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Greater Pittston, Pennsylvania consists of the City of Pittston and 13 surrounding boroughs

and townships. Greater Pittston is located along the Susquehanna River in Luzerne County and is equidistant to Scranton and Wilkes-Barre.

Greater Pittston is known for its excep-tionally reliable workforce and superior highway access. Its central location in Northeastern Pennsylvania continues to drive strong business growth and new housing developments. Greater Pittston prides itself on a strong sense of community and has one of the lowest crime rates in the nation.

GREATER PITTSTON PENNSYLVANIA

Greater Pittston is located in northeast-ern Pennsylvania in Luzerne County, midway between Scranton and Wilkes-Barre and is just two hours from New York City, Philadelphia, and Harrisburg.

Greater Pittston is within a 10 minute drive of the major entertainment and recreational venues, including Mohe-gan Sun at Pocono Downs, Montage Mountain Ski Resort, PNC Field and more.

Greater Pittston is known for its dedicated, readily available workforce. More than 467,000 people live within 20 miles of the center of Greater Pittston.

CENTRAL LOCATION ALONG I-81

CULTURE AND RECREATION

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ROAD ACCESSGreater Pittston is served by five major highways. Interstates 81 and 476 converge in Greater Pittston while Interstates 80, 84, and 380 are just minutes away. Greater Pittston is two hours from New York City, Philadelphia, and Harrisburg and is within a 500-mile radius of 34.2% of the population of the United States. More than 96 million U.S. and Canadian consumers are within an overnight drive.

AIR ACCESSThe Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (flyavp.com) is located in Avoca in Greater Pittston and offers approximately 40 daily arrivals and departures to seven major hubs with one-stop service to more than 450 destinations worldwide. The airport provides direct daily flights to Atlanta, Charlotte, Detroit, Newark, Orlando, and Philadelphia. Carriers include Allegiant, Delta Connection, United Express, and US Airways Express. AVP is also served by Saker Aviation, one of the finest fixed base operators in the Northeastern United States.

RAIL ACCESSThere are several available industrial sites in Greater Pittston that are rail served. Carriers include such short line railroads as Luzerne and Susquehanna Railroad and Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad and Class One railroads such as Canadian Pacific Railway and Norfolk Southern Railway Company.

MILES AWAYCITY

6

7

37

57

67

73

96

113

116

126

128

152

194

198

237

290

301

368

383

411

Wilkes-Barre, PA

Scranton, PA

Hazleton, PA

Delaware Water Gap, PA

Allentown, PA

Binghamton, NY

Morristown, NJ

Philadelphia, PA

Harrisburg, PA

Port Newark, NJ

New York, NY

Syracuse, NY

Baltimore, MD

Hartford, CT

Washington, DC

Pittsburgh, PA

Boston, MA

Cleveland, OH

Toronto, ON

Montreal, QC

TRAVEL DISTANCESFROM GREATER PITTSTON TO KEY CITIES

LOCATION & TRANSPORTATION

SOURCE: MAPQUEST.COM

300 M

200 MILES

100 MILESS

50

MI

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2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

YEAR

268,700

270,500

267,200

270,600

268,700

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

244,300

247,300

242,300

242,000

245,600

EMPLOYMENT

24,400

23,200

24,900

25,600

23,100

UNEMPLOYMENT

9.1%

8.6%

9.3%

9.5%

8.6%

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE

SOURCE: WWW.PAWORKSTATS.STATE.PA.US

POPULATION & LABOR DATA

GREATER PITTSTON EMPLOYMENT/UNEMPLOYMENT DATA

SOURCE: WWW.PASITESEARCH.COM

Age Distribution (2015 est.)

0-4

5-9

10-19

20-29

30-39

40-49

50-59

60-64

65 and over

21,939

23,129

54,254

64,067

51,923

62,630

68,618

30,569

86,756

DEMOGRAPHICS REPORT

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LABOR DATA & EDUCATION

DEMOGRAPHICS REPORT

49%MALE

51%FEMALE

467,862TOTAL

20 MILE RADIUS FROM CENTER OF GREATER PITTSTON2015 POPULATION (EST.)

EDUCATION

˂ Grade 9

Grade 9-12

High School

Some College

Assoc. Degree

Bach. Degree

Grad. Degree

11,659

30,011

131,689

58,189

27,615

47,212

28,370

MILES AWAYSCHOOL

9

9

11

11

12

14

14

15

17

17

20

21

26

32

46

53

55

King’s College

Wilkes University

Lackawanna College

University of Scranton

Commonwealth Medical College

Marywood University

Penn State - Worthington Scranton

Johnson College

Misericordia University

Luzerne County Community College

Baptist Bible College

Penn State - Wilkes-Barre

Keystone College

Penn State - Hazleton

Northampton Community College

Bloomsburg University

East Stroudsburg University

TOTAL ENROLLMENT :

ENROLLMENT

2,725

5,926

1,561

6,070

169

3,479

1,386

472

2,812

7,249

995

766

1,759

1,303

1,519

10,091

7,387

55,669Source: www.education.state.pa.us

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT (2015 EST.)

