The Economic Development Company of Lancaster County is the oldest economic development organization in Lancaster County, PA. Its history began in 1960 with the ground-breaking of the Lancaster-Hempfield Industrial Park near I-283, the first industrial park in Lancaster County.
Over the last 50 years, EDC's scope of work has expanded to include:
- Commercial and industrial project financing
- Agricultural project financing
- Significant community "gateway" development projects
- Urban investment projects
- Marketing to retain and attract business
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Forty Years Worth of Jobs!
The Story of the Economic Development Company of Lancaster County - 1960-2000
Read a decade-by-decade chronicle of EDC's first 40 years of service to Lancaster County's business community.
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Significant economic growth projects, which EDC has facilitated in the past decade include:
- Clipper Magazine Stadium, City of Lancaster
- Mountain Springs Resort, Borough of Ephrata
- GlaxoSmithKline, West Donegal Township
- Northwest Gateway Project/Armstrong World Industries Redevelopment, City of Lancaster
- Hardy Greys North America, West Hempfield Township
- Auntie Anne's, City of Lancaster
- The Jay Group, West Hempfield Township
- Clair Bros., Manheim Borough
- Lancaster Leaf Tobacco Company of PA, City of Lancaster
- South Square, City of Lancastear
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