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www.marejournal.com P ennsylvania S potlight C entral PA By Susan Eberly, Lebanon Valley Economic Development Corporation LVEDC will continue Mission under new Leadership L ebanon Valley has a lot to offer! As new President of the Leba-

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ing to be developed. There prime location, excellent transportation access, reli- able labor force and low development and operating costs have attracted many quality businesses. The capability to subdivide land into various parcel sizes, varying from 2 acres and up, has helped to draw an assortment of quality com- panies to the Park. Another asset is our edu- cational and training facili- ties. Companies have access to a pool of quality workers skilled in many areas. Our educational facilities have the capacity and capabil-

ity to offer customized job training. Building on the many structures that are in place we will continue our busi- ness retention, expansion and recruitment efforts. We will continue to promote and showcase the area, because Lebanon Valley really does have a lot to offer! Susan Eberly is the president of the Leba- non Valley Economic De- velopment Corporation. She brings 15 years of economic development experience to the posi- tion. n

a host of elements that make this area a prime location. To start with Lebanon Val- ley is logistically ideal for business; a close proximity to the many markets, supe- rior highway access, nearby daily scheduled flights and air freight service, conve- nient proximity to the ports of Philadelphia, Baltimore and New York and reliable rail service. Industrial parks are stra- tegically located throughout the County. Many of the parks are infrastructure ready and are serviced by utility companies that take pride in the services that

they offer. Buildings are easily constructed on the flat to gently rolling terrain. Relationships are in place to ensure that development goes smoothly in the Valley. The County and Townships have a reputation for ensur- ing that an efficient permit- ting process transpires. The Lebanon Valley Eco- nomic Development Cor- poration not only markets industrial parks they also own three Industrial parks; Hawk Acres, Lebanon Rails Business Park and the Leba- non Valley Business Park. These parks combined have over 250 acres of land wait-

non Valley E c o n om i c D e v e l o p - ment Cor- poration I am pleased t o b e i n - volved with promot ing our mission.

Susan Eberly

Included in the vision is the need to ensure that busi- nesses have locations that are suitable for business expansion. We are fortunate that in Lebanon Valley that we have

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