Governor Shapiro announces $39 million investment in PA SITES program for industrial development

Governor Josh Shapiro and Rick Siger, Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED), have announced an investment of over $39 million in 11 projects across Pennsylvania. The funding comes from the PA SITES (Pennsylvania Strategic Investments to Enhance Sites) program, which aims to develop more shovel-ready industrial sites throughout the state. The initiative is designed to attract businesses, increase investment, and create jobs.

Governor Shapiro stated, "When I came into office, I made it clear that Pennsylvania would compete again - and now we're not just competing, we're winning. 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."

Secretary Siger added, "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. 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."

The announcement was made alongside other local officials including Commissioner Bill Gaughan of the Lackawanna County Board of Commissioners, Mark Powell, President of Century Land Development, and Kristin Magnotta, Director of the Lackawanna County Department of Planning and Economic Development.

The PA SITES program is part of a broader strategy to revitalize unused land and support economic growth by making sites ready for immediate business development.