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September/October 2010

>Call for 2010 Nominations - 19th Annual Small Business Awards Program

>Congresswoman Dahlkemper seeks input from Mercer County businesses on survey

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Mercer, PA 16137-5023

Phone: 724-662-3705
Fax: 724-662-0283

Penn Power Energy Efficiency Incentive Programs Workshops

In September Penn Power will be presenting an Energy Efficiency Incentive

Programs Workshop in Mercer County for Penn Power Commercial and Industrial Customers and providers of energy efficiency products and services.  The workshops include a review of the Energy Efficiency Incentive Programs being offered and the process for submitting applications for program incentives.

Breakout sessions are included to provide additional assistance in

completing and filing applications for incentives under the programs.

Created in response to Pennsylvania’s Act 129 of 2008, Penn Power's Energy

Efficiency Programs  offer incentives toward the purchase of high

efficiency equipment and other energy-saving measures, such as lighting,

motors and drives, HVAC, and specialty equipment.

September 23, 2010

Radisson-Sharon

Interstate 80 & Rt 18, West Middlesex, PA 16159

Workshop Agenda:

8:30 am - 9:00 am           Meet and Greet with Coffee and Pastries

9:00 am - 9:50 am           Act 129 Incentive Program Presentation

10:00 am - 11:05 am       Breakout Sessions

11:10 am - 11:30 am       Wrap-Up and Closing Remarks

REGISTRATION is required so that we may provide sufficient seating for all

attendees.  Please submit a separate registration for each attendee.

To REGISTER to attend the Penn Power Energy Efficiency Incentive Programs

Workshop go to http://energysavepa-business.com/rsvp/penn_power.pdf

For more information on Penn Power's Energy Efficiency Programs go to

http://energysavepa.com

A new and exciting Initiative benefiting regional Exporters and Importers

The Economic Development Corporation of Erie County (EDC) has launched a comprehensive and multi-faceted effort to grow the region’s logistics and shipping industry known as the Erie Inland Port Initiative.  By improving the region’s access to rail and water-borne transportation, it is possible to reduce transportation time and cost which in turn reduces prices for consumers and producers, making Erie a more effective competitor in the world market.

The EDC has developed a survey to determine the volume of the regional marketplace to support the need for an efficient logistics service. We are asking local and regional manufacturers and shippers to take this survey.   

Your participation in this survey is essential to advancing the Erie Region closer to world markets by providing data on the local level. During the next six months, the EDC and the Northwest Commission are jointly working on the completion of this survey within the Lake Erie Region including Northwest Pennsylvania and its bordering states and counties.    

Please determine the right person within your organization to complete the survey, and contact Dorte Heffernan or call 814.677.4800 Ext. 110 with any questions.  Many thanks!

Call for 2010 Nominations

19th Annual Small Business Awards Program

This is your opportunity to honor the Northwest Pennsylvania entrepreneur in your community whose achievements have made a vital contribution to the economic growth, prosperity and quality of life in our region.

Nominate your own organization or nominate another business in your area that exemplifies the entrepreneurial spirit that drives our free enterprise system at home and across the nation. 

Award categories include:  new start up, manufacturing, retail, professional business services, community/personal/residential services, agribusiness, technology, minority-owned, export,

The deadline for all applications is September 17, 2010. 

For more information, visit:  http://www.sbdcgannon.org/ViewNews.asp?ID=23

Questions can be directed to Maggie Horne, Gannon SBDC, at 724-662-3705 ext. 1586

Attention:  Mercer County Industry

The following message was sent out to Mercer County business and industry by Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper's office.  If you haven't already completed the survey, your input is requested in the business climate survey http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3737dpk to assist Congresswoman Dahlkemper's office in receiving feedback on the needs of the businesses and organizations in her district. 

If you have questions or comments on the survey, please contact Rebecca Cornish rebecca.cornish@mail.house.gov