Metro-York Endorsed
The York County Economic Development Corporation and the York County Industrial Development Authority formally endorsed the Metro-York initiative at their respective meetings on March 15th and 20th.

The mission of Metro-York, an initiative of YorkCounts, is to improve the quality of life and build a stronger, better community for all York County residents.

To learn more about Metro-York and YorkCounts, visit the website at www.yorkcounts.org.

YCEDC 2007 Sponsorship/Membership Campaign
The YCEDC 2007 Sponsorship/Membership campaign will kick off in May. YCEDC's success relies on the support of the business community through its members and sponsors. For more information about becoming a member, please contact Wilda Alessi or Katie Miles.

2006 Featured Gold & Platinum Sponsors
2006 Sponsors

YCEDC Staff Attend Brownfield Training
YCEDC staff recently attended a Brownfield Technical Training course in Harrisburg at the offices of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The course was developed by the National Brownfield Association with funds provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The hands-on workshop entitled, "Doing the Deal: Attracting Developers and Investors to Municipal Brownfields Projects" was a day-long event covering topics such as Brownfield Valuations, Attracting Developers, Marketing Sites, and the Brownfield Market, both current and future. Featured speakers included Robert Colangelo, CEO of the National Brownfield Association, Jill Gaito of DEP, Brian Eckert of DCED and Kristeen Gaffney of EPA.

The Redevelopment Authority of the County of York (RACY) currently oversees a Brownfield Assessment Grant from the EPA to perform hazardous and petroleum site assessments within the Codorus Corridor. RACY currently has an application pending with EPA to re-establish an additional $200,000 partnership grant for additional site assessments. To date, over 20 parcels have had either Phase I or Phase II site assessments performed in the Northwest triangle project area as well as the Sovereign Bank Stadium project footprint with the assistance of the EPA funds through RACY.

YCEDC Welcomes New Business Development Coordinator
Ellie (Fluder) Lamison has joined YCEDC as the New Business Development Coordinator. Ellie was raised in York County and graduated from Central York High School. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Management at Penn State York where she was very involved with campus activities and government. Ellie began her economic development career as a sophomore in college with the Team Pennsylvania Foundation as a Student Ambassador and is excited to continue that path here at the YCEDC. After college, she worked at Priority Systems Inc. in Harrisburg as the Manager of Order Entry and Fulfillment. She resides in Dover with her husband, Jay.

NutriCore NorthEast Day in DC
A six person team, representing NutriCore NorthEast, The National Center of Excellence for Food and Nutrition Research (NCNE), went to Capitol Hill on March 20th. Throughout the day and into the evening, meetings were held with key staff members to Senators Arlen Specter and Robert Casey and Congressmen Tim Holden and Joe Pitts with a personal visit with Congressman Todd Platts. They were presented with an assortment of PA produced products, provided by Classic Caramel, Martin's Potato Chips, Turkey Hill Dairy, and Wolfgang Chocolate.

Leading the delegation was NCNE's President Darrell Auterson. Representing the initiative's 30 sponsors and stakeholders were Ron Kohr, Owner of Lauxmont Farms; Robert Rauhauser, President and CEO of American Specialty Systems; Alan Cotich, NutriCore NorthEast Project Coordinator; and NCNE support staff.

Left to right: Robert Rauhauser, Ellie Lamison,
Congressman Todd Platts, Darrell Auterson,
Aeman Bashir, Ron Kohr and Alan Cotich.

Investors Circle of York Update
The Investors Circle of York met on March 21 at Chapps at the Hill. The presentation was on the development and selling of a broad line of panoramic, upgradeable head-mounted displays. Interested investors made arrangements to visit the company on site to see the product and learn more about the company.

Mr. Mark Blazek of bmc informed the group on the advantages and disadvantages in investing in different business types along with advantages and disadvantages in Section 1244 and 1202 stock when it comes to gains and losses. He also informed the group regarding Section 1044 roll-overs.

The next meeting of ICY is scheduled for April 18. If you are an investor or are looking for investor funding and would like more information, please contact Jeff Baltimore or Carole Swope.

