The Centre Daily Times ran a front-page story today about the the sudden closure of Bolton Metals plant in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. The article, available as an Adobe PDF file, contains information from a Economic and Workforce Brief, "Nonferrous Foundry and Forging in Centre County, Pennsylvania," produced by the Penn State Workforce Education and Development Initiative.

The lead article appearing in the 2 February 2008 Centre Daily Times about the closing of Bolton Metal Products in Bellefonte ("Bolton Metal: Most of 94-year-old Bellefonte facility to shut down; Almost 200 jobs lost;" see copy at http://BoltonMetal.notlong.com). To add some information for deliberations about this plant closing, the Penn State Workforce Education and Development Initiative pulled together analysis resources to estimate the economic impacts of nonferrous foundry and forging industry in Centre County. Information in a  proprietary index published by Dunn & Bradstreet indicates that the primary products of the Bolton Metal Products facility are part of the output of the nonferrous foundry and forging industry.

The result of the analysis effort is an Economic and Workforce Brief, “Role of the Nonferrous Foundry and Forging Industry in the Economy of Centre County, Pennsylvania.” This report quantifies the role of every 100 workers employed by the nonferrous foundry and forging industry in generating jobs, compensation, and property taxes in the County.

An analysis behind a Penn State Economic & Workforce Brief targets an industry (a group of establishments providing similar products or services), not an individual firm. As a result, economic and workforce impacts calculated for a Brief represent an industry average, not the impacts generated by an individual firm. Moreover, the Brief does not estimate the net effect of the Bolton plant closing. That is, the Centre County economy might mitigate the impacts of the Bolton plant closing by absorbing workers released from Bolton into jobs at the same or different level of compensation in other firms. In general Pennsylvania is shedding jobs in manufacturing for a variety of complex reasons and is gaining jobs in service industries. Wages offered in service industries often are lower than those paid in manufacturing industries.

For additional information about this Brief or about the work of the Penn State Workforce Education and Development Initiative, contact Rose M. Baker (814.865.9919; rmb194@psu.edu) or David L. Passmore (814.863.2583; dlp@psu.edu). To view other Brief reports produced about other Pennsylvania industries and regions, navigate to:
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On 19 January 2008, the Beaver County Times ran an article, "Airport effects this economy more than most," containing an interview with Rose Baker and David Passmore about the Penn State Economic & Workforce Brief, "The Role of Airports in the Economy of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania."

he Penn State Workforce Education and Development Initiative conducted an analysis that provides an estimate of the economic impacts of ethyl alcohol manufacturing in Clearfield County and produced an Economic and Workforce Brief, “Potential Role of Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing in the Economy of Clearfield County.”
 
Bioenergy International LLC announced during August 2006 that they will build a plant, called Bionol Clearfield, in the Clearfield County Technology Park. The plant is anticipated to be operational in 2008 and is expected to produce 108 million gallons of corn-based and cellulosic ethanol per year.  For more information about Bioenergy International and its new plant, Bionol Clearfield, refer to:
http://www.bioenergyllc.com
http://www.bioenergyllc.com/projects.htm#clearfield
http://BionolClearfield.notlong.com

The analysis in the Brief focuses on the impact of the basic organic chemical manufacturing industry in Clearfield County, of which ethyl alcohol manufacturing will be a part. The Brief quantifies the role of every 100 workers employed by the basic organic chemical manufacturing industry in generating jobs, compensation, and property taxes in the region. This Brief helps explain the potential impact of ethyl alcohol manufacturing to the extent that ethyl alcohol manufacturing follows patterns of industry supply and compensation that are similar to its parent industry, basic organic chemical manufacturing.

Caution is recommended in the interpretation of estimates contained in the Brief. For instance, every 100 jobs in basic organic chemical manufacturing are associated with 316 jobs in other industries that supply basic organic chemical manufacturing with goods and services that the industry needs for its production processes. The levels of job, compensation, and tax impacts estimated in the Brief are possible only if the supply chain of industries that sell to basic organic chemical manufacturing is established and operating within Clearfield County. Otherwise, these potential local jobs will be exported to suppliers outside Clearfield County. Industry development and skill creation for Clearfield County enterprises that will supply the Bionol plant are critical.

