Mifflin County IDC Gets Things Done for First Quality

Lewistown Sentinel-March 18, 2009
MCIDC recently worked with First Quality to place them in a 1-million-square-foot facility in Granville Township. Rob Postal, MCIDC President said, “This is one of the biggest construction projects of its kind in Pennsylvania and employs a couple hundred people. Although the project is not complete, First Quality already has begun production of baby products at the plant.
"Our role was to bring infrastructure to that site," Postal said of the water, sewer and other improvements MCIDC helped secure for the facility. There is still a need for more electricity at the plant, and Postal said different options are being discussed with First Energy and the township to increase access to the power supply.
"We could handle this because we are a very lean company and very productive. Our job was to keep up with First Quality," Postal said of the quick pace set by the company and its desire to begin production as soon as possible.
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2 mil SF Warehouse and Distribution Center Space in KOZ to be available

Williamsport Sun-Gazette, April 6, 2009
Arcadia Properites has announced plans to develop 250 acres of commercial property in Fairfield Township, Lycoming at the site known as Timber End. Three facilities ranging from 100,000 sf to 1,400,000 sf are planned for a total of 2 million sf of space. The site is just off I-180 and only eight miles from the intersection of I-80.
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Excess Methane available from Clinton County Solid Waste Authority

Lock Haven Express April 7, 2009
Applications for excess Methane usage are being accepted by Clinton County Solid Waste Authority.

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Clinton County requests seven year extensions for three KOZ properties

Lock Haven Express April 7, 2009
Application to the state for KOZ tax-free designation extensions beyond 2013 of an additional 7 years were approved by local entities for the Lamar Township Business Park, Piper Airport Business Park and the Renovo Industrial Park.
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Mifflin County Industrial Development Corporation to obtain building improvement loan for Kardex building

Lewistown Sentinel April 16, 2009
MCIDC is looking to obtain approximately $800,000 in ARRA funding to improve buildings, including the 240,000 sf of space occupied by Kardex USA, Inc., a local manufacturer of automated storage and retrieval systems which was recently acquired by a Zurich, Switzerland-based company. Kardex chose the site to consolidate their operations from Maine and Ohio.
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Icon Modular Homes to double capacity within two years of beginning Operations

PA Business Central-April 2009
Icon Legacy Custom Modular Homes held its ribbon cutting at their new facility on April 23, with plans to double their production capacity with only two years in operation. Icon manufactures single and multi-family homes in addition to light commercial buildings. Icon now has 75 people on staff and plans to add an additional 50 people by the end of 2010.
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Lycoming Engines developing fully integrated electronic Airplane Engines

Williamsport Sun-Gazette April 17, 2009
A twin turbo six-cylinder engine, the first to have a fully integrated electronic system is being developed by Williamsport based Lycoming Engines. The technology has demand and is also used in the automotive industry. This operation is possible in part due to a three-way agreement among Lycoming County commissioners, Lycoming County Industrial Development Authority and Lycoming Engines and a $1.5 million state Redevelopment Capital Assistance Project grant.
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Ribbon Cutting of Lamar Township Business Park

It's official! The 122-acre light industrial and business park located within a half mile of the intersection of Interstate 80 and Route 220, is open and ready for business. This full infrastructure location is situated across from Belles Springs Golf Course. Join current tenant, American Piezo Ceramics in this new tax-free KOZ facility.

Rte 15 Selinsgrove bypass back on Governor's Agenda Lycoming/Snyder County

Williamsport Sun-Gazette April 25, 2009
On Friday, April 24, Mark Murawski, Lycoming County transportation planner stated that Governor Ed Rendell is pursuing federal funding to aid in the $525 million project to build a 12-mile four-lane limited-access highway bypass around a section of Route 15 between Selinsgrove and Shamokin Dam in order to relieve congestion. Murawski indicated that the state has already spent 30 million on preliminary design and right of way acquisitions and plans to invest $9 million for the projects final design.
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Regional Grocer Weis Markets to invest $80 million in capital expenditures

The Daily Item May 2, 2009
Weis Markets continues to invest in their future even though the economy is doing poorly. They have 18 projects actively being planned with significant investment in information technology system upgrades. The company had an 82.4 net income increase and 154 percent increase in core operating income in the first quarter of 2009.
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