NutriCore NorthEast Named as Finalist for Non-Profit Innovation Award
NutriCore NorthEast (NCNE) was named as a finalist in the Non-Profit Innovation Awards sponsored by the Central Penn Business Journal. An awards breakfast was held on March 21st at the Lancaster Host Resort and Conference Center. This breakfast event was designed to recognize and honor local 501(c)(3) organizations that demonstrate innovation in their daily operations. Honorees were chosen from the categories of Brand Identity / Unique Marketing Campaign, Collaboration, Operations, Programs, and Nonprofit Leadership Excellence. NCNE was honored for "Innovative Collaboration" for its partnerships with food manufacturers, food producers, industry suppliers, academic institutions and government agencies, that enables NCNE to provide food industries with resources needed to improve food product quality and increase nutritive values.

From left to right: Doug Byers, Graystone Bank; Darrell Auterson,
NCNE; Aaron Grumbling, Brown Schultz Sheridan & Fritz;
and Susan Barry, York County Community Foundation

Representing NCNE at the Awards Breakfast were NCNE's President Darrell Auterson; Loren Kroh, Chairman of the York County Economic Development Corporation; Terry Kile, Horst Construction; Carl VonStein American Specialty Systems; Alan Cotich, NCNE Project Coordinator; and members of YCEDC staff.

2006-2007 York County Directory of Business & Industry Now Available for Purchase
The 2006-2007 edition of the York County Directory of Business & Industry is now available for purchase. The Directory lists over 1,150 York County companies. The Directory is available in a bound book for $55 and a searchable CD-Rom for $75. To order your copy, please call 717-846-8879 x3021, stop by our offices at 144 Roosevelt Ave., York, or download an order form on our website at www.ycedc.org.

Sovereign Bank Stadium Update

• Steel construction continues at a rapid pace, as workers continue to place columns and beams behind home plate and head around toward third base. The seating bowl is taking shape, with sections 22 through 26 nearly complete, sections 16 through 22 partially concrete, and soil just being shaped from sections 1 through 16 on the first base side. Stadium seats will be installed beginning the week of April 9th.

The seating bowl takes shape.

• Rock drilling and blasting continues as crews move out the right field line toward the home clubhouse with excavation work. The construction site is a well-coordinated hub of activity as more and more area is consumed by buildings and field construction, leaving little space for movement of vehicles. In the next few days, the site will open up a bit as crews demolish the railroad transload building at the corner of North Queen and Hay Streets.
• The infield and outfield walls have been completed from the home dugout on the first base line all the way around to right center field, near the future location of the large video scoreboard.
• The first stair tower was installed this week, allowing easy access for workers up to the skybox level, where 9 of the 20 skyboxes have been framed out and where electrical and plastic plumbing drain lines are being installed.
  

Brick goes up on concourse.

Photos courtesy of Victor L. Ferree, Jr.

Watch construction progress live!

Visit our website for more updates and photos: www.ycedc.org
www.yorkrevolution.com

• Glatfelter Insurance - #2
• Memorial Hospital - #29
• Sovereign Bank - #33
• The Phillips Group - #43
• The Wolf Organization, Inc. - #49

• RGS Associates, Inc. - #20
• E. K. McKonkey - #30
• McNees Wallace & Nurick - #34
• RETTEW - #36
• Wagman Construction - #48

