Economic Development Partners

Focus Central Pennsylvania local partners understand the power of regional collaboration to promote opportunities. Focus Central PA regional partner counties include Mifflin, Centre, Snyder, Union, Northumberland, Montour, and Columbia. “A rising tide lifts all boats”

DRIVE – Driving Real Innovation for a Vibrant Economy, was created to take a regional approach to economic development in the Susquehanna Valley. The commissioners of Columbia, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder and Union Counties formed DRIVE as a council of governments to provide professional staff for project management as well as create a forum for communication and coordination of economic development activity.

DRIVE

Union County Planning is responsible for traditional planning initiatives such as transportation planning, recycling coordination, administering the first-time homebuyer program, economic development, trail authority support, subdivision and land development plan review and approval.

Union County Planning & Economic Development

Centre County’s Chamber of Business & Industry (CBICC) works collectively and collaboratively to foster entrepreneurship and to strengthen the local economy. CBICC is committed to helping to improve the quality of life in Centre County and to making it a great place to live, learn, work, play, and do business.

Chamber of Business & Industry of Centre County - CBICC

MCIDC is a 501©6 non-profit organization committed to promoting growth of employment and income in Mifflin County. This is done by providing locations (land & buildings) and programming (loans, grants and tax credits) to help businesses grow and expand.

Mifflin County Industrial Development Corporation - MCIDC

Partner Tools

Partner Toolkit

Focus Central PA, with generous support from PPL Foundation, hosted an Economic Investment Partners Forum and partnered with Hello Social to create a Business Attraction Toolkit to empower partners to tell the Central Pennsylvania story to attract investment and drive economic growth.