An analysis behind a Penn State Economic & Workforce Brief targets an industry (a group of establishments providing similar products or services), not an individual firm. As a result, economic and workforce impacts calculated for a Brief represent an industry average, not the impacts generated by an individual firm.

For additional information about this Brief or about the work of the Penn State Workforce Education and Development Initiative, contact Rose M. Baker (814.865.9919) or David L. Passmore (814.863.2583). To view other Brief reports produced about other Pennsylvania industries and regions, navigate to:
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The Penn State Workforce Education and Development Initiative conducted an analysis of the economic impacts of electronic and appliance stores in Centre County.

An Economic and Workforce Brief, “Role of Electronic & Appliance Stores in the Economy of Centre County, Pennsylvania,” quantifies the role of every 100 workers employed by the electronic and appliance stores industry in generating jobs, compensation, and property taxes in the region.
 
This Brief explains the economic impact of a company such as Neutron Inc on the economy of Centre County. Neutron Inc is primarily a store which sells computers and software. The analysis in the attached Brief focuses on the impact of the electronic and appliance stores industry, of which the computer and software stores industry is a part. For more information about the Neutron, Inc, refer to the following website:
http://www.neutronusa.com
 
The electronic and appliance stores industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing household-type appliances, cameras, computers, and other electronic goods. Computer and software stores are engaged in retailing new computers, computer peripherals, and prepackaged computer software.
 
Data from the 2002 Economic Census, the most recent economic census available, indicate that 395 establishments in Pennsylvania were computer and software stores. These stores generated $480.6 million in receipts (2.9% of US receipts in computer and software stores) with 2,810 employees (3.8% of US employees in computer and software stores) and an annual payroll of $58.2 million (3.2% of US payroll in computer and software stores).
 
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For additional information about this Brief or about the work of the Penn State Workforce Education and Development Initiative, contact Rose M. Baker (814.865.9919) or David L. Passmore (814.863.2583). To view other Brief reports produced about other Pennsylvania industries and regions, navigate to:

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The Penn State Workforce Education and Development Initiative conducted an analysis of the economic impacts of hospitals in Butler County.
 
An Economic and Workforce Brief, “Role of Hospitals in the Economy of Butler County,” quantifies the role of every 100 workers employed by the hospital industry in generating jobs, compensation, and property taxes in the region. As an economic entity, the hospital industry provides medical, diagnostic, and treatment services that include physician, nursing, and other health services to inpatients and the specialized accommodation services required by inpatients. The industry also provides outpatient services as a secondary activity. Establishments in the hospital industry provide inpatient health services, many of which are available only using the specialized facilities and equipment that form a significant and integral part of the hospital infrastructure.
 
This Brief explains the potential economic impact of Butler Memorial Hospital on the economy of Butler County. Butler Memorial Hospital is a general medical and surgical hospital, which recently was awarded $13.4 million by the Commonwealth for an expansion. The expansion will include a seven-story acute care tower, various road improvements, renovation and expansion of its outpatient facility and emergency room, a central utility plant, and other technology investments. The expansion project is anticipated to create 500 new jobs. For more information about the Butler Memorial Hospital, refer to the following websites:
http://butlermemorialhospital.notlong.com
http://www.butlerhealthsystem.org
 
Data from the 2002 Economic Census, the most recent economic census available, indicate that there were 215 establishments in the Pennsylvania involved in general medical and surgical hospitals that generated $22.4 billion in receipts (4.8% of US receipts in general medical and surgical hospitals) with 239,952 employees (5% of US employees in general medical and surgical hospitals) and an annual payroll of $9 billion (4.9% of US payroll in general medical and surgical hospitals).
 
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For additional information about this Brief or about the work of the Penn State Workforce Education and Development Initiative, contact Rose M. Baker (814.865.9919) or David L. Passmore (814.863.2583). To view other Brief reports produced about other Pennsylvania industries and regions, navigate to:

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The Penn State Workforce Education and Development Initiative conducted an analysis recently of the economic impacts of gas and oil extraction and refining in McKean County and released the  Economic and Workforce Brief, “Role of Gas & Oil Extraction & Refining in the Economy of McKean County.” The Brief quantifies the role of every 100 workers employed by the gas and oil extraction and refining industry in generating jobs, compensation, and property taxes in the region.   
 
