Erie’s Momentum:
Your Business Advantage
Welcome to Erie: The ECRDA is transforming key sites across Erie County. Erie, Pennsylvania, is surging to life as a thriving hub for business. Anchored by the strength of local companies and energized by incoming ventures, the county offers the modernized infrastructure and financial incentives that help businesses grow, while contributing to Erie’s lasting prosperity. At the center of this momentum is the Erie County Redevelopment Authority (ECRDA). Over the past decade, the organization has invested more than $100 million into the county’s business ecosystem through the strategic acquisition, development and redevelopment of real estate, all while fueling job creation, business retention and long-term regional growth.
ECRDA also connects both new and established businesses with low-interest financing through programs like the Business Loan Fund, PIDA and USDA loans, and the Diverse Erie Small Business Loan Program. These capital resources support new construction, equipment purchases and more. Small- and large-sized companies can also access local, state, and federal grants that help them scale efficiently while contributing to the community’s future. From every angle, Erie’s momentum offers opportunities that local and regional businesses alike can seize to grow and drive lasting impact for the community.
Prime Sites, Ready for Business ECRDA helps transform key sites across Erie County, providing space where existing businesses can reinvest and grow and new ventures can establish roots. These include:
Savocchio Opportunity Park Savocchio Opportunity Park is a business park hosting advanced technology agriculture firms. It’s adjacent to Erie’s high-traffic Industrial Corridor, giving companies easy access to other manufacturers, logistics and service companies, as well as a younger-than-average, highly educated workforce. The park also provides convenient access to Route 5, connecting Erie to major locations like Buffalo, Cleveland, Chicago and Canada, as well as international rail services. For businesses wanting to join the agriculture revolution, the park is ready with multiple 1.5- to 7-acre lots that bring research and commercial operations together. Berry Global is building a 90,000-square-foot warehouse ECRDA worked with Berry Global to build a new and distribution center in Erie’s Little 90,000-square-foot facility, which has Italy. allowed the company to expand its operations in Erie's Little Italy.
32 OCTOBER 2025 • mbabizmag.com