Long Pond, Monroe County, PA -
Penn's Northeast (PNE), Northeastern Pennsylvania's regional economic development agency, recently announced a record-breaking year at their annual meeting.
Held at Pocono Raceway - members, partners, site selectors and brokers attended to share in the organization's success of the past year.
The annual meeting, located in the new Pocono Mountains Activities and Welcome Center, attendees were part of a presentation that highlighted the amount of unique leads, prospect visits and new jobs that were created in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
In addition, PNE has expanded their regional approach by adding two new county partners - Pike and Columbia. New members and investors that have joined Penn's Northeast in the past year were also announced, bringing their total membership to its highest number since inception in 2002.
Planned events for the attendees included a stock car ride experience with professional drivers on the Tricky Triangle and a skeet and sporting clay event at Sunset Hill Shooting Range.
Penn's Northeast serves as the single point of contact to assist brokers, site selectors and companies with all their location needs. PNE provides real estate (land & building) options, workforce and employee recruitment, financial incentives, and additional assistance as needed.
The organization's goal is to attract quality employers to Northeastern PA and enhance the region's economy through new investments, job creation and increasing the amount of potential business opportunities for regional businesses through targeted business recruitment and unique lead generation activities.
Penn's Northeast is a public/private partnership of agencies dedicated to assisting businesses interested in locating within Columbia, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, Schuylkill and Wayne Counties.
For more information about Penn's Northeast, or to view the Annual Meeting Presentation, please visit http://www.pennsnortheast.com or call 570-883-0504.
Article Written By:
Rachel Antosh Hawk
Marketing Director, Penn's Northeast
