with SLIBCO,
constructed the 2-mile
roadway and utility lines to
provide access to Phase II of
Valley View Business Park.
At full completion, Valley View
Business Park Phase II will
consist of 561 newly developed acres, including 26 new
building sites. All sites are located within a Keystone
Opportunity Expansion Zone, providing companies with
tax exemption through 2017 or 2020.
“The Commonwealth and SLIBCO have always been strong
allies in creating and advancing opportunities for the people of
Northeastern Pennsylvania,” said Austin J. Burke, secretary of the
Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic
Development. “The state’s financial commitment to Valley View
Business Park and other
SLIBCO projects clearly
demonstrates that economic
development in the Greater
Scranton area remains a
top priority.”
Valley View Business Park
is home to Tucker Rocky
Distributing, a world-wide
leader in the wholesale
distribution of aftermarket
parts, accessories and apparel
for the power sports industry;
McLane Company, the nation’s
leading wholesale distributor of
food and consumer packaged
goods; and the Lackawanna
County Center for Public Safety.
SLIBCO extended special thanks to Governor Edward
Rendell, the Pennsylvania Department of Community and
Economic Development, State Senator Robert Mellow,
U.S. Senator Robert Casey, U.S. Senator Arlen Specter,
U.S. Representative Christopher P. Carney, U.S. Representative
Paul E. Kanjorski, State Representative Edward Staback,
PennDOT, Leeward Construction, Lackawanna County
Commissioners, Valley View School Board and Archbald and
Jessup Boroughs for their participation in the project.
The Greater Wilkes-Barre
Chamber of Business &
Industry’s Innovation Center
at Wilkes-Barre II (ICWB II)
has received $2,263,500
from the U.S. Economic
Development Administration
(EDA). The funding will expand
an existing program to create
affordable incubator office
space for local small businesses
and start-up companies.
The project involves
the construction of a 30,000-
square-foot building with an
estimated cost of approximately
$5 million. The facility will be
built adjacent to the existing business incubator, the
Innovation Center@Wilkes-Barre (ICWB), building on its
success. Since its opening in 2004, the original innovation center
has housed 15 start-up companies, creating more than
115 new jobs.
According to Chamber President/CEO Todd Vonderheid,
“We are very thankful to EDA and our federal delegation – Senator
Robert Casey, Congressman Paul
Kanjorski and Senator Arlen
Specter – who advocated for this
application. This new building will
give our community the kind of
space required to allow us to not
only build on the success of our
existing incubator, but most
importantly to create a more
formal relationship between area
colleges, universities and private
investors that will ensure the
necessary support for entrepreneurs
over the long term.”
It is anticipated that building
construction will begin in the first
quarter of 2011 and will take
approximately one year to complete.
In addition to the EDA award, the ICWB II project
is being funded through $2 million in Industrial Development
Program and Local Share Account grant funds from the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Department of Community
and Economic Development, with the remaining funds being
provided by the Greater Wilkes-Barre Development Corporation.
Wilkes-Barre Innovation Center
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Artist’s rendering of completed Innovation Center at Wilkes-Barre II.
United States Senator Robert P. Casey Jr., fourth from left, joins state,
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Penn’s Northeast recently assisted ABF,a United Kingdom based designer andmanufacturer of unique office furnituresolutions through its Kite® Table brand,locate its United States offices in the CAN DO Corporate Center in Drums. The company toured more than 25 sitesthroughout Pennsylvania before choosingthe Drums location. According to ABFCEO and Managing Director DarrenButtle, “The area is suitably located next to major highways making access to major markets such as New York andPhiladelphia a breeze. It also offers us agreat workforce.”He also cited the support from
CAN DO, greater Hazleton’s industrial/economic development corporation, andPenn’s Northeast as vital to his decision,saying, “What I really liked is that peoplehere were actually listening to what weneeded and identifying properties thatwere suitable to our business. That, in particular, stood out to us. Joe Lettiere of CAN DO and Penny
Cannella of Penn’s Northeast both took a great deal of interest
in our business and learning more about what we do. They also
helped identify contacts and various incentives for us.”
The Kite® Table System is a unique,portable folding table and stackable chairsystem designed to ensure that users get themost out of their meeting, conference andtraining spaces. ABF plans to export toCanada, South America and the Caribbeanfrom its Drums location and will be usingU.S. suppliers for 85 percent of its productcontent.
