Save The Date The 2014 Annual Meeting will be held on Friday, March 28 th at the Regional Learning Alliance located at 850 Cranberry Woods Drive Cranberry Township And Will Feature Butler County Native Steve Gilliland as the Keynote Speaker. Additional Details Coming Soon!! Showcasing Butler County On Wednesday, June 26 th , CDC Executive Director Ken Raybuck and Manager of Communications Marcie Barlow hosted ten mem- bers of the Pittsburgh Regional Alliance for a bus tour of various sites in Butler County. Our day began at the Cranberry Business Hub as Township Manager Jerry Andree, Chief Strategy Officer John Trant and Projects Administrator Chelsea Puff greeted us. All of those in attendance received an overview of the services the Business Hub provides to those interested in opening a business or relocating to the township. The Schreiber Industrial Park North in nearby Zelienople was our next stop. This location has up to 80,000 square feet of warehouse available for those businesses that are looking for affordable space. The Jackson’s Pointe Commerce Center is a new development that is owned by the Buncher Company. Buncher has been developing commercial properties in Western PA since 1954 and Phase One of the Jackson’s Pointe deve- lopment is already home to UPS, LabChem and Highmark. The park is comprised of 180 acres and features flex space, office space and light assembly and processing space as well. The park is conveniently located in Jackson Township at the intersections of Routes 19 and 528 and provides (Continued on Page 3) Developing Butler County‘s Future The Official Publication of the Community Development Corporation of Butler County July, 2013
Transcript
Save The Date
The 2014
Annual Meeting will be held on
Friday, March 28th at the
Regional Learning
Alliance located at
850 Cranberry Woods Drive
Cranberry Township
And Will Feature Butler County Native
Steve Gilliland as the
Keynote Speaker.
Additional Details
Coming Soon!!
Showcasing Butler County
On Wednesday, June 26th,
CDC Executive Director
Ken Raybuck and Manager
of Communications Marcie
Barlow hosted ten mem-
bers of the Pittsburgh
Regional Alliance for a bus
tour of various sites in
Butler County.
Our day began at the
Cranberry Business Hub
as Township Manager
Jerry Andree, Chief
Strategy Officer John
Trant and Projects
Administrator Chelsea Puff
greeted us. All of those in
attendance received an
overview of the services
the Business Hub provides
to those interested in
opening a business or
relocating to the township.
The Schreiber Industrial
Park North in nearby
Zelienople was our next
stop. This location has
up to 80,000 square feet
of warehouse available
for those businesses that
are looking for affordable
space.
The Jackson’s Pointe
Commerce Center is a
new development that is
owned by the Buncher
Company. Buncher has
been developing
commercial properties in
Western PA since 1954
and Phase One of the
Jackson’s Pointe deve-
lopment is already home
to UPS, LabChem and
Highmark. The park is
comprised of 180 acres
and features flex space,
office space and light
assembly and processing
space as well. The park
is conveniently located in
Jackson Township at the
intersections of Routes
19 and 528 and provides
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Developing Butler County‘s Future The Official Publication of the Community Development Corporation of Butler County
July, 2013
From the Executive Director’s Desk
This quarterly newsletter provides details on recent new members to your CDC organization.
We welcome all who have made the financial commitment to support economic development
in Butler County and look forward to working with our new and existing members to continue
bringing jobs to Butler County. Johnstone Supply is continuing to complete their office and
warehouse build-out in Pullman Business Park Expansion, which should be completed in
August. The closing for lot#6, an eight acre parcel at Victory Road Business Park, is also
expected before August. The construction of a new manufacturing facility there will bring
new jobs to Butler County and continue to build out the CDC’s business park in Clinton
Township. The remaining available land, approximately forty acres, is a Keystone
Opportunity Zone, which provides real estate tax relief through December 2017. Pullman
Center Business Park has approximately thirty acres remaining and is a prime site with all
utilities in place to accommodate any buyer who needs to move quickly. Staff has been
presenting the Pullman site to developers, brokers and directly to potential buyers, with
negotiations occurring on two acres.
