Economic Development Council of Northeastern Pennsylvania Northeastern Pennsylvania Alliance

Business devlopment-during the past year edcnp closed 39 1oans for a total of 12,590,599 and leveraged 29,139,583 in private/public financing. Edcnp's develoment assistance resulted in 337 jobs being retained or created. 94 entrepreneurs and small businesseswere counseled. Edcnp assisted 57 businesses in various aspects of exporting and acquired 15 new clients. Companies reported 204 export actions and 21 clients reported 128,680,834 in export sales and jobs being retained or created. Edcnp promoted "bringing the world to pa" which was hosted by pa's authorized trade representatives highlighting international markets, trends, and industry sectors. Edcnp also deployed nearly 4 million in community Development block (cdbg) grant funds to 187 businesses impacted by the covid pandemic. Edcnp assisted companies receiving prime contract awards totaling 405,318,509 and state/local government awards totaling 42,311,373 which in total supported 372 jobs. Edcnp conducted 2,712 counseling sessions.

Planning & government-during the past year edcnp provided comprehensive transportation planning, government & community Development support, gis and research assistance within the region. The transportation services division maintains the transportation improvement plan (tip) and the long range transportation plan for the nepa metropolitan planning oranization (mpo). During the past year, edcnp began developing the 2050 long range transportation plan, maintained the transportation improvement program (2023-2026), provided infrastructure assest mapping and gis support, and managed the local technical assistance program (l tap) which provides technical training for elected and municipal officials and road maintenance crews. Staff also successfully secured 2.4 million in congressional appropriations funding toward the sr 590 paving project in pike county. In coordination with four other adjoining mpo planning areas, edcnp is participating in the Development of the eastern Pennsylvania freight Alliance plan. Edcnp aslo collected highway performance monitoring systems (hpms) data on the extent, condition, performance, use & operating characteristics of the region's highways at over 90 locations within the nepa mpo region.

Economic & community development-during the past year edcnp operated the nonprofit assistance and research/information centers, the tobyhanna defense technology partnership, maintained the comprehensive Economic Development strategies (ceds) plan, administered startup nepa (an angel investment fund) and provided Economic impact modeling, business retention services, community financing options (loans, tax credits, grants) for projects and grant seeking and writing services.