ALLENTOWN – During its annual fall conference, held this year at the Renaissance Allentown Hotel, the Pennsylvania Economic Development Association (PEDA) honored a number of organizations for their demonstration of outstanding accomplishments in economic development, including the Jefferson County Development Council Inc.
On behalf of the PEDA Awards Committee, Chair David Black, president and chief executive officer of the Harrisburg Regional Chamber & CREDC, congratulated award recipients, thanking them for “their efforts in the Pennsylvania communities they serve.
According to him, economic developers are special people with special skill sets and a passion to make the regions they serve better places through investment, job retention and job creation. These awards, conferred by their peers from across the Commonwealth, are an acknowledgment of their special efforts.”
The Partner of the Year was awarded to the Jefferson County Development Council Inc. The council, over the past year, has gone above and beyond in carrying out its mission to serve existing and new businesses in the communities it serves.
In addition to effective utilization of various funding sources to complete a number of unique community and economic development projects, the council notably facilitated the formation of the Jefferson County Resource Partnership.
The partnership is a collection of professionals who comprise the economic development delivery system in the county and who focus on providing assistance to businesses in all stages of business development and growth.
About Pennsylvania Economic Development Association
PEDA’s mission is to promote sound economic development policies, provide leading-edge economic development education and nurture an effective statewide economic development network to foster the economic growth of the Commonwealth.
PEDA’s membership is comprised of county and regional economic developers, state government economic development employees, utility and transportation executives, industrial development authority directors, operators of industrial and technology incubators, chamber of commerce executives, municipal directors of community and economic development, engineering and construction executives, economic development finance professionals, commercial and industrial developers, and local, county and state elected officials.
For further information, visit www.peda.org.