The analysis in the Brief focuses on the impact of the gas and oil extraction and refining industry in McKean County. The gas and oil extraction and refining industry was created for the Brief by combining information available separately for oil and gas extraction, drilling oil and gas wells, support activities for oil and gas operations, and petroleum refineries. Data from the 2002 Economic Census, the most recent economic census available, indicate that:

• There were 152 establishments in the Pennsylvania involved in oil and gas extraction that generated $583 million in receipts (0.5% of US receipts in oil and gas extraction) with 1,640 employees (1.6% of US employees in oil and gas extraction) and an annual payroll of $81.4 million (1.5% of US payroll in oil and gas extraction).
• There were 48 establishments in the Pennsylvania involved in drilling oil and gas wells that generated $101.8 billion in receipts (1.1% of US receipts in drilling oil and gas wells) with 789 employees (1.3% of US employees in drilling oil and gas wells) and an annual payroll of $31.8 million (1.3% of US payroll in drilling oil and gas wells).
• There were 80 establishments in the Pennsylvania involved in support activities for oil and gas operations that generated $105.2 million in receipts (0.9% of US receipts in support activities for oil and gas operations) with 1,007 employees (0.9% of US employees in support activities for oil and gas operations) and an annual payroll of $36.3 million (0.9% of US payroll in support activities for oil and gas operations).
• There were 9 establishments in the Pennsylvania involved in petroleum refineries that generated $10.4 billion in receipts (5.4% of US receipts in petroleum refineries) with 3,482 employees (5.7% of US employees in petroleum refineries) and an annual payroll of $229.4 million (5.3% of US payroll in petroleum refineries). 
  

An exemplary firm involved within the gas and oil extraction and refining cluster is American Refining Group, Inc. located in Bradford, PA. The refining facility is located on about 131 acres in McKean County just off of U.S. Route 219. The company is mainly engaged in refining 100% pure Pennsylvania grade crude oil, which carries the trademark name “PENN-GRADE™”. Other products manufactured by the company are petroleum resins, petroleum extracts, slack waxes, and petrolatums under the Kendex® product name. Specialty PENN-GRADE™ naphthas and distillates under the Kensol® product name are also created by American Refining Group, Inc. For more information about American Refining Group, Inc., refer to the following website:
http://amref.com

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For additional information about this Brief or about the work of the Penn State Workforce Education and Development Initiative, contact Rose M. Baker (814.865.9919; rmb194@psu.edu) or David L. Passmore (814.863.2583; dlp@psu.edu). To view other Brief reports produced about other Pennsylvania industries and regions, navigate to:
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The Penn State Workforce Education and Development Initiative conducted an analysis of the economic impacts of wood products in Adams, Dauphin, and York countiesvreleased the Economic and Workforce Brief, “Role of Wood Products in the Economy of Adams, Dauphin, and York Counties.” The Brief quantifies the role of every 100 workers employed by the wood products industry in generating jobs, compensation, and property taxes in the region.
 
The analysis in the Brief focuses on the impact of the wood products industry in Adams, Dauphin, and York counties. The analysis of the wood products industry for this Brief was assembled by combining information from the cut stock, resawing, and planing industry with other millwork (including flooring). Data from the 2002 Economic Census, the most recent economic census available, indicate that:

• There were 67 establishments in the Pennsylvania involved in cut stock, resawing lumber, and planing that generated $412.7 million in receipts (7.2% of US receipts in cut stock, resawing lumber, and planing) with 2,529 employees (7.3% of US employees in cut stock, resawing lumber, and planing) and an annual payroll of $69.9 million (7.8% of US payroll in cut stock, resawing lumber, and planing).
• There were 108 establishments in the Pennsylvania involved in other millwork (including flooring) that generated $156.9 million in receipts (2.7% of US receipts in other millwork, including flooring) with 1,242 employees (2.8% of US employees in other millwork, including flooring) and an annual payroll of $33.9 million (2.8% of US payroll in other millwork, including flooring).

 An analysis behind a Penn State Economic & Workforce Brief targets an industry (a group of establishments providing similar products or services), not an individual firm. As a result, economic and workforce impacts calculated for a Brief represent an industry average, not the impacts generated by an individual firm.
 
