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Welcome To Planning & Development!
SPC members promote regionally integrated, cooperative planning and development activities for communities throughout Southwestern Pennsylvania in their Local Development District role.
SPC combines management of community assistance, financial assistance, export and government procurement assistance, and special enterprise development activities with delivery of other state and federal programs to help our region become increasingly competitive in national and global markets.
In addition to writing a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for southwestern Pennsylvania, our Planning and Development department offers a wide range of programs and services designed to help small and medium-sized businesses and local governments.
Broadband Outreach Aggregation: Develops outreach programs concerning the benefits, use and procurement of broadband services. [ more ] E-Commonwealth: Educates communities in the importance of broadband access in economic vitality. [ more ] Energy Savings Program: Seeks to enable local municipalities to more efficiently allocate their utility budget resources through an initial utility bill analysis. [ more ] Local Technology Assistance Program: Shares transportation knowledge, improves road maintenance and safety skills, and puts research and new technology into practice at the local level. [ more ] Municipal Technology
Assistance Program): Provides computers and technology assistance to local governments.
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LINKS FOR BUSINESSES
Business
Retention & Expansion: Outreach specialists
visit local companies to help them solve problems and produce
growth. [ more ] Business Finance: If you are a small business or a start-up, SPC can help you find
a low-interest Federal or State loan. [ more ] Business Renewal & Turnaround Assistance Program: Offers companies affordable access to experts who can help them with a variety of complex issues. [ more ] Export Development: SPC offers a trained staff to diagnose and help solve problems relating
to export for businesses in southwestern Pennsylvania. [ more ] Keystone Opportunity
Zones (KOZs):Are you looking to start a business
in an area with a high "up side"?
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Planning & Development regularly hosts export assistance events for small businesses.
