North Central Pennsylvania
    CEDS & Resiliency Plan

    About the Project

    The North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission has partnered with Atlas Community Studios, a firm specializing in strategic planning and place-based economic development, and Broad Ripple Strategies to create a new Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) and Resiliency Plan. According to the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA), a CEDS is a strategy-driven plan for regional economic development, and is the result of a regionally-owned planning process designed to build capacity and guide the economic prosperity and resiliency of an area or region. To qualify for EDA assistance under its Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance grant programs, North Central must update their CEDS at least every five years.

    In response to an evolved economic landscape as a result of COVID-19 North Central’s new CEDS and Resiliency Plan will address the region’s development and growth, identify economic vulnerabilities and opportunities, and strategize short-term recovery as well as long-term resiliency.

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    North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning & Development Commission

    North Central Planning and Development Commission is a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation and designated as a 501a (c)(3) organization under the Internal Revenue Code (IRS). North Central is identified as a premier regional development organization that delivers a wide range of economic, community, infrastructure, human services, and technology programs for Cameron, Clearfield, Elk, Jefferson, McKean, and Potter Counties. 

    North Central is a multi-faceted regional resource that employs a talented and committed staff to navigate complex state and federal programs., which generate considerable benefit to the area’s community and economic development, human services, infrastructure and information technology.

    Cameron County

    The economy of Cameron County, PA employs 1.7k people. The largest industries in Cameron County, PA are Manufacturing (795 people), Public Administration (196 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (163 people), and the highest paying industries are Manufacturing ($59,544), Health Care and Social Assistance ($45,932), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting ($45,802).

    Clearfield County

    The economy of Clearfield County, PA employs 28.8K people. The largest industries in Clearfield County, PA are Health Care & Social Assistance (6,131 people), Retail Trade (4,514 people), and Transportation and Warehousing (3,009 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, and Oil & Gas ($72,261), Management of Companies and Enterprises ($71,315), and Utilities ($69,663).

    Elk County

    The economy of Elk County, PA employs 13.3k people. The largest industries in Elk County, PA are Manufacturing (5,556 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,691 people), and Retail Trade (1,329 people), and the highest paying industries are Management of Companies and Enterprises ($88,026), Mining, Quarrying, and Oil & Gas ($64,319), and Finance and Insurance ($64,257).

    Jefferson County

    The economy of Jefferson County, PA employs 14.5k people. The largest industries in Jefferson County, PA are Manufacturing (3,718 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,564 people), and Retail Trade (1,624 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($78,147), Management of Companies and Enterprises ($68,326), and Wholesale Trade ($53,980).

    McKean County

    The economy of McKean County, PA employs 14.7k people. The largest industries in McKean County, PA are Manufacturing (2,756 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,326 people), and Retail Trade (1,691 people), and the highest paying industries are Management of Companies and Enterprises ($89,457), Utilities ($69,283), and Mining, Quarrying, and Oil & Gas ($66,950).

    Potter County

    The economy of Potter County, PA employs 5.8k people. The largest industries in Potter County, PA are Health Care & Social Assistance (927), Manufacturing (611), and Retail Trade (474), and the highest paying industries are Construction ($68,023), Professional and Technical Services ($68,576), and Transportation & Warehousing ($68,793).