Success stories like ABF are a result ofthe cooperative marketing and outreach withthe Commonwealth of PA. Richard Kilner,Pennsylvania’s Foreign Direct InvestmentRepresentative in the United Kingdom introduced the company to Pennsylvania and Penn’s Northeast, who assisted ABF inthe site selection process.According to Penn’s Northeast’s President
Penny Cannella, “It is the collaborativeprocess between the Governor’s Action Team,the Commonwealth’s Office of InternationalBusiness Development and the local economic development partners that
ultimately brings these companies to the region. We are
extremely grateful to all of our partners for the work they do
and the assistance they provide to companies looking to locate
in northeast Pennsylvania.”
Louisiana based potato chip producer Colonial Snacks, which
makes Zapp’s and Dirty chips, has recently established a facility in
Hanover Township, Luzerne County. The company purchased the
40,000-square-foot former Kraft Foods building on Stewart Road
in Hanover Industrial Estates. Zapp’s produces various Louisiana
inspired chip flavors including Hotter’n Hot Jalapeño, Cajun
Crawtator and Spicy Creole Tomato with Tabasco®.
The facility is being used to produce, package
and distribute chips to delis throughout thenortheast.
Upon starting production, the companyemployed 15 and plans to hire more workers as they become more established.“We’ve been sending chips here for the last five
years which have been produced in Louisiana. You see our product
in delis and little mom and pop stores. It’s just been steadily
growing and we decided to put a plant up here,” said plant
manager Barry Wiggins.According to John Augustine, senior director of economic
and entrepreneurial development for The Greater Wilkes-Barre
Chamber of Business and Industry who assisted in recruiting the
company, “They wanted to be in northeast Pennsylvania because
of their proximity to large metro markets such as New Jersey and
New York. They fell in love with the building. They’ve been very
happy with the workforce here. We’re certainly hopeful for their
future expansion.”Zapp’s adds to the already existing cluster of food related
manufacturing companies in northeast Pennsylvania.
They join companies like Wise Snacks, Berwick;
Mission Foods, Luzerne County; Two Chefs on a Roll,
Lackawanna County; Vigon International, Monroe
County and Fox Ledge Spring Water, Wayne County.
“We are thrilled to have Zapp’s in our region and
assist in the recruitment process,” said PennyCannella, President, Penn’s Northeast. “We are also
grateful to Lew Behringer, Selling Manager for Prudential Real
Estate of Allentown and Jeff Williams, Associate Director at
Cushman & Wakefield in Conshohocken for their assistance
in bringing the company here.”Zapp’s has recently agreed to be acquired by Utz Quality Foods
Inc., the largest independently held snack food company in the
country.
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Penn’s Northeast’s mission
is to facilitate investment of capital
and the creation and retention of quality jobs
in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
penn’s northeast founding partnersBIDA, BIP & Spirit, Inc.CAn DO, Inc.Governor’s Action Team,
Northeast Regional OfficeGovernor’s northeast Pennsylvania
Regional OfficeGreater Pittston Chamber of CommerceGreater Wilkes-Barre
Chamber of Business & IndustryLuzerne County
Office of Community DevelopmentMonroe County Industrial
Development Authoritynortheastern Pennsylvania AlliancePPL Electric utilitiesThe Scranton PlanuGI Penn natural Gas, Inc.uGI utilities, Inc.VerizonWayne Economic Development Corporation
InvestorsBlue Cross of northeastern PennsylvaniaBorton-LawsonCity of ScrantonColdwell Banker Commercial Pennco
Real EstateCondron & CompanyEarth ConservancyFirst national Community BankForest City IndustriesHinerfeld Commercial Real EstateKane Is Able, Inc.KnBT, A Division of national Penn BankLackawanna County CommissionersMericle Commercial Real Estate ServicesMichael Baxter & Associates Commercial
Real EstateMohegan Sun at Pocono DownsPennstar BankPittston IDC (Interstate Distribution Center)PnC BankQEI Construction Group, LLCRosenn, Jenkins & Greenwald L.L.P.The Honesdale national BankWayne BankWayne County Chamber of Commerce