The CDC relies partially on rental income to assist in sustaining our organization, and we
unfortunately lost a tenant who was occupying 3,400 sq. ft. at 120 Hollywood Drive, known
as the “Bantam Building”. There is also 3,600 sq. ft. at 112 Hollywood Drive, which is first
story space with ample free parking. Please contact our staff to advise us of any leads you
may have for this very nice office space.
The Parks and Property Committee is charged by the board to review and recommend site
development projects and speculative buildings. They are key contacts in helping sell
existing CDC property and rent available space in the three CDC owned buildings at Pullman.
The committee is comprised of: William McCarrier, chair; Dave Johnston; Joe Gray; Art
Cordwell; Mike Cully; Ron Olsen; Ed Shields; and Maggie Stock. The process of prioritizing
sites, gaining control of the property, accessing the demand for the particular site and
preparing for adequate utilities and infrastructure is a time consuming yet critical step to
prepare for future growth in Butler County. As a community led organization, the staff at the
CDC relies on valuable input from our membership. Any and all investor-member input is
appreciated by the committee.
The CDC organization relies on an active membership to participate in building economic
growth for Butler County. We thank the members who responded to the recent survey on
how we can better interact, which resulted in the invitation included here to join with other
members at Pullman Park July 25th to enjoy our first-class baseball park located in the City
of Butler, and have a relaxing evening!
Your assistance in providing staff with leads on growing companies is greatly appreciated.
The CDC is the first stop for anyone who wants to build or expand in Butler County, whether
they need land, financing, or information on resources to help them with workforce or
technical assistance. Thank you for your support.
Ken Raybuck
Executive Director
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easy access to Interstate
79. In addition, the park
is only ten minutes from
the PA Turnpike.
The next two projects that
we visited are still in the
planning stages. The
Cranberry Springs
Business Park, which is
located between
Interstate 79 and the
Cranberry Crossroads
Retail Center, will provide
businesses with exposure
along Interstate 79 once
completed. The second
project, the Village of
Cranberry Woods, is the
future site that will house
the Pittsburgh Penguins
Training Facility as well as
additional retail, residen-
tial and office space and
two hotels. Developer
Don Rodgers and FRA
Development indicated
that the 57-acre site will
be developed in five
phases and hopefully will
be open for business in
the summer of 2015.
One of the buildings that is
proposed for the Village of
Cranberry Woods is pictured
above
The Victory Road Business
Park was acquired by the
CDC in 1997 and at the
present time only 40 acres
of the original 350
developable acres remain
for sale. The park is also
a Keystone Opportunity
Zone through December
31, 2017 and this
designation makes the site
quite attractive to
businesses looking to
relocate or expand in
Butler County.
In addition, to the Victory
Road property, the CDC
also has 30 acres
available at the Pullman
Center Business Park
Expansion. The PRA staff
also received a brief tour
of this property and the
office space that is
currently available at the
Pullman Commerce Center
and the Bantam Commons.
After a brief lunch at the
CDC headquarters the bus
was off to the Iron
Mountain facility located in
Boyers. The PRA staff
was quite impressed by
the extensive facility that
is actually one of Butler
County’s hidden gems.
The vast underground
facility provides national
and international
customers with a variety
high tech services such as
data storage and records
management. Some of
the more famous
collections stored at the
Boyers facility are Bill
Gates’ Corbis photo-
graphic collection and the
original Gone With The
Wind films.
The entrance to the Iron
Mountain Facility in Boyers
Our final stop was the
Slippery Rock Technology
Park. The 29 acre
business park is overseen
by Ed Bucha and the
Slippery Rock Foundation.
The Butler Health System
operates a FastERcare
facility in the park that
provides area residents
with an urgent care facility.
Bucha continues to work
with local and national
firms that would benefit
from the business incuba-
tor environment at the
park, which is adjacent to
Slippery Rock University.
Unfortunately the
whirlwind tour was unable
to include several other
sites that are available for
development in Butler
County, but the day-long
adventure did provide the
PRA Staff with a much
better understanding of
the great opportunities for
economic development
that are available in our
county.
