Westmoreland Development Council Spring Newsletter

Highlights from the Spring Newsletter:

• Community Development Announces Funding Increase for CDBG & HOME Programs
• EGC Reports PIDA Rates Still Low and Two Major Enhancements to the PIDA Program
• WCIDC Acquires 206 Acres for Newest Industrial Park:...

WCIDC Acquires 206 acres in Sewickley Township

The property will be developed into the county’s newest industrial park, Commerce Crossing at Westmoreland. The park will accommodate the need companies have for pad-ready sites with direct access to active rail and the interstate highway system.

2017 Annual Report

As the primary marketing agent for the county, the Westmoreland County Industrial Development Corporation remains committed to promoting growth throughout the county in terms of job creation, economic output and helping to maintain a stable tax base.

Westmoreland County tackles how to grow county amid aging population

A group of some of Westmoreland County’s top employers on Wednesday afternoon discussed the challenges of an aging and declining population and its impact on the region's workforce, but spoke optimistically about what was to come.