GREATER PITTSTON PENNSYLVANIA

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1 GREATER PITTSTON PENNSYLVANIA Greater Pittston, Pennsylvania consists of the ity of Pittston and 13 surrounding boroughs and townships. Greater Pittston is located along the Susquehanna River in Luzerne ounty and is equidistant to Scranton and Wilkes-arre. Greater Pittston is known for its exceptionally reliable workforce and superior highway access. Its central location in Northeastern Pennsylvania continues to drive strong business growth and new housing developments. Greater Pittston prides itself on a strong sense of community and has one of the lowest crime rates in the nation. QUIK FATS ENTRAL LOATION ALONG I-81 Greater Pittston is located in northeastern Pennsylvania in Luzerne ounty, midway between Scranton and Wilkes- arre and is just two hours from New York ity, Philadelphia, and Harrisburg. ULTURE AND REREATION Greater Pittston is within a 10 minute drive of the major entertainment and recreational venues, including Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, Montage Mountain Ski Resort, PN Field and more. WORKFORE Greater Pittston is known for its dedicated, readily available workforce. More than 467,000 people live within 20 miles of the center of Greater Pittston.

2 LOATION & TRANSPORTATION ROAD AESS TRAVEL DISTANES FROM GREATER PITTSTON TO KEY ITIES ITY MILES AWAY Wilkes-arre, PA 6 Scranton, PA 7 Hazleton, PA 37 Delaware Water Gap, PA 57 Allentown, PA 67 inghamton, NY 73 Morristown, NJ 96 Philadelphia, PA 113 Harrisburg, PA 116 Port Newark, NJ 126 New York, NY 128 Syracuse, NY 152 altimore, MD 194 Hartford, T 198 Washington, D 237 Pittsburgh, PA 290 oston, MA 301 leveland, OH 368 Toronto, ON 383 Montreal, Q 411 SOURE: MAPQUEST.OM Greater Pittston is served by five major highways. Interstates 81 and 476 converge in Greater Pittston while Interstates 80, 84, and 380 are just minutes away. Greater Pittston is two hours from New York ity, Philadelphia, and Harrisburg and is within a 500-mile radius of 34.2% of the population of the United States. More than 96 million U.S. and anadian consumers are within an overnight drive. AIR AESS The Wilkes-arre/Scranton International Airport (flyavp.com) is located in Avoca in Greater Pittston and offers approximately 40 daily arrivals and departures to seven major hubs with one-stop service to more than 450 destinations worldwide. The airport provides direct daily flights to Atlanta, harlotte, Detroit, Newark, Orlando, and Philadelphia. arriers include Allegiant, Delta onnection, United Express, and US Airways Express. AVP is also served by Saker Aviation, one of the finest fixed base operators in the Northeastern United States. RAIL AESS There are several available industrial sites in Greater Pittston that are rail served. arriers include such short line railroads as Luzerne and Susquehanna Railroad and Reading lue Mountain and Northern Railroad and lass One railroads such as anadian Pacific Railway and Norfolk Southern Railway ompany. 1

3 POPULATION & LAOR DATA MILESM MILES 100 MILES 50 MI 0 DEMOGRAPHIS REPORT Age Distribution (2015 est.) and over 21,939 23,129 54,254 64,067 51,923 62,630 68,618 30,569 86,756 SOURE: GREATER PITTSTON EMPLOYMENT/UNEMPLOYMENT DATA YEAR IVILIAN LAOR FORE EMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE , ,300 24, % , ,300 23, % , ,300 24, % , ,000 25, % , ,600 23, % SOURE: 2

4 LAOR DATA & EDUATION DEMOGRAPHIS REPORT 20 MILE RADIUS FROM ENTER OF GREATER PITTSTON 2015 POPULATION (EST.) 49% MALE 51% FEMALE 467,862 TOTAL EDUATION OLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WITHIN ONE HOUR OF GREATER PITTSTON SHOOL ENROLLMENT MILES AWAY King s ollege Wilkes University Lackawanna ollege University of Scranton ommonwealth Medical ollege Marywood University Penn State - Worthington Scranton Johnson ollege Misericordia University Luzerne ounty ommunity ollege aptist ible ollege Penn State - Wilkes-arre Keystone ollege Penn State - Hazleton Northampton ommunity ollege loomsburg University East Stroudsburg University TOTAL ENROLLMENT : 2, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,669 Source: EDUATIONAL ATTAINMENT (2015 EST.) POPULATION AGE 25 AND OVER Grade 9 11,659 Grade ,011 High School 131,689 Some ollege 58,189 Assoc. Degree 27,615 ach. Degree 47,212 Grad. Degree 28,370 3