2013 CDC Member/Investors Abella Enterprises Corporation Carter Tackett 1311 Players Way Gibsonia, PA 15044 Adams Township Janet Lubbert 690 Mars Valencia Road Mars, PA 16046 www.adamstwp.org AGR International, Inc. William Bellis 615 Whitestown Road PO Box 149 Butler, PA 16003 www.agrintl.com AK Steel-Butler Works Mark Gordon One Armco Drive PO Box 832 Butler, PA 16003 www.aksteel.com ARC of Butler County John Link 112 Hollywood Drive Suite 202 Butler, PA 16001 www.arcbutler.org Armstrong Group of Companies Joseph Taylor 600 South Benbrook Drive Butler, PA 16001 www.armstrongonewire.com Bayer Healthcare Keith Blayden 150 Victory Road Saxonburg, PA 16056 www.bayerhealthcare.com Bear Metallurgical Company Janice Pakozdi-Luffy 679 East Butler Road Butler, PA 16002 www.bearmet.com Boory’s Business Machines, Inc. Charles Boory 308 West Cunningham Street Butler, PA 16003 www.boorysbusinessmachines.com
Bova Corp. Peter Bova 111 McFann Road PO Box 118 Valencia, PA 16059 Brayman Construction Mike Bechtold 1000 John Roebling Way Saxonburg, PA 16056 www.brayman.com Butler and Venango Building Trade Council James Saeler 201 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Butler Area School District Dr. Michael Strutt 110 Campus Lane Butler, PA 16001 www.butlerk12.com Butler Area Sewer Authority Thomas Rockovich 100 Litman Road Butler, PA 16001 www.basapa.org Butler Armco Employees Federal Credit Union Randall Cypher 101 Hollywood Drive Butler, PA 16001 www.baecu.com Butler County The Honorable William L. McCarrier, County Commissioner 124 West Diamond Street PO Box 1208 Butler, PA 16001 www.co.butler.pa.us Butler County The Honorable A. Dale Pinkerton, County Commissioner 124 West Diamond Street PO Box 1208 Butler, PA 16001 www.co.butler.pa.us Butler County Airport Authority Ivan Longdon 475 Airport Road Butler, PA 16002 www.butlercountyairport.org
Butler County Transit Authority John Paul 130 Hollywood Drive Butler, PA 16001 www.butlertransit.com Butler County Area Vocational-Technical School Dr. Joseph Cunningham 210 Campus Lane Butler, PA 16001 www.bcvt.tec.pa.us Butler County Chamber of Commerce Stan Kosciuszko 101 East Diamond Street PO Box 1082 Butler, PA 16003 www.butlercountychamber.com Butler County Community College Dr. Nicholas Neupauer 107 College Drive Butler, PA 16003 www.bc3.edu Butler County Family YMCA Michael Johnson 339 North Washington Street Butler, PA 16001 www.bcfymca.org Butler County General Authority Doug Linn C/O Linn Law Group 228 South Main Street Butler, PA 16001 www.linnlawgroup.com Butler County Industrial Development Authority Doug Linn C/O Linn Law Group 228 South Main Street Butler, PA 16001 www.linnlawgroup.com Butler County Manufacturing Consortium Doug Bartosh, Treasurer 1652 Route 422 East Fenelton, PA 16034 www.tricountymfg.com
Butler County Motor Company DBA Butler County Ford Catherine Glasgow PO Box 1028 Butler, PA 16003 www.butlercountyford.com Butler County Tourism and Convention Bureau Jack Cohen 310 East Grandview Avenue Zelienople, PA 16063 www.VisitButlerCounty.com Butler County United Labor Council Robert Thomas PO Box 2148 Butler, PA 16003 http//www.pa.aflcio.org/butlerclc/ Butler Eagle Ron Vodenichar 114 West Diamond Street PO Box 271 Butler, PA 16003 www.butlereagle.com Butler Health System Ken DeFurio One Hospital Way Butler, PA 16001 www.butlerhealthsystem.org Butler Technologies, Inc. Nadine Tripodi 231 West Wayne Street Butler, PA 16001 www.butlertechnologies.com Butler Township Ed Kirkwood C/O Butler Township Municipal Building 290 South Duffy Road Butler, PA 16001 www.butlertwp.org CW Howard Insurance Agency Jocelyn Howard-Sinopoli 405 West Jefferson Street Butler, PA 16001 www.howardinsurance.com Catalyst Connection Petra Mitchell 2000 Technology Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15219 www.catalystconnection.org
