2013 CPEO Brownfields List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2013 18:13:24 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: [CPEO-BIF] Renaissance Commerce Industrial Park, Sharon, Pennsylvania
 
New plant goes up on brownfield Lt. gov. lauds Sharon Fence

By Michael Roknick

Sharon Herald (PA)
October 8, 2013

SHARON - A brownfield got a little greener - make that a lot greener - on Monday as Lt. Gov. Jim Cawley was on hand for a public unveiling of Sharon Fence Co.âs new manufacturing plant in Sharon.



"It's a great story because it represents economic progress for the region," Cawley told a gathering of more than 50 civic leaders.



Located along the Dock Street corridor, the site was once the home of National Castings Corp. The railroad parts producer closed its doors there in the early â80s. Left unused for years, the site has been cleaned to allow for new businesses and expansions.



Sharon Fenceâs new 55,000-square-foot production and office center is part of a $4 million project that was awarded a $708,000 grant from the state Department of Community and Economic Development. The grant was used to develop the newly created Renaissance Commerce Industrial Park in Sharon.



In addition to Sharon Fence Co., Wheatland Tube and Sunbelt Transformer also benefited from the improved industrial park.


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For the entire article, see
http://sharonherald.com/local/x862176955/New-plant-goes-up-on-brownfield

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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