Partners and Resources

County Governments

• Clarion County
• Crawford County
• Erie County
• Forest County
• Lawrence County
• Mercer County
• Venango County
• Warren County

County Economic Development Partners

Clarion County

• Clarion County Economic Development Corporation

Crawford County

• Economic Progress Alliance
• Redevelopment Authority of Meadville 
• Titusville Redevelopment Authority 

Erie County

• Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership
• Economic Development Corporation of Erie County
• Corry Area Industrial Development Corporation

Forest County

• Forest County Industrial Development Corporation

Lawrence County

• Lawrence County Economic Development Corporation

Mercer County

• Penn-Northwest Development Corporation
• Greenville Reynolds Development Corporation

Venango County

• Oil Region Alliance of Business, Industry & Tourism
• Franklin Industrial & Commercial Development Authority

Warren County

• Warren County Chamber of Business and Industry

Business Financing

• Department of Community and Economic Development PIDA

International Marketing

• Incoterms 2010
• U.S. Census Bureau / Foreign Trade
• U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security
• U.S. Department of State
• The World Clock – Time Zones

Government Contracting

• Selling to the government!

Transportation

• Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
• U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration

Geographic Information Systems

• Pennsylvania Mapping And Geographic Information Consortium
• Pennsylvania State Data Center
• U.S. Census Bureau

Manufacturing Extension Partnership

• Northwest Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center
• Manufacturing Extension Partnership

KOZ (Keystone Opportunity Zones)

• Pennsylvania’s KOZ (Keystone Opportunity Zones)

Planning Commissions

• Clarion County Regional Planning Commission
• Crawford County Regional Planning Commission
• Erie County Regional Planning Commission
• Forest County Regional Planning Commission
• Lawrence County Planning Commission
• Mercer County Regional Planning Commission
• Venango County Regional Planning Commission
• Warren County Regional Planning Commission

Regional Greenways Plan Links

• Northwest Pennsylvania Regional Greenways Plan

Other Partners

• Appalachian Regional Commission
• U.S. Department of Commerce
• The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
• Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development
• Gannon University Small Business Development Center (Gannon SBDC)
• Clarion University Small Business Development Center (Clarion SBDC)
• PENNTAP ~ Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program
• PA SiteFinder – A resource for Brownfield Real Estate transactions
• City of Franklin
• Leading Change – Leadership Advantage for Northwest Pennsylvania
• eBIZiTPA – A Pennsylvania Resource designed to help your company apply e-business technology to business processes, increasing efficiency and making you more competitive.
• Steel Valley Authority
• Local Development Districts of Pennsylvania
• North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning & Development Commission
• Northern Tier Regional Planning & Development Commission
• Northeastern Pennsylvania Alliance
• SEDA-Council of Governments
• Southern Alleghenies Planning & Development Commission
• Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission
• Regional Economic Opportunity Study: Shell Pennsylvania Chemicals Potential Impact in Northwest Pennsylvania
• Click Here for a copy of the NWPA Partnerships for Regional Economic Performance (PREP) Resource Guide.

Click Here for the NWPA Skills Gap Analysis Report

Click Here for the D2PA Blueprint Report