Central Electric Cooperative, Inc. Christopher Panian 716 Route 368 PO Box 329 Parker, PA 16049 www.central.coop CID Associates, Inc. Scott Docherty 730 Ekastown Road Sarver, PA 16055 www.cidbuildings.com Citizens Bank Jason Ratkovich 525 William Penn Place PW2610 Pittsburgh PA 15219 www.citizensbank.com City of Butler Mayor Maggie Stock 140 West North Street Butler, PA 16001 www.cityofbutler.org Core Compliance Group, Inc. David Glaser PO Box 1603 Cranberry Twp, PA 16066 www.corecompliance.com Cranberry Township Jerry Andree 2525 Rochester Road Suite 400 Cranberry Township, PA 16066 www.cranberrytownship.org Cunningham-Shanor Duwayne Cunningham P.O. Box 2186 Butler, PA 16001 www.cunninghamshanor.com Cygnus Manufacturing Dennis Meteny 491 Chantler Drive Saxonburg, PA 16056 www.cmc-usa.com Delta Development Group Dan Santoro 9000 Brooktree Road Suite 203 Wexford, PA 15090 www.deltaone.com
Dillon, McCandless, King, Coulter and Graham, LLP Donald Graham, Esq. 800 Cranberry Woods Drive Suite 100 Cranberry Township, PA 16066 www.dkmcg-law.com Dollar Bank Jackie Rizzo Three Gateway Center 10 North Pittsburgh, PA 15222 www.dollarbank.com Donegal Township Leslie Stewart PO Box 413 Chicora, PA 16025 Ed Shields Realtor Ed Shields 346 Pittsburgh Road Butler, PA 16002 www.edshieldsrealtor.com Eisler Landscapes Eric French 1031 New Castle Road PO Box 465 Prospect, PA 16052 www.eislerlandscapes.com ESB Bank Daniel Swartz 600 Lawrence Avenue Ellwood City, PA 16117 www.esbbank.com Family Foot Care Dr. Tony Smaldino, DPM 104 Technology Drive Suite 103 Butler, PA 16001 www.familyfootcarepa.com Farmers National Bank of Emlenton William Marsh 612 Main Street Emlenton, PA 16373 www.farmersnb.com First Commonwealth Bank Bradley Wojnar 520 Butler Crossings Butler, PA 16001 www.fcbanking.com
First Energy Jeffrey Elser 701 West New Castle Street Zelienople, PA 16063 www.firstenergy.com First National Bank of PA Thomas Wedzik 711 State Street Erie, PA 16501 www.fnb-corp.com Ford Business Machines, Inc. Bill O’Donnell 10475 Perry Highway Wexford, PA 15090 www.buyfbm.com Foundations Medical Service Jonathan Wolf 270 Lakemont Park Drive Altoona, PA 16635 www.pyramidhealthcarepa.com Furniture Galleries/Carpet One Jody Offstein 465 Pittsburgh Road Butler, PA 16001 www.furnitureandfloors.com GAI Consultants Pat Gallagher 710 Technology Drive Suite 50 Canonsburg, PA 15317 www.gaiconsultants.com Gateway Engineers, Inc. Ryan Hayes 400 Holiday Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15220 www.gatewayengineers.com General Rental Center Michael Hall 20644 Route 19 Cranberry Twp., PA 16066 www.general-rental-center.com Gray Consulting Joseph Gray, P.E. 201 South Main Street, Suite 150 Butler, PA 16001 Habernicht Novak Birckbichler John Birckbichler, CPA 287 Pittsburgh Road Suite One Butler, PA 16001 www.hnbcpa.net