• THE 'YORK PLAN' IN WORLD WAR II, TODAY IT'S 'YES' - In WW II, local ingenuity gave the nation the York Plan…industries pooling talent, tools and materials to keep production lines moving in support of our GIs fighting to protect our freedom. Today, as American faces stiff global economic competition, York's jobs skills education program is gaining traction locally, even spreading to other communities. A combination of business and education leaders have developed YES, meaning Your Employability Skills, designed to equip youth and adults with the talent for upward mobility in the marketplace for jobs requiring more mind than muscle. So far, 1,450 people have already earned YES certificates, and 84% of them have either landed a job or moved up to a better job. Bob Kellerman, the director, explains: "YES is an employer/educator driven workforce development initiative that was developed and proved in York County, and is attracting lots of interest from many regions of PA." Kellerman adds: "Requests for information on YES have already been received from other states. We have recently been requested to make a presentation to a business coalition in Chicago."
  Source: Hank Merges column in the York Dispatch 2/22/07
• The PA CareerLink York County welcomes Cheryl Naill as a CareerLink Specialist. Cheryl formerly worked for the Department of Welfare as a Case Manager and most recently as a Human Services Program Specialist.
• Rapid Response meetings were held for Red Lion Manufacturing and KBA during the month of March.
• On Tuesday evening, February 20, a group of 20 students from the "My Life" program of York County Children and Youth attended a workshop/tour. The students had the opportunity to see the facility and hear about the services and programs that are available to them. Deb Shifflet led the students and explained the various partner agencies that are housed in the PA CareerLink - York County and the services that they could access. Sandy Richardson graciously assisted in the activities. The students were able to enroll on the CL website and create individual resumes and used the Job Search function to look at job orders. Each student was given a printed copy of their resume to take along with them. The "My Life" program is offered by York County Children and Youth Services to students who are aging out of foster care. They are taught skills that they need to attain independence and self sufficiency as they move into the next phase of life.
  

Job Fairs

York County Cooperative Job Fair 2007
The 11th Annual York County Cooperative Job Fair will be held on Tuesday, April 24 from 11:00am to 4:00pm at the York Expo Center-Memorial Hall East. This an opportunity for your organization to meet entry-level, mid-career changers and experienced individuals. For more details, please see the Employer Letter and fill out a registration form to participate.

Please visit the website at www.yorkjobfair.org or call Dana Dehoff at 717-843-3891 or Alicia Brownell at 717-771-4407 x249.

Ben Franklin's Ninth Annual Business Plan Contest
Ben Franklin Venture Investment Forum, Ben Franklin Technology PArtners and the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development are sponsoring the $35,000 Big Idea Business Plan Contest. The Business Plan Contest is open to residents of the 34 counties in Central and Northern Pennsylvania that are listed on the brochure. Entrepreneurs with an idea for a new business and business owners with a new company (one that did not have substantive sales before October 13, 2006) can compete to win $35,000 to implement their business plan.

The deadline to submit an application is April 13, 2007.

Save the Date: Workforce Development / Economic Summit
Success 2007 ~ Your Company: Building the Best Team is an informational one day summit designed for any employer having employment gain and any part of our economy looking to make an economic gain. This event will be held on June 21, 2007 at the Holiday Inn Harrisburg from 8:00am-4:00pm. Featured speakers, among others, include Brooks Robinson, Hall of Fame 3rd Baseman for the Baltimore Orioles and Greg Newton, a nationally recognized authority on training, marketing and consultation for the workforce development community.

Please contact Christie Young at 717-920-2847 or cyoung@wibpa.org.

York County Chamber of Commerce Economics Club
Where: Yorktowne Hotel
48 East Market Street, York PA
When: Wednesday, April 4, 2007, 7:30am-8:30am
Register: 771.4585 or www.yorkchamber.com

Presented by Citizens Bank. This Economics Club will feature Tom Wolf, former chairman of the Wolf Organization, past Chamber chair and newly appointed Secretary of Revenue.

Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce
Change Management Seminar
Where: Guthrie Memorial Library
2 Library Place, Hanover PA
When: Wednesday, April 4, 2007, 9am-12pm
Cost: $50/member, $75/non-member
Register: 717.637.6130 or www.HanoverChamber.com

Presenter: Ron Lantz, Penn State

York County Chamber of Commerce
2007 Business Achievement Award
Where: Valencia Ballroom
142 North George Street, York PA
When: Tuesday, April 17, 2007, 5pm
Register: 771.4576 or www.yorkchamber.com

The 2007 recipient of the Business Achievement Award is Robert Kinsley.

Reception 5:00 PM and Dinner 6:00 PM.

The Business Achievement Award is presented to an individual (or individuals) who through creativity, perseverance and dedication has developed a successful enterprise; whose efforts have created jobs, products and opportunities; whose high moral and ethical values have set a standard of excellence in the marketplace; and whose dynamic leadership has thrust Central Pennsylvania into economic prominence.

