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Goals…
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• The Retention and Expansion of Existing Businesses
• The Selective Attraction of New Businesses to help Diversify the Local Economy
• Assist Business Start-Ups
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Repositioning Existing Industrial Assets
• $1.8 Million Capital Investment
• 3-year lease with Quick Lock USA
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• 20-25 FTE
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Completing the Wharf Road Industrial Park
• PA Sites Infrastructure Grant-$4.6+ Million
• All Three lots are UNDER AGREEMENT
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• Land Development Plan Submitted
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Targeted Financing to Support Retention and Expansion of Existing Businesses
• $2 Million PIDA Loan
• Retaining 87 Employees
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• $762,500 PIDA Loan
• Retaining 20 Employees
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Workforce Development
• Leasing former Triangle Tech Welding Training Center
• Associate Degree in Welding & Fabrication Tech.
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Challenges and Opportunities
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• Data Center Development
• Penn State Mont Alto Reuse Strategy
• Scotland School
• Chambersburg Mall
• Transportation
• Small-to-Medium Sized Industrial Sites
Happy Birthday FCADC March 3, 1986
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Impact Facts… 1986 2026
• More than 1,070 projects
• $3.7+ BILLION of Capital Investment
• $355+ Million of Economic Development Resources
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• Impacted more than 62,000 Jobs
Impact Facts…Diversification
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Impact Facts… 1986 2026
• 24 Million square feet of Warehousing and Distribution Space
• 20,000+ acres of ag land preserved (County + partners have invested $45 Million)
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• 63 Ag projects
• Supporting $193.5 Million of Capital Investments
• $22.8 Million of Economic Development Resources
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• 900 Ag jobs created/retained
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Fun Facts… 1986 2026
Population 113,000 160,000 (42% increase)
Largest Employer Letterkenny Army Depot (5,000 employees) WellSpan Health (3,600 employees)
Bosco and Rhonda were 10 years old Months away from 50!
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Fun Facts… 1986 2026
Oldest Continuously Operating Business
• Carl’s Drug Store, Greencastle
• 1825 – John Quincy Adams was President
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Oldest Continuously Operating Manufacturer
• Frick Company, Waynesboro
• 1852 – Millard Fillmore was President
First Two Loan Projects Ever… 1986 2026
1st Loan Project…EVER
• Norman Diehl’s Sons (aka FabTechV Industries)
• Greencastle/Antrim
• $100,000 PA Capital Loan Fund
• 8 new jobs, 15 retained
2nd Loan Project
• LSI Controls
• Waynesboro
• $117,935 PIDA Loan
• 8 new jobs, 5 retained
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FCFF Impact… 1986 2026
• 264 FCFF Loans
• $14.8 Million of Lending by FCADC
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• Supporting $97.6 Million of Capital Investment
• Created/Retained 4,500+ jobs
• $49 Million+ of Private Real Estate Investment by FCADC
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40 Year Impact… 1986 2026
• 1996 Pennsylvania Economic Development Association Small Economic Development Organization of the Year
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• 2012 Pennsylvania Economic Development Association Large Economic Development Organization of the Year
The only economic development organization to receive both awards
• 2012 Pennsylvania Economic Development Association Project of the Year-Volvo Construction Equipment Expansion
• Numerous Awards and Recognition for Marketing Materials and Publications