Herbert, Rowland, Grubic James Lopresti 200 West Kensinger Drive Suite 400 Cranberry Township, PA 16066 www.hrg-inc.com Hey Electric Company, LP Frank Rodgers 184 Moore Road Butler, PA 16001 www.heyelectric.com HOTLINE Glass USA, Inc. Kent Hartley PO Box 469 Butler PA 16003 www.hotglassusa.com Housing and Redevelopment Authority, County of Butler Perry O’Malley 112 Woody Drive Butler, PA 16001 www.housingauthority.com Howard Hanna Real Estate Services Chuck Schmitzer 130 Bon Aire Plaza Butler, PA 16001 http://www.howardhanna.com/agent/AgentDetail.asp?CEQ_AgentCode=31654 Hunter Truck Sales and Service, Inc. Robert Hunter 480 Pittsburgh Road Butler, PA 16002 www.huntertrucksales.com Huntington National Bank Kim Ravenda 310 Grant Street PIT 25 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 www.huntington.com II-VI, Inc. Craig Creaturo 375 Saxonburg Boulevard Saxonburg, PA 16056 www.ii-vi.com Interstate Pipe and Supply Brian McCarrier 152 Hindman Road Butler, PA 16002 www.interstatepipe.com
Johnstone Supply Russ Stockhausen 140 Hollywood Drive Butler, PA 16001 www.johnstonesupply.com Leadership Butler County Representative John Garing Calumet Penreco 138 Petrolia Street Karns City, PA 16041 www.calumetspecialty.com Ligo Architects N. Lee Ligo 262 Grove City Road PO Box 698 Slippery Rock, PA 16057 www.ligoarchitects.com Local Union Number 3303 Building Corporation Dan Green 112 Hollywood Drive Suite 101 Butler, PA 16001 Maher Duessel Tim Morgus, CPA 112 Hollywood Drive Suite 204 Butler, PA 16001 www.md-cpas.com Mars National Bank James Dionise 145 Grand Avenue Mars, PA 16046 www.marsbank.com Media Post, Inc. Rob Donaldson 306 East Grandview Avenue Zelienople, PA 16063 www.mediapostinc.com Middlesex Township Scott Fodi 133 Browns Hill Road Valencia, PA 16059 www.middlesextownship.org Mike Kelly Automotive Brendan Kelly 252 Pittsburgh Road Butler, PA 16002 www.mikekellyautomotive.com
Mine Safety Appliance Dennis Zeitler 1000 Cranberry Woods Drive Cranberry Township, PA 16066 www.msa.net Minuteman Press Brenda Lemmon 112 Hollywood Drive Suite 103 Butler, PA 16001 www.minutemanbutler.com Mitchell Insurance, Inc. William Mitchell PO Box 788 Butler, PA 16003 www.since1849.com Municipal Authority of Buffalo Township Don Amadee 707 South Pike Road Sarver, PA 16055 www.buffaloauthority.org Nextier Bank Margaret Irvine PO Box 1550 Butler, PA 16003 www.thebank.com Nicholas Enterprises Matt Drohan 514 North Main Street Butler, PA 16001 www.nicholasinc.com Nicholas King McConahy David King 20280 Route 19 Cranberry Township, PA 16066 www.nkmac.com North Country Brewing Company Rob McCafferty 141 South Main Street Slippery Rock, PA 16057 www.northcountrybrewing.com Northwest Savings Bank Chris Martin 125 Emeryville Road Cranberry Township, PA 16066 www.nwbcorp.com
Olsen and Associates LLC Ron Olsen 126 South Main Street Butler, PA 16001 www.oanda.com PA American Water Jason Gentile 203 Oneida Valley Road Butler, PA 16001 www.amwater.com Penn United Technologies, Inc. Becky Shaw PO Box 39 Saxonburg, PA 16056 www.pennunited.com Peoples TWP Andrew Wachter 205 North Main Street Butler, PA 16001 www.twphillips.com Phillips Chiropractic Dr. Craig Phillips 120 Hollywood Drive Suite 202 Butler, PA 16001 www.phillipsfamilychiro.com Pittsburgh Marriott North at Cranberry Woods Kristofer Carlson 1000 Cranberry Woods Drive Cranberry Township, PA 16066 www.marriott.com Pittsburgh Plastics Manufacturing Angela Carr 140 Kriess Road Butler, PA 16001 www.pittsburghplastics.com PNC Bank Darcy Chasse 106 South Main Street Butler, PA 16001 www.pnc.com Productivity Products and Services, Inc. Barbara Reitmeyer 7075 North Noah Drive Saxonburg, PA 16056 www.ppsincweb.com Regional Learning Alliance Kristina Smith 850 Cranberry Woods Drive Cranberry Twp., PA 16066 www.theRLA.org