For additional information about this Brief or about the work of the Penn State Workforce Education and Development Initiative, contact Rose M. Baker (814.865.9919; rmb194@psu.edu) or David L. Passmore (814.863.2583; dlp@psu.edu). To view other Brief reports produced about other Pennsylvania industries and regions, navigate to: http://PSUBrief.notlong.com
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The Penn State Workforce Education and Development Initiative conducted an analysis of the economic impacts of plastics plumbing fixture and miscellaneous plastics products manufacturing in Adams and York counties released an Economic and Workforce Brief, “Role of Plastics Plumbing Fixture and Miscellaneous Plastics Products Manufacturing in the Economy of Adams and York Counties.” The Brief quantifies the role of every 100 workers employed by this specific plastics manufacturing industry in generating jobs, compensation, and property taxes in the region.
 
This Brief contains an analysis of activity of establishments primarily engaged in plastics plumbing fixture manufacturing in North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 326191 and all other plastics products manufacturing in NAICS code 326199 (a residual classification of establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing plastics products, except film, sheet, bags, profile shapes, pipes, pipe fittings, laminates, foam products, bottles, plumbing fixtures, and resilient floor coverings). Data from the 2002 Economic Census, the most recent economic census available, indicate that there were 361 establishments in the Pennsylvania involved in all other plastics products manufacturing that generated $3.8 billion in receipts (5.2% of U.S. receipts in all other plastic products manufacturing) with 27,516 employees (5.6% of U.S. employees in all other plastic products manufacturing) and an annual payroll of $853 million (5.6% of U.S. payroll in all other plastic products manufacturing). Information about plastics plumbing fixture manufacturing is suppressed in the 2002 Economic Census to maintain the confidentiality of the industry’s 13 Pennsylvania firms.

A related report is available. The Penn State Workforce Education and Development Initiative recently released a report, "Forecast of Employment and Job Openings in Pennsylvania Plastics Manufacturing, 2004-2017," for the Pennsylvania Plastics Initiative. This report is available as an Adobe PDF file at:
http://PaPlasticsJobs.notlong.com

An analysis behind a Penn State Economic & Workforce Brief targets an industry (a group of establishments providing similar products or services), not an individual firm. As a result, economic and workforce impacts calculated for a Brief represent an industry average, not the impacts generated by an individual firm.
 
For additional information about this Brief or about the work of the Penn State Workforce Education and Development Initiative, contact Rose M. Baker (814.865.9919; rmb194@psu.edu) or David L. Passmore (814.863.2583; dlp@psu.edu). To view other Brief reports produced about other Pennsylvania industries and regions, navigate to:
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The Penn State Workforce Education and Development Initiative conducted an analysis of the economic impacts of biotechnology and pharmaceuticals in Bucks and Montgomery counties and prepared the Economic and Workforce Brief, “Role of Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals in the Economy of Bucks & Montgomery Counties.” The Brief quantifies the role of every 100 workers employed by the biotechnology and pharmaceuticals industry in generating jobs, compensation, and property taxes in the region.  
 
This Brief explains the potential economic impact of Almac Group, which is constructing its North American headquarters in Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County. The company based out of Northern Ireland plans to bring at least 262 jobs to the area within three years. Almac Group is an integrated research, development, and manufacturing services provider for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. The Almac Group’s 240,000 square-foot headquarters will combine existing operations in the area and retain 500 of the people working for the company in the region. The process of creating this facility will be completed in several phases and, by 2013, the company expects more than 400 additional people to be working at the new facility. For more information about Almac Group locating their North American headquarters in Lower Salford Township, refer to the following websites:
http://tinyurl.com/yvh89f  
http://tinyurl.com/26rfda
 
The analysis in the Brief focuses on the impact of the biotechnology and pharmaceuticals industry in Bucks and Montgomery counties. The biotechnology and pharmaceuticals industry for the brief was created by combining information from the biotechnology research and development laboratories and services with pharmaceuticals and medicine manufacturing. Data from the 2002 Economic Census, the most recent economic census available, indicate that:

• There were 480 establishments in the Pennsylvania involved in biotechnology research and development laboratories that generated $2.6 billion in receipts (4.3% of US receipts in biotechnology research and development laboratories) with 32,627 employees (5.9% of US employees in biotechnology research and development laboratories) and an annual payroll of $2.5 billion (6.3% of US payroll in biotechnology research and development laboratories).
• There were 69 establishments in the Pennsylvania involved in other pharmaceuticals and medicine manufacturing that generated $21.9 billion in receipts (15.6% of US receipts in pharmaceuticals and medicine manufacturing) with 15,788 employees (6.3% of US employees in pharmaceuticals and medicine manufacturing) and an annual payroll of $1 billion (7.6% of US payroll in pharmaceuticals and medicine manufacturing).

