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Meet Focus Central PA

Region's Resource For Promoting New Corporate Investment

Focus Central PA is comprised of local leaders that are economic development experts that collaborate regionally to deliver reduced risks and increased speed for successful site investment decisions! When investment projects WIN, our talent WINs and our community's WIN!

Focus Central PA markets 7 of the 67 counties in Pennsylvania including Mifflin, Centre, Snyder, Northumberland, Union, Montour, and Columbia. We're an objective advocate for the region with the mission and main goal of attracting quality investment to support smart economic growth in the region. Our process to accomplish this mission is as follows:

  • Listen: Our team wants to listen and understand your company's story, vision, strategic priorities and site search details.
  • Respond: The team of experts will respond efficiently and effectively with properties, data, connections and more to connect your vision with Central PA opportunities.
  • Host: We welcome the opportunity to organize and host your company's team to tour sites, visit with regional leaders and get to see the region firsthand.
  • Support: Our experts will be fully engaged during negotiations, planning and implementation of your project for a solid WIN! When investment projects win, our talent win's and our community's win!
  • Success: The incredible ecosystem of Central PA resource partners will assure your company has access to connections, tools and resources to stay and grow in Central PA!

Proud Pennsylvania Partner - 10 Year Strategic Plan for Economic Development

2026 Pennsylvania Site Selector Guide

Listen. Respond. Host. Support. Success.

Strategy, Mission, and Vision

Strategy

Regionally Focused. Locally Connected.

Focus Central PA's strategy is to have an objective, competitive and sustainable organization that combines pro-active strategy with supportive, flexible governance and continuously innovates based on investment needs to accomplish the mission to attract investment that cultivates economic growth.

Smart, sustainable economic health is driven by capital investment being put to risk. The task of economic development is to create conditions in which investors want to risk their capital. The role of marketing to attract these investments is to effectively connect our competitive advantages and opportunities to smart WIN investment projects that provide WINs for our talent and WINs for our Central Pennsylvania communities.

Mission

Attract investment that cultivates economic growth in Central Pennsylvania.

Vision

To provide a regional platform to effectively grow and leverage cash and in-kind support to attract new investment; become internationally recognized for innovative business attraction efforts; generate quality leads that support partner's economic development strategies; reduce risks and increase speed of high value investment projects that cultivate economic growth.

A gathering of the Focus Central PA board.

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Lauren Bryson, Executive Director
lbryson@focuscentralpa.org
Toll-Free: 844.293.8719
418 Railroad Street
Danville, PA 17821

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Focus Central PA Board of Directors

Meet our Board of Directors for Fiscal Year 2026-2027. Business and community leaders from across Central Pennsylvania have come together to form a Board which provides insights, leadership, and strategic direction to continue bolstering our region's economy, support businesses, and create opportunities for growth.

Officers & Committee Chairs

Nick Felice

Chair

Todd Dolbin

Vice Chair

Timothy Hippensteel

Treasurer

Lauren Bryson

Secretary

Members of the Board of Directors: Article IV, Section 1

Board of Directors shall be comprised of two (2) representatives from each Economic Development/Chamber of Commerce participating organization and two (2) from any other member that is not a unit of local/county or state government that is a member in good standing.

Centre County (CBICC)

Greg Scott

CBICC

Todd Dolbin

CBICC

Columbia County (DRIVE)

Timothy Hippensteel

DRIVE

Steven Beattie

SEDA-COC Joint Rail Authority

Mifflin County (MCIDC)

Nick Felice

MCIDC

Rhonda Kelley

JRV Chamber

Montour County (DRIVE)

Jennifer Wakeman

CEcD, DRIVE

Amanda Barber

Norfolk Southern

Northumberland County (DRIVE)

Derrick Backer

Sunbury Municipal Authority

Jason Hunt

PPL Electric Utilities

Snyder County (DRIVE)

Joe Kantz

North Shore Railroad

Robert Grayston

Grayston Enterprises LLC

Union County (DRIVE)

Shawn McLaughlin

AICP, CPRP - ECEDC

Jeffrey Reber

County Commissioner - Union County

Organizations

Chamber of Business & Industry Centre County

Chamber of Business & Industry of Centre County (CBICC)

A community of engaged organizations and individuals collaborating to create an innovative business landscape and grow Centre County's economy.

DRIVE Economic Development Entity

Driving Real Innovation for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE)

An economic development council of governments serving the greater Columbia, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder Counties.

Juniata River Valley Chamber of Commerce

Juniata River Valley Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau (JRV Chamber)

The Chamber of Commerce for both Juniata and Mifflin Counties aimed at improving the economy and quality of life for the residents of the Juniata River Valley.

Mifflin County Industrial Development Corporation

Mifflin County Industrial Development Corporation (MCIDC)

An organization committed to promoting growth of employment and income in Mifflin County.

UN

Union County Economic Development Corporation (UCEDC)

A business-growth and economic-development organization for Union County.