Renick Brothers Mechanical Contractors Mike McCullough PO Box 94 Slippery Rock, PA 16057 www.renickbrothers.com Ross Welding Supplies Inc. Ross Grimm 29 Grimm Road Tarentum, PA 15084 S.D. Graff Professional Surveying Debi Jeffcoat PO Box 521 Saxonburg, PA 16056 www.graffsurveying.com Saxonburg Area Authority Linda Kovacik 420 West Main Street Saxonburg, PA 16056 www.the-saa.org Saxonburg Borough Patricia Rinebolt PO Box 275 Saxonburg, PA 16056 www.saxonburgpa.com Shaffer Financial Services Jay Shaffer 422 North Main Street Suite D Butler, PA 16001 Slippery Rock University Dr. Cheryl Norton One Morrow Way 300 Old Main Slippery Rock, PA 16057 www.sru.edu Snyder Construction Ron Snyder 7 Reimold Road Transfer, PA 16154 Sophisticated Alloys James Patterson 101 Grundman Drive Butler, PA 16001 www.alloys.com Specialty Precast Company, Inc. Dave Altmire 830 Unionville Road Prospect, PA 16052 www.specialtyprecast.com
State House, Eighth District Rep. Richard Stevenson 234 West Pine Street Grove City, PA 16127 www.dickstevenson.com Summit Township Judy Rupp 502 Bonniebrook Road Butler, PA 16002 www.summittwp.org THE CHAMBER of Commerce Rebecca Martin 5000 Brooktree Road Wexford, PA 15090 www.theChamberinc.com Thompson-Miller Funeral Home Glenn Miller 124 East North Street Butler, PA 16001 www.thompson-miller.com Trammel Crow Company James Murray-Coleman 600 Grant Street Suite 1410 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 www.trammelcrow.com Tri-County Workforce Investment Board Fred Fornataro 112 Hollywood Drive Suite 201 Butler, PA 16001 www.tricountywib.com Tri State Capital Bank Jim Nickel One Oxford Centre 301 Grant Street Suite 2700 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 www.tscbank.com Uhl Construction Company, Inc. Tim Hengelsberg PO Box 8 Allison Park, PA 15101 Unimach Manufacturing Doug Bartosh 1652 Route 422 East Fenelton, PA 16034 www.unimachmfg.com
United Plate Glass Mike Cully 184 Pittsburgh Road Butler, PA 16001 www.unitedplateglas.com United Way of Butler County Leslie Osche 184 Pittsburgh Road Butler, PA 16001 www.butlerunitedway.org Vogel Disposal Ed Vogel 121 Brickyard Road PO Box 847 Mars, PA 16046 www.vogeldisposal.com Wadding Financial Services Ed Wadding PO Box 2358 Butler, PA 16003 Wells Fargo Bank, NA Jay Bianchin Four Gateway Center 444 Liberty Avenue Suite 1400 Pittsburgh, PA 15222 www.wellsfargo.com Wesbanco, Inc. Michael Mooney 1009 Perry Highway Pittsburgh, PA 15237 www.wesbanco.com Westinghouse Electric Company Tracy Rapali 1000 Westinghouse Drive Cranberry Township, PA 16066 www.westinghousenuclear.com Wigton Eye Care Associates, Inc. Dr. Jeff Wigton 120 Hollywood Drive Suite 102 Butler, PA 16001 www.wigtoneyecare.com Wise William Pettyman 555 McFarland Drive Suite 400 Alpharetta, GA 30004 www.wbf.com
WK Thomas and Associates Brent Thomas 1000 Independence Lane Butler, PA 16001 www.wkthomas.net Wulff Electric, Inc. Phil Wulff 112 Fared Drive Butler, PA 16001 Zampogna Construction Ron Zampogna 2532 Carl Avenue Lower Burrell, PA 15068 Individual Members Clint Champagne Jerry Daltorio Kathryn Helfer John McCarrier Individual Members (Emeritus) William Darney David Lloyd Malcolm Strachan
Come Join In The Fun
The CDC Staff is hosting an
“Evening at Pullman Park” on Thursday, July 25th.
