The Clearfield Firemen's Commerce Park - Gisplanning.net

Welcome to prosperity and success.Welcome to spectacular visibility and access at theClearfield Firemen’s Commerce ParkWelcome to the heart of prosperity alongAmerica’s artery, Exit 120 of Interstate 80at Clearfield, Pennsylvania.Offering the perfect location for lightor heavy manufacturing, warehousingand distribution, logistics, intermodaltransportation, retail and dining, we willhelp customize our pad-ready industrial andcommercial sites to your needs.Let’s work together to build your nextlocation in the Clearfield Firemen’sCommerce Park. Please contact TomStojek, 814.765.7560, x205 or tomstojek@clearfieldfoundation.com to schedule a visitin your office or his.

Incentives• Tax-exempt Keystone Opportunity Zone• Local Economic Revitalization Tax Abatement• Low-interest financing and other assistance optionsfor your project• Business friendly local government• Strong support from state and federal legislators• Potential sub-zone to Foreign Trade Zone 254Access & VisibilityOf the 27,000 vehicles on I-80 every day, at least 6,000already exit at the 120 interchange onto Route 879, whichsees 19,000 vehicles daily• Located at Interstate 80, Exit 120 and Route 879• Based on traffic data provided by PennDOT, 27,000vehicles travel Interstate 80 per day; 6,000 ofthem exiting onto Route 879.• 19,000 vehicles travel Route 879 at the ClearfieldFiremen’s Commerce Park• The Clearfield Firemen’s Commerce Park is within amile of the Clearfield-Lawrence Municipal Airport,RJ Corman Rail Yard and US Routes 322 and 219• Commercial air service is just 45 minutes away atthe DuBois Airport (west of Clearfield) and StateCollege Airport (to the east)• High occupancy rates at six Exit 120 motels

CommunityThe best of the business world already knows the value of a Clearfield address. The Clearfield Firemen’s CommercePark is home to community anchors Appalachian Wood Products, Clearfield Brake & Drum Equipment, ELCAM,Net Shape Technologies, Lezzer Lumber, Marathon Equipment, a Dover Company, and New Enterprise Stone andLime, employers of nearly 1,000 people.Surrounding Exit 120 are Wal-Mart Supercenter and Lowe’s, restaurants, shops, pubs, banks, a full-service truckstop and six motels, while even more shopping and dining amenities are minutes away. This neighborhood, knownas Wolf Run, is a proven money-making location, steadily supported by both visitors and area residents.An ethanol plant within one mile of Exit 120 and a second 10 miles away in Curwensville will open an exciting newchapter in area business. Plus a Biomass Conversion Center of Excellence is planned in Clearfield to support theemerging biofuels industry in Pennsyvania. The Bionol Clearfield project alone will invest $270 million and employ71 people, helping make our town America’s Alternative Energy Capitol.The Wal-Mart Distribution Center,located off I-80 at Exit 123, provideslogistical support to 100 discount storesin a four-state area. The Center hasbeen repeatedly recognized as the bestperforming and most efficient DistributionCenter in the Wal-Mart logistics division.Much of the credit for this achievement isdue to the dedicated workforce found inthe Clearfield region.

Neighbors• Motels include Comfort Inn, Days Inn, Econo Lodge,Hampton Inn, Holiday Inn Express and Super 8,all at Exit 120• Wal-Mart Supercenter, Lowe’s, convenience stores,gas stations, truck stop, banks, pubs andother businesses at the interchange• Restaurants including Arby’s, Burger King,Dutch Pantry, KFC, McDonald’s, Pizza Hut andTaco Bell along Route 879• Within one mile are Clearfield Mall, Big Lots Plaza,Long John Silver’s and Denny’s Beer Barrel Pub,featured on Food Network• Clearfield-Lawrence Municipal Airport• RJ Corman Rail Yard• Pennsylvania Department of TransportationDistrict Engineering Office• Clearfield County Career and Technology Center• Clearfield County Courthouse - County Seat• 1,500 people are employed at interchangebusinesses

