Aerial Photos Highlight Best Sites in Northeast PA

Pittston, Pa. -- Companies considering relocating to Northeast Pennsylvania now have access to a major asset that will help them find the best site for long-term success.

Penn's Northeast, an award-winning economic development organization based in Pittston, PA., has added professional aerial photographs of numerous business locations to its Web site, www.pennsnortheast.com. The site now features crisp, clear aerial images of sites in business parks, office sites, and downtown locations throughout a five-county region.

"Our new aerial photographs will help site selection firms, realtors and corporations find the exact location in Northeast PA that is right for them," said Penn's Northeast President Jim Cummings. "Aerial photography is one more tool we are using to highlight the many top quality sites that are available throughout our area."

The photos will also assist local chambers of commerce and economic development groups in marketing their respective communities.

Currently, the Web site features more than 400 prime locations using aerial photography throughout Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike and Wayne counties. In addition to the photographs, the Penn's Northeast site features a variety of key information about Northeast PA, including facts about individual communities, business parks, local attractions, and important regional economic and demographic data.

The Web site helps companies interested in relocating or expanding find the important information they need in a single on-line site, rather than having to conduct individual searches in each county or community. That feature is a key part of Penn's Northeast's mission to serve as a "single point of contact" for businesses wishing to learn more about Northeast PA.

Penn's Northeast has been very successful at promoting the many attributes of Northeast PA. The region has become well known for its numerous advantages, including convenient access to major East coast markets. The metropolitan areas of New York City, Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore, and Washington, DC are within easy driving distance from anywhere in the region.

Northeast PA has also gained the reputation for its dedicated and highly skilled workforce, as well as its lower cost of doing business when compared with larger nearby metropolitan areas.

"Northeast PA is rapidly becoming the region of choice for numerous companies representing a wide variety of industries, including financial services, technology and traditional manufacturing and distribution operations," Mr. Cummings said. "The aerial photography shown on our Web site will serve as an additional vehicle to help market our region."

To search property listings utilizing the aerial photography, visit www.pennsnortheast.com and click on real estate.