An analysis behind a Penn State Economic & Workforce Brief targets an industry (a group of establishments providing similar products or services), not an individual firm. As a result, economic and workforce impacts calculated for a Brief represent an industry average, not the impacts generated by an individual firm.
 
For additional information about this Brief or about the work of the Penn State Workforce Education and Development Initiative, contact Rose M. Baker (814.865.9919; rmb194@psu.edu) or David L. Passmore (814.863.2583; dlp@psu.edu). To view other Brief reports produced about other Pennsylvania industries and regions, navigate to:
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The Penn State Workforce Education and Development Initiative conducted an analysis of the economic impacts of business support services in Blair and Cambria counties and prepared the Economic and Workforce Brief, “Role of Business Support Services in the Economy of Blair & Cambria Counties.” The Brief quantifies the role of every 100 workers employed by the business support services industry in generating jobs, compensation, and property taxes in the region.
 
This Brief explains the economic impact of American Customer Care Inc. establishing a customer service call center in Logan Township, Blair County. The call center will be housed in 11,000 square feet of the Fiore Furniture building on Cayuga Avenue. American Customer Care Inc. is primarily engaged in telephone answering services. The company reports that it will employ approximately 125 workers by January 2008 and a total of 200 workers by October 2008. For more information about American Customer Care Inc. setting up a customer service call center in Logan Township, refer to the following websites:
http://tinyurl.com/3d2f79
http://tinyurl.com/2z3o2w
 
Data from the 2002 Economic Census, the most recent economic census available, indicate that there were 112 establishments in the Pennsylvania involved in telephone answering services that generated $87.2 million in receipts (4.1% of US receipts in telephone answering services) with 2,578 employees (3.9% of US employees in telephone answering services) and an annual payroll of $48.1 million (3.5% of US payroll in telephone answering services). The analysis in the attached Brief focuses on the impact of the business support services industry in Blair and Cambria counties. Telephone answering services are an important part of this industry.
 
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For additional information about this Brief or about the work of the Penn State Workforce Education and Development Initiative, contact Rose M. Baker (814.865.9919; rmb194@psu.edu) or David L. Passmore (814.863.2583; dlp@psu.edu). To view other Brief reports produced about other Pennsylvania industries and regions, navigate to: http://PSUBrief.notlong.com
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The Penn State Workforce Education and Development Initiative conducted an analysis of the economic and workforce impacts of power generation and supply in Bucks County and released an Economic and Workforce Brief, “Role of Power Generation & Supply in the Economy of Bucks County.” The Brief quantifies the role of every 100 workers employed by the power generation and supply industry in generating jobs, compensation, and property taxes in the region.

This Brief helps explain the impact of plans recently announced by Governor Ed Rendell for the construction of a new solar energy power station, which will be the fourth largest of its kind in the country. There will be more than 16,500 solar panels built on 16.5 acres, which are adjacent to Waste Management’s GROWS landfill in Falls Township, Bucks County. When the plant is completed, it could produce 3,700 megawatts of power, which is enough power to supply 300-350 homes. For more about the plans to construct the new solar energy power facility, refer to the following websites:
http://tinyurl.com/2mdagv
http://tinyurl.com/25aymp
http://tinyurl.com/2bx72o
http://www.fallstwp.com

Data from the 2002 Economic Census, the most recent economic census available, indicate that there were 9,394 establishments in the United States involved in electric power generation and supply, with 282 establishments in Pennsylvania employing 25,266 workers (4.7% of U.S. employees in electric power generation and supply) and an annual payroll of $1.98 billion (5.6% of U.S. payroll of electric power generation and supply). Economic impact data available does not include specific enough information about solar energy facilities and electric power generation, so the more general category of electric power generation and supply was analyzed. In this way, the analysis in the Brief focuses on the impact of the electric power generation and supply industry in Bucks County. The electric power generation and supply industry mainly includes companies that operate power generation facilities, operate transmission facilities, and operate distribution systems that deliver electric power to consumers.
 