Hanover Area Chamber
Eye-Opener Breakfast
Where: Delone Catholic High School
140 South Oxford Ave., McSherrystown, PA
When: Wednesday, April 18, 2007, 7:30am
Cost: $10/member; $12/non-member
Register: 717.637.6130 or www.HanoverChamber.com

Presentation: Salute to area businesses.

York County Chamber of Commerce
Business After Hours
Where: CommunityBanks
1205 Carlisle Road, York PA
When: Thursday, April 19, 2007, 5pm-7pm
Register: 771.44582 or www.yorkchamber.com

Presented by CGA Law Firm. Grab your business cards and join the York Chamber for an evening of networking at the new Community Banks branch at Delco Plaza on Carlisle Road.

Hanover Area Chamber
Membership Mixer
Where: Bank of Hanover
880 Carlisle Street, Hanover PA
When: Tuesday, April 24, 2007, 11am-1pm
Register: 717.637.6130 or www.HanoverChamber.com

York County Chamber of Commerce
2007 Spirit of York County Distinguished Achievement Awards
Where: Yorktowne Hotel
48 East Market Street, York PA
When: Wednesday, April 25, 2007, 7:30am-8:30am
Register: 771.4585 or www.yorkchamber.com

Please join the Chamber as they recognize their members for their accomplishments in this special Economics Club breakfast.

Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce
Transformation Through Innovation Series: Knowing Your Marketplace Part 2
Where: Guthrie Memorial Library
2 Library Place, Hanover PA
When: Wednesday, April 25, 2007, 8am-10am
Cost: $50/person
Register: 717.637.6130 or www.HanoverChamber.com

Presenter: Jerry Lindauer and John Casner, The Marketing Advantage Group

York County Chamber Lunch Plus -
Small Business Seminar Series
Where: York Fairgrounds - Pennsylvania Room
334 Carlisle Avenue, York PA
When: Thursday, April 26, 2007, 12:30pm
Register: 771.4582 or www.yorkchamber.com

Presented by Shipley Energy.

Lynne Breil of the Professional Edge presents an interaction session on Email & Phone Etiquette.

Everyday in business we rely on today's technology to "get the job done". Unfortunately, when using telephone or e-mail, many of us mis-match the message to the technology. In this audience-centered presentation, Business Etiquette Consultant Lynne Breil will prepare help us create powerful first impressions on the telephone, and also use applications to get our e-mail messages read every time! Attend this session and discover how to make fiber optics and electronics work for you in business!

Hanover Area Chamber
Marketing Seminar: Newspaper Advertising
Where: Guthrie Memorial Library
2 Library Place, Hanover PA
When: Wednesday, March 21, 2007, 9am-10am
Cost: $10/member; $20/non-member
Register: 717.637.6130 or www.HanoverChamber.com

Presenter: Janelle Coolbaugh, The Evening Sun

York County Chamber of Commerce
Regional Business & Technology Expo
Where: York Fairgrounds
334 Carlisle Avenue, York PA
When: Wednesday, May 2, 2007, 11am-7pm
Register: 771.4575 or www.yorkchamber.com

Presented by DOCEO Office Solutions.

Join thousands of people to share ideas, network, meet new customers, gain exposure, introduce new products, and build bonds that lead to business growth. Don't miss the biggest opportunity of the year to be on the cutting edge of business and technology. Register your booth now!

York County Chamber of Commerce
Regional Business & Technology Expo Grand Finale
Where: York Fairgrounds
334 Carlisle Avenue, York PA
When: Wednesday, May 2, 2007, 5pm-7pm
Register: 771.4576 or www.yorkchamber.com

Presented by PEOPLESBANK, A Codorus Valley Company.

Enjoy some great food as select exhibitors offer a sampling of local cuisine and enjoy an open bar provided by The Altland House during Expo Grand Finale.

York County Chamber of Commerce
Regional Business & Technology Expo Speed Networking
Where: York Fairgrounds
334 Carlisle Avenue, York PA
When: Wednesday, May 2, 2007, 10am and 2pm
Cost: $25/member; $35/non-member
Register: 771.4576 or www.yorkchamber.com

Meet one-on-one to describe your respective businesses, exchange business cards and pass on referrals at this exciting and fast paced networking event.
Click here to register for Session 1 – 10:00 AM
Click here to register for Session 2 – 2:00 PM