Join us as the Butler Blue Sox will take on the
Richmond River Rats in exciting Prospect League
baseball action.
There is no cost to attend; however RSVPs are required. Please contact Marcie Barlow at the CDC Office (724) 283-1961 of you are planning to
Summer vacation may be in “full swing” for many but the CDC staff has continued to work on recruiting new members. We thank them for their support of the CDC and we look forward to working with these businesses to retain and create job opportunities throughout Butler County. Since our last newsletter was mailed the following businesses have join the CDC as new member/investors:
Johnstone Supply UAW Local 3303 Regional Learning Alliance Foot Care Associates General Rental Center Tri-State Bank Uhl Construction Cunningham-Shanor
Wadding Financial Services
Johnstone Supply recently purchased the Trinity Building located at 140 Hollywood Drive in the Pullman Center Business Park Expansion and we would also like to welcome them as a new CDC member. Johnstone is a wholesale distributor to the HVAC, refrigeration and maintenance industries. Russ Stockhausen is the owner of the Butler location and he also owns and operates several other locations in the Pittsburgh area. Stay tuned for the announcement on the grand opening of their new location here at the Pullman Center Business Park Expansion.
Many of you may already be familiar with the Regional Learning Alliance (RLA) as their Director of Business Development, Kristina Smith, was the 2012 Leadership Butler County Representative on the CDC’s Board of Directors. The RLA is the region’s premier learning center as they offer 30 degrees from 11 schools; if you are looking to obtain an undergraduate, graduate or doctorate degree contact the RLA for additional information. The RLA is also a premier meeting and training facility. If your business is looking for a site to hold a training session or business meeting their Certified Meeting Professionals and Event and Technology Departments can provide you with the professional assistance needed to make your meeting a success. Additional information on the services provided by the RLA may be found on their website, www.therla.org or by contacting them at 724-741-1000. General Rental Center is located at 20644 Route 19 in Cranberry Twp. “If they don’t have it, you don’t need it” is their logo and they are a full service party and equipment rental store. When planning your next event they can provide the table linens, tents and china as well as the cotton candy maker, popcorn maker or dunk tank that is needed to make the event a huge success. General Rental Center also has equipment of all sizes available for rental. Whether you are a “do it yourselfer” or a member of the construction community, they have the best piece of equipment for you to get the job done right. Owner Michael Hall and his staff are ready to handle all of you needs and can be reached at 724-776-6990 or via their website, www.general-rental-center.com. (Continued on Page 10)
(Continued from Page 9) UHL Construction was established in 1920 and is licensed in PA, MD and WV. They specialize in commercial, industrial, institutional, educational and religious construction projects. The firm is also a member of the MBA, AGC, IWEA and PBE. They pride themselves on the reputation they have established for integrity, quality, experience, teamwork and value. County projects that Uhl Construction has been responsible for include the Pullman Baseball Park, Butler Eagle and Butler Memorial Hospital. To view more of their work visit their website, www.uhlconstruction.com. The UAW Local 3303 is a new CDC member as well as the new owner of the first floor condominium unit in the Pullman Commerce Center. The UAW local represents the employees of AK Steel. The new location will house their offices and will also be the site of meetings for their members. Since the Butler Armco Employees Credit Union is located in the same complex the site of the new union offices is extremely convenient for the union’s members. Extensive renovations have been done to the space, which will house the union’s eight employees. Since 1994 Dr. Anthony Smaldino and the staff of Foot Care Associates has been providing top-notch podiatric care to residents of Butler County. In addition to their location at 104 Technology Drive in the Bantam Commons