October 08, 2025 - Mayfield, PA
Governor Josh Shapiro and Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Rick Siger announced that the Commonwealth is investing over $39 million in 11 new projects through the PA SITES (Pennsylvania Strategic Investments to Enhance Sites) program to build more shovel-ready industrial sites across the Commonwealth - helping attract businesses, investment, and good-paying jobs to Pennsylvania. "When I came into office, I made it clear that Pennsylvania would compete again - and now we're not just competing, we're winning," said Governor Shapiro. "For too long, abandoned mineland like this site sat vacant because we didn't have the resources or the speed to get companies up and running. We fixed that - investing $500 million to build shovel-ready sites and cutting red tape so projects can move faster. Here in Lackawanna County, we're turning dirt into jobs and opportunity and these 11 PA SITES awards will help communities across Pennsylvania do the same - attracting new businesses, creating good-paying jobs, and laying the foundation for long-term economic growth.""Pennsylvania has many of the resources companies are looking for to grow - a skilled workforce, abundant natural resources, and a strategic location - but for too long, we lacked the ready-to-build sites that growing businesses need to make Pennsylvania their home," said Secretary Siger. "The Governor created the PA SITES program as part of our 10-Year Economic Development Strategy to fix that - and these projects will create good jobs, expand opportunity, and strengthen Pennsylvania's economy for years to come."List of Speakers:Commissioner Bill Gaughan, Board of Commissioners, Lackawanna CountyGovernor Josh ShapiroMark Powell, President, Century Land DevelopmentRick Siger, Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) SecretaryKristin Magnotta, Director of the Lackawanna County Department of Planning and Economic Development.
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