Helping Westmoreland Grow
Welcome to Westmoreland County, a leading area of Southwestern Pennsylvania providing opportunity for your business.
The Economic Growth Connection of Westmoreland (EGC) is a private, non-profit economic development corporation formed in January 2000. The EGC is membership based and governed by a board of directors.
The Economic Growth Connection works in cooperation with governmental agencies, chambers of commerce and financial institutions to support emerging and expanding companies in Westmoreland County. It offers assistance to companies considering a location in our…
In the News…
- Pennsylvania Named as Finalist in Federal ‘Race to the Top’ School Reform Competition
- Pennsylvania’s strategies for improving public education have helped it emerge as a finalist in the highly competitive "Race to the…
- Mar 17, 2010 / More…
- FirstEnergy to pay $4.7 billion for Allegheny Energy if states OK
- FirstEnergy Corp. said Thursday it agreed to pay $4.7 billion to acquire Greensburg-based Allegheny Energy Inc. The new FirstEnergy, based…
- Mar 15, 2010 / More…
- Westmoreland County site receives permit to serve Marcellus drillers
- A Fox Chapel businessman has obtained a state permit to treat wastewater from natural gas drilling operations at a…
- Mar 15, 2010 / More…
Upcoming…
- Next Generation Manufacturing:Roadmap to World Class Performance
- Mar 15
- The future of America’s manufacturing industry hinges on its ability to adapt to fast changing realities of the global economy…
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- Patent Basics
- Mar 15
- The first in a 3-part series that will help you…
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- Next Generation Manufacturing:Roadmap to World Class Performance
- Mar 19
- The future of America’s manufacturing industry hinges on its ability to adapt to fast changing realities of the global economy…
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