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For additional information about this Brief or about the work of the Penn State Workforce Education and Development Initiative, contact Rose M. Baker (814.865.9919; rmb194@psu.edu) or David L. Passmore (814.863.2583; dlp@psu.edu). To view other Brief reports produced about other Pennsylvania industries and regions, navigate to: http://PSUBrief.notlong.com.
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The Penn State Workforce Education and Development Initiative conducted an analysis of the economic impacts of hardware manufacturing in Lackawanna and Luzerne counties and released an Economic and Workforce Brief, “Role of Hardware Manufacturing in the Economy of Lackawanna & Luzerne Counties.” The Brief quantifies the role of every 100 workers employed by the hardware manufacturing industry in generating jobs, compensation, and property taxes in the region.

This Brief helps explain the impact of plans announced by McKinney Products to move its operations from the region, a move that will affect nearly 200 jobs at McKinney’s Moosic, Pennsylvania, plant. Additional information is available at:
http://tinyurl.com/2nl9y6

Data from the 2002 Economic Census, the most recent economic census available, indicate that there were 32 establishments in the Pennsylvania involved in hardware manufacturing that generated $405 million in receipts (3.9% of US receipts in hardware manufacturing) with 2,498 employees (4.1% of US employees in hardware manufacturing) and an annual payroll of $79.8 million (3.8% of US payroll in hardware manufacturing).

An analysis behind a Penn State Economic & Workforce Brief targets an industry (a group of establishments providing similar products or services), not an individual firm. As a result, economic and workforce impacts calculated for a Brief represent an industry average, not the impacts generated by an individual firm.

For additional information about this Brief or about the work of the Penn State Workforce Education and Development Initiative, contact Rose M. Baker (814.865.9919; rmb194@psu.edu) or David L. Passmore (814.863.2583; dlp@psu.edu). To view other Brief reports produced about other Pennsylvania industries and regions, navigate to: http://PSUBrief.notlong.com
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The Penn State Workforce Education and Development Initiative conducted an analysis of the economic impacts of wholesale trade in Lackawanna and Luzerne counties and released an Economic and Workforce Brief, “Role of Wholesale Trade in the Economy of Lackawanna & Luzerne Counties.” The Brief quantifies the role of every 100 workers employed by the hardware manufacturing industry in generating jobs, compensation, and property taxes in the region.

This Brief helps explain the impact of plans recently announced by McLane Company, which is based in Texas, to invest $60 million to build a 400,000 square-foot wholesale grocery distribution center in Jessup. McLane’s new distribution center will provide grocery distribution services for convenience store chains, mass merchandisers and drug stores in the mid-Atlantic region. The distribution center will be located in a Keystone Opportunity Expansion Zone, which entitles the company to certain tax benefits. The company will receive a $525,000 funding package offer from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania that includes a grant of up to $300,000 through the opportunity grant program and up to $225,000 in customized job training funds. The company’s total investment in the project is reported to be $60 million. For more information about the opening of the McLane Company distribution center anticipated to in June 2008 in Jessup, refer to the following website:
http://tinyurl.com/27qba6

Data from the 2002 Economic Census, the most recent economic census available, indicate that there were 121 establishments in the Pennsylvania involved in general-line grocery merchant wholesale that generated $4.1 billion in receipts (3.6% of US receipts in general-line grocery merchant wholesale) with 6,288 employees (4.7% of US employees in general-line grocery merchant wholesale) and an annual payroll of $266.6 million (4.9% of US payroll in general-line grocery merchant wholesale). The analysis in the Brief focuses on the impact of the entire wholesale trade industry in Lackawanna and Luzerne counties.

An analysis behind a Penn State Economic & Workforce Brief targets an industry (a group of establishments providing similar products or services), not an individual firm. As a result, economic and workforce impacts calculated for a Brief represent an industry average, not the impacts generated by an individual firm.