5 WORKFORE WORKFORE Greater Pittston is known for its dedicated, readily available workforce. Here is what a few of our executives had to say about their employees: In 1930, our grandfather enjamin ohen opened a small dental depot in downtown Wilkes-arre. Since then, enco Dental has become the nation s largest independent dental distributor, with operations in 35 states. Key to our growth has been the excellent and dedicated team of enco associates who deliver success, smile after smile, to thousands of dental customers every day. When we outgrew our previous facility, the quality and loyalty of our people made it an easy decision to stay and invest right here in Northeastern PA. harles ohen & Richard ohen President & Senior Vice President enco Dental Supply o. Inc., Jenkins Township, PA We have a great workforce. We have capable people who are passionate about achieving their goals. We are in a low-cost area yet we have people with the skills you might think you would find only in a high-cost area. Everything in Northeast PA is just right. It s the Goldilocks theory of doing business. Scott Meuser hairman & EO Pride Mobility Products orporation, Exeter, PA We have a tremendous group of dedicated, hard-working people who helped us pull together a triumphant year. We have a very, very productive team. We moved to Northeastern Pennsylvania from Yorktown Heights, which is about 45 minutes north of Manhattan, and we ve found this to be a very cost effective area to find intelligent, skilled people. Jessica hesman President igourmet.com, West Pittston, PA SOURE: PENN S NORTHEAST 4

6 WORKFORE HOUSEHOLD INOME DISTRIUTION (2015 est.) $10K $10K-$20K $20K-$30K $30K-$40K $40K-$50K $50K-$60K $60K-$75K $75K-$100K $100K 14,049 24,879 23,366 21,116 17,293 13,811 25,552 30,569 38,230 SOURE: GREATER PITTSTON S LARGEST PRIVATE INDUSTRIAL/OFFIE EMPLOYERS OMPANY Lowe s Pride Mobility Products T.J. Maxx enco Dental Supply Keystone Automotive Men s Wearhouse Schott North America The Home Depot oden USA intas First Aid & Safety larcor Air Filteration FedEx Ground Kimberly lark Letica orporation Neiman Marcus United Sporting ompanies PRODUT/SERVIE uilding Products Wheelchairs, Scooters Apparel Products Dental Products Auto Parts Men s lothing Specialty Glasses uilding Products Online lothing First Aid Products HVA Filteration Express Delivery onsumer Products Plastic ontainers Apparel Products Firearms KEY A = 500+, = TO 500, = 100 TO 249 EMPLOYEES A A A OST OF LIVING OMPARISON What someone with an annual salary of $50,000 in Greater Pittston would need to earn in other cites to maintain the same standard of living ITY Syracuse, NY Philadelphia, PA ethlehem, PA Hartford, T hicago, IL Quakertown, PA Annapolis, MD Morristown, NJ oston, MA ethpage, NY New York, NY Hoboken, NJ Fairfi eld, T White Plains, NY SALARY $53,594 $54,185 $54,238 $56,062 $56,384 $63,466 $73,927 $77,843 $79,828 $82,833 $90,612 $90,719 $93,294 $94,152 SOURE: SPERLING S EST PLAES 5

7 ULTURE & REREATION ULTURE & REREATION Greater Pittston is within a 10 minute drive of the following major entertainment and recreational venues: MOHEGAN SUN AT POONO DOWNS ( Features slot machines and electronic and live table games, live harness racing eight months of the year, retail shops, multiple restaurants and live entertainment. A 238-room hotel and convention center is scheduled to open in MOHEGAN SUN ARENA AT ASEY PLAZA ( Primary tenant is the Wilkes-arre/Scranton Penguins, the AHL affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins. With a capacity of nearly 10,000 for concerts, the arena has played host to some of the biggest names in entertainment, including Elton John, her, Neil Diamond, Janet Jackson and Simon & Garfunkel. PN FIELD Home to the Scranton/Wilkes-arre Rail Riders, the AAA franchise of the New York Yankees. The 10,000 seat field underwent extensive renovations in 2012/2013. TOYOTA PAVILION AT MONTAGE MOUNTAIN Located at the base of the Montage Mountain ski slopes, the pavilion draws major national concert acts each summer and can accommodate crowds as large as 18,507. MONTAGE MOUNTAIN SKI RESORT This family friendly ski resort offers slopes for beginners to experts and is open from early December to mid-march. 6

8 GREATER PITTSTON USINESS PARKS Home Depot Distribution enter enterpoint West FedEx Ground Facility enterpoint East HVA Ribbon utting enterpoint West enterpoint ommerce & Trade Park Grimes Industrial Park O Hara Industrial Park Quackenbush Industrial Estates Duryea KOZ Industrial Park enterpoint ommerce & Trade Park Entrance Junior Achievement enterpoint West ENTERPOINT OMMERE & TRADE PARK The fastest growing business park in Pennsylvania. Located in Jenkins and Pittston Townships in Greater Pittston. Home to more than 30 companies employing close to 3,500 workers. The park was developed by Mericle ommercial Real Estate Services. For more information, visit mericle.com.