As a part of NEPEDA’S Mission and Vision, we create improvements in employment, growth in the communities and improved lifestyle for the residents and employees of our municipalities in the “NEPEDA Served Area.” NEPEDA views itself as the “Conduit” between the developer and those agencies that can and will help them in developing the Business Plan; assist in the financing and needed training of hard and soft skills to bring the Plan to Implementation. We work from the idea stage through development; implementation and needed soft training after start-up.

NEPEDA works through the local municipalities, the County Government and Redevelopment Agencies, the Commonwealth of PA Agencies, and Federal Organizations as required for each project need.

Our Timeline of Service

2012

Replace the Fuel Station / Convenience Store purchased by Williams Oil from Ulysses Motors

Several years were spent working with Williams Oil Co. to replace the existing station / restaurant. NEPEDA developed a Marketing Packet and worked with several regional retail and production companies to develop a new fuel station / convenience store.

Value: $500K

2015

Hydroponics for NEPEDA

Growing vegetables hydroponically to add to agricultural projects as well as contribute to retail

Replace the ACE Hardware and General Store closed upon death of owner

NEPEDA developed a Marketing Packet and worked with several Hardware Jobbers and regional hardware / building supply businesses to build a new relocated Hardware and General Store.

Value $500K

2016

Herbert Cooper Company

Worked with Executor and facilitated the sale of this Dept. of Defense Company employing 25 employees after both partners passed away

Value $300K

2017

Major Expansion and update of the Carpenter's Shop to meet increased market demands

Facilitated attractive financing for a Major Expansion and update of the Carpenter's Shop to meet increased market demands. Coordinated with local, Potter County, Commonwealth of PA and Federal Agencies to assist a successful production facility of high quality precision machined wood products. These products are distributed to custom wood product manufacturers, retailers and the local retail market.

Value: $600K

Buyout of existing mulch processing / resale & trucking firm and merging into a new debarking of hardwood logs that ends up as another division of an existing business

Value: $2.5mm

2018

Existing Flower and Gift Shop acquisition (less building)

Value: $75K

A& K Manufacturing

Steel Rolling Mill addition of used truck and trailer for deliveries of materials

Value: $45-50K

Genesee Natural Food Store

Business, property and inventory including business name-looking for business training in all areas including contracts, purchasing, advertising, payrolls, bookkeeping, insurances and incorporation guidance. Possible future help w/ signage, expansion etc.

Local Entrepreneurial Trucking Company

Presently looking for training and guidance in the soft end of the business.

Gun bluing and painting business

Didn’t want to borrow $. Need guidance in soft end of the business. Renting Cass Appliance Building for shop and store front.

Major regional road and bridge construction co.

Adding new location in S. Tier of NY or Northern PA for bridge construction. Took over bridge contracts from A L Blades. (Lyman Run Road and 4 others)

Genesee Environmental Center

Environmental Attractions and "Park like" setting--centered towards tourism

Blight Removal

Removal and resale of a significantly blighted property as the pilot project for Blight Removal and Redevelopment

Facilitated the blight removal of a significant blight property in the business district of a NEPEDA Served municipality and resale to a tax producing property

Long-standing Grocery & Meat Market

When the owner wanted to sell this long-standing and much needed Grocery and Meat Market due to perceived competition from a new Dollar General, NEPEDA and the County attempted to assist in the sale of the business as an operating business. .

Major Local multi-facet Trucking Company

Purchase of trucking company, mulch producing and wholesale sales and debarking of international shipped hardwood logs

Coordinated local, county, Commonwealth and Federal agencies for the assistance of a purchase of an existing trucking and mulch producing company and existing saw mill to debark hardwood logs destined for international containerized shipments.

Value: $2.5mm

Restart and expansion of existing dining and entertainment business

Worked with the current owner to revitalize an abandoned but previously very successful restaurant and entertainment business

2019

Efforts in the NEPEDA Served Area of Northeastern Potter County

Passing the LERTA Tax Abatement Statute for investments in economically depressed areas

NEPEDA spent 18 months working the Potter County, the seven municipalities and School District in the NEPEDA Served Area in facilitating the enactment of the Tax Abatement Ordinances for development / redevelopment and blight removal / remediation efforts. Additional ordinances by the County include the Demolition Ordinance & enactment of a Blight Fund / fee for funding blight removal.

Local Area & Potter County Dairy Farmers

Market and product conversion for the fledgling Dairy Farmers.

Interviewed & facilitated the conversion of products & marketing for the non-mega Dairy Farms in a dying small dairy market to a new product, marketing, production & sales market. Coordinated with the SBA, Potter County & PA Dept. of Agriculture.

2020

Local Entrepreneurial Precision Machine Shop

Precision programmable machine shop. Intermediary for sub-contract machining of precision machined components for a major rotating machinery manufacturer and local state-of-the-art machine shop

Harrison Valley Community Center

Convert multi-room Township building into income producing small business rental units.

Conversion of abandoned Elementary School taken over by the Township to multi-rental units for small businesses. NEPEDA's involvement was to ask for a Business Plan and referred to other municipalities that had previously done the same in their area.