For additional information about this Brief or about the work of the Penn State Workforce Education and Development Initiative, contact Rose M. Baker (814.865.9919; rmb194@psu.edu) or David L. Passmore (814.863.2583; dlp@psu.edu). To view other Brief reports produced about other Pennsylvania industries and regions, navigate to: http://PSUBrief.notlong.com
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The Penn State Workforce Education and Development Initiative conducted an analysis of the economic impacts of coal mining in Allegheny and Washington counties and released an Economic and Workforce Brief, “Role of Coal Mining in the Economy of Allegheny & Washington Counties.” The Brief quantifies the role of every 100 workers employed by the coal mining industry in generating jobs, compensation, and property taxes in the region. F

This Brief helps explain the impact of plans recently announced by Consol Energy to lay off workers at Mine 84 in Washington County. Consol Energy has issued a notice under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act that warns a layoff will occur in November 2007. This layoff could affect up to 111 of the 482 workers currently working at the mine. The main reason for the layoff is the inability for the mine to meet its target for return of capital. For more about the Mine 84 layoff, refer to the following websites:
http://tinyurl.com/34qj55  
http://tinyurl.com/38dzpu
http://tinyurl.com/2rvwx5

Data from the 2002 Economic Census, the most recent economic census available, indicate that there were 36 establishments in the Pennsylvania involved in underground bituminous coal mining that generated $1.3 billion in receipts (13.6% of US receipts of bituminous coal underground mining) with 4,965 employees (12.3% of US employees in bituminous coal underground mining) and an annual payroll of $266.7 million (13% of US payroll of bituminous coal underground mining). The underground bituminous coal mining industry includes companies mainly engaged in developing underground bituminous coal mines, mining the bituminous coal in underground mines, and beneficiating the bituminous coal (e.g., cleaning, washing, screening, and sizing). The analysis in the Brief focuses on the impact of the entire coal mining industry in Allegheny and Washington counties.

An analysis behind a Penn State Economic & Workforce Brief targets an industry (a group of establishments providing similar products or services), not an individual firm. As a result, economic and workforce impacts calculated for a Brief represent an industry average, not the impacts generated by an individual firm.

For additional information about this Brief or about the work of the Penn State Workforce Education and Development Initiative, contact Rose M. Baker (814.865.9919; rmb194@psu.edu) or David L. Passmore (814.863.2583; dlp@psu.edu). To view other Brief reports produced about other Pennsylvania industries and regions, navigate to: http://PSUBrief.notlong.com
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Penn State’s Workforce Education and Development Initiative conducted an analysis of the economic and workforce impacts of cattle ranching and farming in Bradford, Susquehanna, and Tioga Counties in Pennsylvania and released an Economic & Workforce Brief, "Role of Cattle Ranching & Farming in the Economy of the Northern Tier of Pennsylvania."

An analysis behind a Penn State Economic & Workforce Brief targets an industry (a group of establishments providing similar products or services), not an individual firm. As a result, economic and workforce impacts calculated for a Brief represent an industry average, not the impacts generated by an individual firm.

Information about the Economic & Workforce Brief series is available at http://PSUBrief.notlong.com.

 

 

Penn State’s Workforce Education and Development Initiative conducted an analysis of the economic and workforce impacts of frozen food manufacturing in Lehigh and Northampton counties and released an Economic and Workforce Brief, “Role of Frozen Food Manufacturing in the Economy of Lehigh & Northampton Counties.” The Brief quantifies the role of every 100 workers employed by the frozen food industry in generating jobs, compensation, and property taxes in the region.

This Brief helps explain the impact of the recent announcement by General Mills to close their frozen waffle manufacturing plant in Allentown, Pennsylvania, with the anticipated dislocation of 116 workers. Additional information is available at:
http://tinyurl.com/2gvn5y   

Data from the 2002 Economic Census, the most recent economic census available, indicate that there were 23 establishments in Pennsylvania involved in frozen food manufacturing that generated $580 million in receipts (2.7% of US receipts in frozen food manufacturing) with 2,439 employees (2.7% of US employees in retail) and an annual payroll of $79.9 million (3.2% of US payroll in frozen food manufacturing).

An analysis behind a Penn State Economic & Workforce Brief targets an industry (a group of establishments providing similar products or services), not an individual firm. As a result, economic and workforce impacts calculated for a Brief represent an industry average, not the impacts generated by an individual firm.

Information about the Economic & Workforce Brief series is available at http://PSUBrief.notlong.com. 

The Penn State Workforce Education and Development Initiative completed an analysis of the economic and workforce impacts of retail trade in Lehigh and Northampton counties and released an Economic and Workforce Brief, “Role of Retail Trade in the Economy of Lehigh & Northampton Counties.” The Brief quantifies the role of every 100 workers employed by the retail trade industry in generating jobs, compensation, and property taxes in the region.

