businessclimate.com/pocono-mountains POCONO MOUNTAINSREGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GUIDE HQ for Innovation Technology, workforce drive growth in region’s economy SPONSORED BY CARBON COUNTY, MONROE COUNTY, PIKE COUNTY AND WAYNE COUNTY AND THE POCONO MOUNTAINS VISITORS BUREAU | 2016 -17 2016 EDITION | VOLUME 2 POCONO MOUNTAINS REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GUIDE VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR OF CONTENT | BILL McMEEKIN EDITOR | BECKY HENSON CONTRIBUTING WRITERS | TEREE CARUTHERS, CARY ESTES, HEATHER JOHNSON, BILL LEWIS, EMILY McMACKIN STAFF WRITER | KEVIN LITWIN ART DIRECTOR | LAURA GALLAGHER LEAD DESIGNER | SUSANNA HAYNES SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNERS | SAMANTHA FRAZIER, HEATHER HAUSER, AMY HIEMSTRA, VIKKI WILLIAMS GRAPHIC DESIGNER | LINDSEY HIGGINS SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHERS | JEFF ADKINS, MICHAEL TEDESCO PHOTO EDITOR | MICHEAL BETTS COLOR IMAGING TECHNICIAN | ALISON HUNTER INTEGRATED MEDIA MANAGER | SCOTT YOUNG AD PRODUCTION/SALES SUPPORT COORDINATOR | COURTNEY COOK ADVERTISING PRODUCTION/SALES SUPPORT MANAGER | KATIE MIDDENDORF AD TRAFFIC ASSISTANT | PATRICIA MOISAN WEB DESIGNER II | RICHARD STEVENS SOFTWARE ENGINEER | DYLAN UNDERWOOD CHAIRMAN | GREG THURMAN PRESIDENT/PUBLISHER | BOB SCHWARTZMAN EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT | RAY LANGEN SENIOR V.P./CLIENT DEVELOPMENT | JEFF HEEFNER SENIOR V.P./OPERATIONS | CASEY HESTER SENIOR V.P./SALES | JAREK SWEKOSKY SENIOR V.P./BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT | CLAY PERRY SALES MANAGER | JARED LANE V.P./CONTENT OPERATIONS | NATASHA LORENS V.P./CREATIVE SERVICES | CHRISTINA CARDEN PHOTOGRAPHY DIRECTOR | JEFFREY S. 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Photo by Steve Grzezdzinski/ Courtesy Tobyhanna Army Depot 44 28 37 7 OVERVIEW 8 DISCOVER 49 ECONOMIC PROFILE 24 24 28 37 TECHNOLOGY & EDUCATION & WORKFORCE HEALTH CARE ENTREPRENEURSHIP WORKING IN GOOD HEALTH HQ FOR SMARTER Region’s health facilities enhance INNOVATION Standout colleges stock the Pocono the quality of care with expanded Pocono Mountains institutions offer Mountains region’s businesses services, new alliances resources that make entrepreneurial with highly skilled workforce breakthroughs possible 44 32 LIVABILITY TRANSPORTATION ART SMART & LOGISTICS Rich in arts, culture and history, the CENTER OF Pocono Mountains region enchants THE ACTION residents and visitors alike Location advantage, strong transportation sector drive the economy of the Pocono Mountains region VCONCERT: PENN’S PEAK VCONCERT: BUSINESSCLIMATE.COM/POCONO-MOUNTAINS || 5 VISIT OUR ADVERTISERS Dein Properties, LP www.deinproperties.com East Stroudsburg University www.esu.edu Essa Bank & Trust www.essabank.com Express Employment Professionals www.expresspros.com First Energy Corp. www.firstenergycorp.com First Keystone Community Bank www.fkcbank.com Hanover Engineering Associates Inc. www.hanovereng.com Holiday Inn Express www.holidayinnexpress.com/ stroudsburgpa Legend Properties Inc. www.lpre.com Liberty Homes www.libertyhomespa.com/poconolife Monroe County Industrial Development Authority www.pmedc.com Mount Airy Casino www.mountairycasino.com Mountain View Vineyard, Winery & Distillery www.mountainviewvineyard.com Pennsylvania Career Link – Monroe County www.pacareerlink.state.pa.us Pocono Manor Investors, LP www.poconomanor.com Pocono Medical Center www.poconohealthsystems.org Stroudsburg-Poconos Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau www.poconomountains.com Pocono Raceway www.poconoraceway.com PPL Electric Utilities www.pplelectric.com Roadhouse Restaurant www.smugglerscove.net Sanofi Pasteur www.sanofipasteur.us Skytop Lodge www.skytop.com St. Luke’s University Health Network www.slhn.org The Crossing Premium Outlets www.premiumoutlets.com/outlet/ the-crossings UGI Utilities The Holiday Inn Express Stroudsburg hotel is ideally located off Interstate 80 www.ugi.com in the heart of the scenic Pocono Mountains. 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Smart stuff: The region county Pocono Mountains region science: A legacy of innovation offers a spectrum of higher is home to more than 338,000 people can be seen in the presence of education options, from and a diverse economy that has companies like Sanofi Pasteur, four-year degree and graduate developed key industry sectors which maintains its headquarters degree programs to associate in manufacturing, life sciences and major vaccine manufacturing degree, technical programs and and logistics. operations in the region. certifications. Higher education 2. The right place: The 5. Made in the Pocono institutions work closely with region offers a lower-cost location Mountains region: The business and industry. advantage between New York manufacturing sector includes 8. Linked in: The region and Philadelphia, an integrated Tobyhanna Army Depot and is served by I-80, I-84 and transportation network and an companies like the KME I-380, as well as several major ample supply of high-quality Kovatch Organization highways. The northeast business parks and shovel-ready and Boyce Products Ltd. extension of the turnpike industrial sites. 6. To your health: connects the region to 3. Launching pad: A pool of Providers including Pocono Philadelphia. The Pocono knowledgeable workers, access to Medical Center, Wayne Mountains region also offers facilities, financing and technical Memorial Hospital and Blue access to more than 95 million support, and an inviting lifestyle Mountain Health System U.S. and Canadian consumers create the perfect environment offer high levels of care within an overnight drive. for entrepreneurs. and the latest treatments. Shortline railroads serve 90 local industries and link 8 to Class I carriers Norfolk Southern Railroad, CSX 957 Pocono Mountains and Canadian Pacific. Region To New Harrisburg 9. A great place to visit: York City Pittsburgh Philadelphia With a backdrop amid the WAYNE Delaware Water Gap, Upper Delaware River, and other Honesdale waterways, woodlands and mountains, the region offers 84 Milford adventures in all four seasons. PIKE 10. A great place to live: 380 Pocono Mountains communities MONROE blend cultural sophistication, 80 Stroudsburg Delaware R. unrivaled natural attractions, access to major metro amenities 76 CARBON Jim Thorpe Lehigh R. and the ease of small-town living. 51 The region has distinctive NENEWW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA downtowns where preservation 476 and planning have attracted 78 unique retail and entertainment. 6 || POCONO MOUNTAINS REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GUIDE BUSINESSCLIMATE.COM/POCONO-MOUNTAINS || 7 To Philadelphia 88 Discover