![]() Philadelphia County: Stelwagon Roofing Supply Inc., a roofing supplies and materials distributor, will receive a $720,000 PIDA loan to develop a new facility in the Red Lion North Industrial Park. ![]() The allocation is part of a $9.86 million Governor's Action Team investment package. The relocation is expected to result in 26 new jobs and is sponsored by the Northampton County New Jobs Corporation. With help from a $2.25 million PIDA loan, the company plans to consolidate and relocate its operations and 63 employees to a 30-acre site in Bethlehem. Northampton County: Eastern Engineered Wood Products LLC, a wood products company, currently operates three facilities in two municipalities. ![]() The Mifflin County Industrial Development Corporation is the sponsoring local development agency. The company plans to relocate its 36 employees to a larger facility in Lewistown and expects to create 10 new jobs. Mifflin County: FoxPro Inc., manufacturers of hunting and wildlife animal calls, will receive a $300,000 loan through PIDA. The Lawrence County Economic Development Corporation sponsored this expansion project. Today's announcement is part of a $3.86 million Community Action Team package the Governor announced in December 2005. The project is expected to create 13 new jobs and retain another 12. expansion to their current facility in New Castle. Lawrence County: SRF America LLC, a manufacturer, designer and distributor of single cooling and packaged cooling products, will receive a $253,474 loan for a 13,280-sq.-ft. The company fabricates metals and supplies dies, fixtures and spare parts to the automotive, robotics and fiber optics industries. The Meadville Area Industrial Commission- sponsored project will retain its 91 employees and will create an expected six new jobs. was loaned $180,000 to expand their current 52,500-sq.-ft. ![]() This project, sponsored by the Bucks County Economic Development Corporation, is expected to create six new jobs and retain another half-dozen posts.Ĭrawford County: Viking Tool & Gage Inc. The new location will allow the company to increase production, as well as add a new division. will receive a $420,000 loan to relocate the architectural fiberglass manufacturer to a new facility in Levittown. The Altoona-Blair County Development Corporation is the sponsoring local development agency.īucks County: Fiberglass Technologies Inc. The investment is part of a $3.5 million funding package offered through the Governor's Action Team. The project is expected to create 15 new jobs and retain 52 positions. Tes Tex designs and develops electromagnetic, non-destructive testing equipment to monitor process plant equipment.īlair County: ORX Railway Corporation, North America's largest independent railroad wheel set manufacturer, will receive a $2.25 million PIDA loan to expand their 80,000-square-foot facility at Peterson Industrial Park in Tipton. The project, sponsored by the Monroeville Area Industrial Development Corporation, is expected to create 20 new jobs for the company. will receive a $608,629 PIDA loan to relocate the current operation and its 44 existing employees to a larger facility in Plum Township. Working with local economic development organizations, PIDA recently approved nearly $7 million in loans to companies in the following counties:Īllegheny County: Tes Tex Inc. At the same time, the financial support will mean a larger tax base for the commonwealth, as well as future gains from interest payments." The low-interest loans we're providing will help these eight companies grow and create new jobs. "The investments I'm announcing today show how the state's resources can be used to improve the quality of life for many people. That means more opportunities for our working men and women. "From easy access to investment capital to one of the nation's most competitive tax environments, businesses are finding the tools they need to succeed in Pennsylvania. "We are working to create an environment where businesses can succeed," said Governor Rendell as he announced the latest round of Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority loans. Rendell said July 14 that the commonwealth is supporting the manufacturing sector through targeted investments that now are helping eight Pennsylvania companies create 118 jobs and retain 307 positions.
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