This Brief helps explain the impact of plans recently announced by the Lehigh Valley Mall to expand its landscape to include a lifestyle center, which describes a mall that carries upscale tenants like a large indoor mall, but does it in an outdoor setting. These new additions to the mall will cost $40 million and will cover 110,000 square feet. For more about the mall expansion, refer to the following website:
http://tinyurl.com/2ksd5z  

Data from the 2002 Economic Census, the most recent economic census available, indicate that there were 48,041 establishments in the Pennsylvania involved in retail trade that generated $130.7 billion in receipts (4.3% of US receipts in retail trade) with 661,993 employees (4.5% of US employees in retail trade) with an annual payroll of $12.7 billion (4.2% of US payroll in retail trade). The analysis behind this Brief focused on several North American Industrial Classification System  codes (442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 448, 451, 452, 453) in order to more accurately represent a variety of mall retail stores.

An analysis behind a Penn State Economic & Workforce Brief targets an industry (a group of establishments providing similar products or services), not an individual firm. As a result, economic and workforce impacts calculated for a Brief represent an industry average, not the impacts generated by an individual firm.

Information about the Economic & Workforce Brief series is available at http://PSUBrief.notlong.com. 

Penn State’s Workforce Education and Development Initiative conducted an analysis of the economic and workforce impacts of retail trade in Lancaster County and released an Economic and Workforce Brief, “Role of Retail Trade in the Economy of Lancaster County.” The Brief quantifies the role of every 100 workers employed by the retail trade industry in generating jobs, compensation, and property taxes in the region.

This Brief helps explain the impact of plans recently announced by Target to build a new store along Route 501 in Warwick Township. These plans involve constructing a 133,000 square foot store, a 470 space parking lot, and the addition of a restaurant. The new store is anticipated to create 150-200 new jobs, $2.5 million in payroll, $182,000 in new school taxes, $130,000 in transfer taxes, and $175,000 in transfer development taxes. Additional information is available at:
http://tinyurl.com/2w6atv

Data from the 2002 Economic Census, the most recent economic census available, indicate that there were 48,041 establishments in Pennsylvania involved in retail trade that generated $130.7 billion in receipts (4.3% of US receipts in retail trade) with 661,993 employees (4.5% of US employees in retail trade) with an annual payroll of $12.7 billion (4.2% of US payroll in retail trade). The analysis behind this Brief focused on several North American Industrial Classification System codes (442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 448, 451, 452, 453) in order to more completely represent the variety of goods sold in mall retail stores.

An analysis behind a Penn State Economic & Workforce Brief targets an industry (a group of establishments providing similar products or services), not an individual firm. As a result, economic and workforce impacts calculated for a Brief represent an industry average, not the impacts generated by an individual firm.

Information about the Economic & Workforce Brief series is available at http://PSUBrief.notlong.com. 

Penn State’s Workforce Education and Development Initiative conducted an analysis of the economic and workforce impacts of fitness and recreation centers in Lancaster County and released an Economic and Workforce Brief, “Role of Fitness & Recreation Centers in the Economy of Lancaster County.” The Brief quantifies the role of every 100 workers employed by fitness and recreation centers in generating jobs, compensation, and property taxes in the region.

This Brief helps explain the impact of plans recently announced by YMCA officials to build a 41,443-square-foot, three-story building on Harrisburg Avenue in Lancaster to replace another YMCA building recently sold to Lancaster General Hospital. The YMCA recently received preliminary approval, which was a major hurdle on the way to constructing the new YMCA fitness and recreation center. Additional information about the YMCA’s plans for constructing a new fitness and recreation center on Harrisburg Avenue is available at:
http://tinyurl.com/3yrw96

Data from the 2002 Economic Census, the most recent economic census available, indicate that there were 1,238 fitness and recreation establishments in Pennsylvania that generated $597 million in receipts (4% of US receipts from fitness and recreation centers) with 20,681 employees (4.6% of US employees in fitness and recreation centers) and an annual payroll of $201.5 million (4.1% of US payroll of fitness and recreation centers).

An analysis behind a Penn State Economic & Workforce Brief targets an industry (a group of establishments providing similar products or services), not an individual firm. As a result, economic and workforce impacts calculated for a Brief represent an industry average, not the impacts generated by an individual firm.

Additional information abou the Economic & Workforce Brief series is available at http://PSUBrief.notlong.com.