Links

The following sites provide information on doing business in Greater Hazleton and the surrounding area.

Local sites:

CAN DO, Inc. - non-profit economic development firm which owns Humboldt, McAdoo and Valmont Industrial Parks as well as the CAN DO Corporate Center. Free property search, downloadable maps, financing information, etc.

The City of Hazleton - the official site of the City of Hazleton, featuring an entire section dedicated to business attraction and retention, with information on grant and low-interest loan programs.

Greater Hazleton Partners In Education - helping promote workforce development in the Greater Hazleton area.

Hazleton Area School District - the official school district site.

The Hazleton Standard-Speaker - since 1886, this family-owned newspaper has been keeping the people of the Hazleton area well informed. Updated daily!

Area sites:

Great Valley Technology Alliance - a non-profit group seeking to attract high-tech firms to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre/Hazleton metropolitan statistical area.

Luzerne County Courthouse

Luzerne Co. Convention & Visitors Bureau - information about tourism in NE Pa.

Northeastern PA Labor Management Council - Our mission is to be an effective neutral forum to foster and improve relations between labor and management resulting in a positive image, economic growth, and an improved quality of life for all Unions, Companies, and the Communities we serve in Northeastern Pennsylvania.

NEPA Alliance - one of seven sub-state regional agencies that help to coordinate economic development activities in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

NEPIRC - The Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center (NEPIRC) is in the business of helping manufacturers not only survive but thrive as they enter the new millennium.

The Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers and Employers Association - a private, non-profit, membership-based organization that currently serves more than 250 member companies in Carbon, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Northumberland and Schuylkill Counties.

Penn's Northeast - a regional group of economic development corporations in Northeastern Pennsylvania that seeks to attract and retain businesses in the area. This web site features a property search database.

Work & Play in NE Pa. - regional jobsearch site

State sites:

www.inventpa.com is a portal through which you can access many of the state's business-related sites.

Business Resource Network - tons of information on doing business in Pennsylvania.

CareerLink! - Team Pennsylvania CareerLink is a cooperative effort to provide one-stop delivery of career services to job seekers, employers and other Interested Individuals. These services are also available in your local Pennsylvania CareerLink office or participating agency.

Keystone Opportunity Zones - state and local taxes are eliminated in KOZ zones, of which Hazleton has many available properties. This is the official state KOZ site for more info on KOZs.

SelectSites - The PA SelectSite and SelecTech-Site Initiative is a collaborative process between the Governor's Action Team, the Pennsylvania Economic Development Association, Team Pennsylvania, Fluor Global Consulting Services and other key stakeholders in the Commonwealth, such as several of our major utility companies. Through this comprehensive process, we have identified over 100 sites throughout Pennsylvania that meet stringent industry-based criteria driven by today's market needs.

TeamPA! - a state agency whose goal is business retention.

 

 


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