Northeastern Pennsylvania -
Penn's Northeast (PNE), in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED), hosted 13 International Business Investment Representatives from across the globe for a day-long tour of the region.
The representatives are part of DCED's Office of International Business Development (OIBD), whose network of overseas offices include contractors available to identify prospects and opportunities while supporting international companies that choose to invest in Pennsylvania.
The representatives that attended represent the countries of the Netherlands, Germany, United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy, France, Poland, India, Japan, China, South Korea and Australia.
The day long journey started with the Scranton Plan hosting the international representatives at the Scranton Enterprise Center, a state-of-the-art business incubator located in downtown Scranton. The facility houses several anchor tenants as well as a Business Incubator program for start-up and expanding small businesses.
KANE is Able, the area's largest logistics distribution company specializing in 3PL warehousing and transportation services, was the second stop on the tour. KANE's northeast distribution center, located in the Stauffer Industrial Park in Scranton, is part of its national distribution network - giving their customers enhanced logistics capacity for space, labor, and transportation.
Lunch was provided at The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport that also included a thorough review of Northeastern Pennsylvania by AVP's Executive Director, Carl Beardsley and Business Development Manager, Thomas Bonin.
The tour resumed in CenterPoint Commerce and Trade Park at Lesjofors Springs America, an industry leader in the design and manufacture of custom engineered flat mechanical springs and spring assemblies. The representatives learned how Lesjofors began and toured the manufacturing plant based in Pittston.
Boden, a British clothing company, whose first call center in the USA is also located in CenterPoint Commerce and Trade Park, had open arms for the visitors on their journey throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania. All Boden clothing and footwear is exclusively designed in London, England and their clothing has been made to the highest standards in many different countries around the world. The representatives had fun touring the warehouse portion of Boden's stylish call center.
The tour group made its way to Tobyhanna Township to visit the New Ventures Commercial Park. They learned about the Parkside Medical Campus, A brand-new, state-of-the-art project situated on 22 scenic acres. The group enjoyed a full day of Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Penn's Northeast works with the Office of International Business and Development every two years, to help host the international representatives during Bringing the World to Pennsylvania Tour.
Article Written By:
Rachel Antosh Hawk
Marketing Director, Penn's Northeast
