ECRDA News

For more than 50 years, Erie workers at Modular Engineering have been part of Erie County's manufacturing economy, building modular commercial and industrial enclosures and buildings. They have signed an agreement with the Erie County Redevelopment Authority to lease a new 75,000-square-foot factory and headquarters building on 23 acres at the western edge of the former International Paper Co. property at 1318 East Lake Road.

For more than 20 years after International Paper Co. closed its Erie plant, a new building is expected to rise on the western edge of the property.

Sally Guzik, from Meadville, is the new president of a consulting firm, Fourth Economy, working to reinvent Erie. 

You might not expect one of the United States’ most promising business corridors to be in a mid-sized, industrially rooted city — but that’s exactly what Erie, Pennsylvania, is.

In this Great Lakes-side city, companies find all the major-market advantages they need to grow, like revitalized infrastructure, funding resources, and local business support. And it all comes with lower operating costs, reduced competition, and stronger community connections than in major cities located just hours away.

Ironworks Square is filling up fast. It will be months before anyone can move into the 5.5-acre property, but several tenants have already signed leases. That includes a portion of the 70,000-square-foot brick building that's now being renovated.