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About Us• Population of nearly 1 million people arewithin 50 miles of Clearfield County• Clearfield County civilian labor force is40,200 people. Many drive to StateCollege, Altoona and elsewhere to work,shop and dine and would prefer ashorter commute• Clearfield Firemen’s Commerce Parkis located in Lawrence Township(population 7,712)• Clearfield Borough (population 6,631) isthe Clearfield County seat• 79 percent of residents 25 and older holdhigh school or higher degrees• 11 percent of residents 25 and older holdBachelor or higher degree• Median household income is $31,357;median family income is $38,004• 5.5 percent unemployment rate inClearfield County as of October, 2007

Natural & Community Resources• We are a close-knit community of hard working peoplewho want to earn and spend our money close to home• Greater Clearfield-Lawrence area offers gorgeousscenery, is steeped in history and features a quaintdowntown along the West Branch of theSusquehanna River• Our area features a well-established arts community• The Clearfield Campus of Lock Haven University is twomiles away and Penn State University of DuBois is30 minutes away• Within a 1 /2 to 1 1 /2 hour drive are the main campusesof Penn State, Clarion University, Lock HavenUniversity, Triangle Tech, DuBois Business College,South Hills School of Business and Technology, MountAloysius College, St. Francis University and severaltechnical and trade schools• Several municipal parks, four state parks and theCurwensville Lake Recreation Area are within 10-60minutes from Exit 120, designated Gateway to thePA Wilds• Hunting, fishing, boating and year round outdoorrecreation aboundExit 120 of I-80 is the Gateway to the PA Wilds. Learnmore at www.pawilds.com

HistoryThe 300 acres that are the Clearfield Firemen’s Commerce Park have experiencedseveral incarnations before becoming some of the most sought-after real estate alongAmerica’s Artery, Interstate 80.Located in the area of Lawrence Township known as Wolf Run, named for the creek andwildlife that once roamed the wilds, it’s easy to imagine the rolling hills thick with treesand sprawling meadows dotted with bison and deer. Despite today’s hustle and flowof traffic, travelers and commerce, the breathtaking vistas provide a glimpse of whatthe first explorers saw in Chinklacamoose, the place Native Americans called “clearfields”.

The site remains steeped in history as the location of theFulton Cemetery, one of the oldest burial plots in ClearfieldCounty, and the Fulton Tunnel, which houses rail tracksrunning beneath Interstate 80.Appalachian Wood ProductsWolf Run’s fortunes changed with the construction ofthe interstate and savvy business owners foresaw thespectacular access and visibility translating to prosperityand success.It was with this in mind that, in the mid-1960s, the ClearfieldFire Department purchased the three family farm propertiesas a new home for the Clearfield County Fair.When a suitable facility for the fourth largest fair inPennsylvania proved too expensive, the ClearfieldCounty Fair and Park Board set its sights on industrial andcommercial ventures and partnered with the ClearfieldFoundation and its public sister organization, the LawrenceTownship Wolf Run Industrial Park Authority, to marketthe

site. Eventually, the fair board sold the remaining parcelsto the foundation, which has poured millions of dollars intoinfrastructure and advertising.While the original businesses at Exit 120 have been pluggingalong busily and lucratively for more than 30 years, thepast decade has witnessed an explosion of developmentand construction.The final phase of expansion on the land where BillMackereth milked his dairy cows will surely be the mostexciting chapter of Wolf Run’s rich history. New industries,shopping opportunities and restaurants and the jobs theywill bring will be welcome additions to a community eagerto embrace them.

The heart of prosperity along America’s ArteryPlease contact Tom Stojek, 814.765.7560, x205 to schedule a visit in your office or his.Exit 120Clearfield,PennsylvaniaDesigned and printed by Action Graphics Printing & Signs, Clearfield, PA • Aerial Photos provided by Land & Mapping Services, Clearfield, PA