POPULATION AGE 25 AND OVER

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WITHIN ONE HOUR OF GREATER PITTSTON

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WORKFORCE

WORKFORCEGreater Pittston is known for its dedicated, readily available workforce. Here is what a few of our executives

had to say about their employees:

“In 1930, our grandfather Benjamin Cohen opened a small dental depot in downtown Wilkes-Barre. Since then, Benco Dental has become the nation’s largest independent dental distributor, with operations in 35 states. Key to our growth has been the excellent and dedicated team of Benco associates who deliver success, smile after smile, to thousands of dental customers every day. When we outgrew our previous facility, the quality and loyalty of our people made it an easy decision to stay and invest right here in Northeastern PA.”

Charles Cohen & Richard CohenPresident & Senior Vice PresidentBenco Dental Supply Co. Inc., Jenkins Township, PA

“We have a great workforce. We have capable people who are passionate about achieving their goals. We are in a low-cost area yet we have people with the skills you might think you would find only in a high-cost area. Everything in Northeast PA is just right. It’s the Goldilocks theory of doing business.”

Scott MeuserChairman & CEOPride Mobility Products Corporation, Exeter, PA

“We have a tremendous group of dedicated, hard-working people who helped us pull together a triumphant year. We have a very, very productive team. We moved to Northeastern Pennsylvania from Yorktown Heights, which is about 45 minutes north of Manhattan, and we’ve found this to be a very cost effective area to find intelligent, skilled people.”

Jessica ChesmanPresidentigourmet.com, West Pittston, PA

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SOURCE: PENN’S NORTHEAST

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SOURCE: SPERLING’S BEST PLACES

COST OF LIVING COMPARISON

What someone with an annual salary of $50,000 in Greater Pittston would need to earn in other cites to maintain the same standard of living

CITY SALARY

Syracuse, NY

Philadelphia, PA

Bethlehem, PA

Hartford, CT

Chicago, IL

Quakertown, PA

Annapolis, MD

Morristown, NJ

Boston, MA

Bethpage, NY

New York, NY

Hoboken, NJ

Fairfi eld, CT

White Plains, NY

$53,594

$54,185

$54,238

$56,062

$56,384

$63,466

$73,927

$77,843

$79,828

$82,833

$90,612

$90,719

$93,294

$94,152

GREATER PITTSTON’S LARGEST PRIVATE INDUSTRIAL/OFFICE EMPLOYERS

COMPANY

Lowe’s

Pride Mobility Products

T.J. Maxx

Benco Dental Supply

Keystone Automotive

Men’s Wearhouse

Schott North America

The Home Depot

Boden USA

Cintas First Aid & Safety

Clarcor Air Filteration

FedEx Ground

Kimberly Clark

Letica Corporation

Neiman Marcus

United Sporting Companies

PRODUCT/SERVICE

Building Products

Wheelchairs, Scooters

Apparel Products

Dental Products

Auto Parts

Men’s Clothing

Specialty Glasses

Building Products

Online Clothing

First Aid Products

HVAC Filteration

Express Delivery

Consumer Products

Plastic Containers

Apparel Products

Firearms

A

A

A

B

B

B

B

B

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

EMPLOYEES

KEY A = 500+, B = + 250 TO 500, C = 100 TO 249

SOURCE: WWW.PASITESEARCH.COM

HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION

(2015 est.)

˂ $10K

$10K-$20K

$20K-$30K

$30K-$40K

$40K-$50K

$50K-$60K

$60K-$75K

$75K-$100K

˃ $100K

14,049

24,879

23,366

21,116

17,293

13,811

25,552

30,569

38,230

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CULTURE & RECREATION

CULTURE & RECREATIONGreater Pittston is within a 10 minute drive of the following major entertainment and recreational venues:

MOHEGAN SUN AT POCONO DOWNS (www.poconodowns.com)Features slot machines and electronic and live table games, live harness racing eight months of the year, retail shops, multiple restaurants and live entertainment. A 238-room hotel and convention center is scheduled to open in 2013.

MOHEGAN SUN ARENA AT CASEY PLAZA (www.mohegansunarenapa.com)Primary tenant is the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, the AHL affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins. With a capacity of nearly 10,000 for concerts, the arena has played host to some of the biggest names in entertainment, including Elton John, Cher, Neil Diamond, Janet Jackson and Simon & Garfunkel.

PNC FIELD

Home to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Rail Riders, the AAA franchise of the New York Yankees. The 10,000 seat field underwent extensive renovations in 2012/2013.

TOYOTA PAVILION AT MONTAGE MOUNTAIN

Located at the base of the Montage Mountain ski slopes, the pavilion draws major national concert acts each summer and can accommodate crowds as large as 18,507.

MONTAGE MOUNTAIN SKI RESORT

This family friendly ski resort offers slopes for beginners to experts and is open from early December to mid-March.

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BUSINESS PARKSGREATER PITTSTON

Home Depot Distribution Center • CenterPoint West HVAC Ribbon Cutting • CenterPoint West

Junior Achievement • CenterPoint West

FedEx Ground Facility • CenterPoint East

CenterPoint Commerce & Trade Park

Grimes Industrial Park

O’Hara Industrial Park

Quackenbush Industrial Estates

Duryea KOZ Industrial Park

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CENTERPOINT COMMERCE & TRADE PARKThe fastest growing business park in Pennsylvania.Located in Jenkins and Pittston Townships in Greater Pittston.Home to more than 30 companies employing close to 3,500 workers.The park was developed by Mericle Commercial Real Estate Services.For more information, visit mericle.com.

CenterPoint Commerce & Trade Park Entrance