Building, Foot Care Associates also has locations in Saxonburg, Sarver, Slippery Rock, Chicora, Monroeville and Kittanning. Additional information may be found on their website, www.familyfootcarepa.com. TriState Capital Bank began with an idea and an opportunity and opened its doors in January, 2007. The bank combines the capabilities of a large financial institution with the personalized service of a smaller bank and serves clients in PA, OH, NJ, NY and Chicago. The firm was created to address the unmet needs of a large class of banking clients in the commercial middle market, which includes the executives of their clients as well as other high-net worth individuals. The bank’s corporate headquarters are located in downtown Pittsburgh. More information on their services can be found at www.tristatecapitalbank.com. Cunningham Shanor has been providing HVAC and drain cleaning services to Butler County families and businesses since 1978. The business was founded by DuWayne Cunningham and Paul Shanor with the main focus being the satisfaction of their customers. Customer satisfaction is still their number one priority and that is why their 24 hour answering service always finds a real person answering the phones. If you are in need of heating or air conditioning service as well as sewer or gas line installation or replacement you can contact them at 724-283-0616 or at www.cunninghamshanor.com. The CDC would also like to welcome Wadding Financial Services and owner Ed Wadding as a new member. Ed is a lifelong resident of Butler County who is also extremely passionate about making the County a better place to live and work for his children and grandchildren. Ed has 29 years of experience in the life insurance field and has also obtained his Life Underwriting Training Council Fellow (LUTCF) and Certificated Senior Advisor( CSA) designations. You can contact Ed at 724-287-8936 and he will be happy to discuss the various life insurance and retirement income options that are available for you and your family. Thank you to these new member/investors who support the Community Development Corporation and the services provided by the CDC staff as we work to create and retain economic development in Butler County!
Small Business DEP Energy Efficiency Grants Available
On July 8th, Governor Tom Corbett encouraged Pennsylvania small-business
owners to apply for DEP’s Small Business Advantage Grant to finance pollution prevention and energy efficiency projects.
Businesses can apply for 50% matching funds of up to $9,500 to adopt or acquire energy-efficient or pollution-prevention equipment or procedures.
“Supporting projects that promote energy efficiency, especially in small businesses,
will help keep Pennsylvania on the path to energy independence,” Corbett said.
Applicants must be a for-profit corporation, limited liability corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship or other legal entity with 100 or fewer full-time employees. The grant-supported project must be located in Pennsylvania, be owned by the
applicant and save the business at least 25 percent plus $500 in annual energy consumption or in pollution handling or prevention related expenses.
Applicants may be manufacturers, retailers, service providers, mining operators or
agricultural businesses. Eligible projects include HVAC and boiler upgrades, high-efficiency lighting, solvent recovery systems, waste recycling systems and auxiliary
power units deployed as anti-idling technology for trucks. The application deadline is September 6th. Eligible applications will be approved on
a first-come, first-served basis from July 8th through September 6th or until funds are exhausted, whichever comes first. Funding is eligible for those costs incurred
between July 8, 2013 and June 30, 2014. Applications must be mailed to the Department of Environmental Protection’s Grant
Center, P.O. Box 8776, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8776 or hand delivered to DEP’s Grant Center, 15th Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market St.,
Harrisburg, PA 17101-2301. Faxes or electronic submissions will not be accepted. For more information and to view the application package, instructions and
application form, visit www.dep.state.pa.us and click on the “Small Business Advantage Grant” button. To contact the Small Business Ombudsman’s Office, call
