Governor Corbett: Digital Graphics Manufacturer to Locate Operations in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett announced today that Georgia PrintCo Northeast, a digital graphics manufacturer, will locate operations in Luzerne County, bringing 25 new jobs to the region.

"Pennsylvania's economy is moving forward – our unemployment rate remains below the national average and businesses are moving here to grow and succeed," said Corbett. "Georgia PrintCo's expansion will add 25 more jobs to the nearly 500 new jobs I have announced in Luzerne County this year."

Georgia PrintCo plans to purchase a previously vacant 32,000-square-foot facility in Pittston Township, Luzerne County. The new location will allow the company to enter the market in the northeastern United States and expand its customer base, reducing operation costs. The company will invest more than $2 million in renovations, site improvements, new equipment and employee training.

"We are looking forward to creating new jobs in an effort to improve the economy in this community," said Sheldon Hurst, managing partner of Georgia PrintCo. "I would like to thank the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for their support and assistance in this endeavor. I am excited to bring Georgia PrintCo to northeastern Pennsylvania."

To assist with Georgia PrintCo' s site selection efforts, the company received a funding offer from the Department of Community and Economic Development, including a $50,000 Pennsylvania First Program grant; $50,000 in Job Creation Tax Credits; and $11,250 in Guaranteed Free Training, which will be used for skills training for new employees. The company will also be eligible to apply for a $625,000 loan from the Machine and Equipment Loan Fund.

The project was coordinated by the Governor's Action Team, a group of economic development professionals that work directly with businesses that are considering locating or expanding in Pennsylvania. GAT worked with the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce to support Georgia PrintCo's site selection project.

"Georgia PrintCo's decision to grow in our region validates the advantages we offer as a competitive location for aggressive firms looking to serve the Mid-Atlantic metropolitan market," said Austin Burke, President of Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce. "Our technologically skilled and productive work force has a great tradition of adding significant value to such operations. We join the governor and DCED in welcoming Georgia PrintCo to northeastern Pennsylvania."

Georgia PrintCo is a privately-owned company headquartered in Lakeland, Ga. The company is a wholesale digital printer and cutter of displays used as signs, banners, advertisements or decorative purposes.

As a manufacturer and supplier of all types of signage to the wholesale industry, Georgia PrintCo provides services to sign franchises, billboard companies, sports complexes and other customers in the signage industry.

For more information on Georgia PrintCo Northeast, visit www.georgiaprintco.com.

For more information on the Governor's Action Team and other economic development initiatives in Pennsylvania, visit www.newpa.com or call 1-866-466-3972.

Media contacts:

Kelli Roberts, Governor's Office; 717-783-1116

Lyndsay Frank, DCED; 717-783-1132

SOURCE Pennsylvania Office of the Governor