Greater Johnstown Regional Technology Park

The Greater Johnstown Regional Technology Complex Project, creating medical technology and information technology industries at the site of a deteriorating inner-city brownfield, seeks to restore the vibrancy and economic vitality of the City of Johnstown.

Conemaugh Valley Memorial Hospital, the Johnstown region’s leading employer, has boldly moved forward to create a state-of-the-art complex that represents a $22.5 million project when fully constructed in all phases. This exciting new project will place the Johnstown Region on the forefront of innovation and technology utilization for the 21 st Century. The Regional Technology Complex will create a state-of-the-art setting for information technology and related health science biotechnology in an environmentally aesthetic campus setting with building components linked through fiber optics as well as greenspace. As a state-designated Keystone Innovation Zone, the Complex will be a hub of shared research and development, interacting with local universities and post-graduate programs.

Following the commitment by Conemaugh Health System to construct the complex, the Johnstown Redevelopment Authority and project partners were awarded nearly $9 million to redevelop this inner-city brownfield site, the former Sani-Dairy plant in Kernville. The Commonwealth Financing Authority awarded the JRA a $2 million loan and a $2 million grant in January of 2005 for use in property clearance and utility installation at the site. This $4 million was part of the $43.6 million awarded statewide under the "new stimulus" Business In Our Sites initiative. In February, Governor Rendell also announced an additional $3 million in Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program funding.

After considering several potential development sites, Conemaugh Health Systems boldly chose an inner-city brownfield site, the former Sani-Dairy plant, as the home for its proposed Greater Johnstown Regional Technology Complex. Sani-Dairy was a prime location for redevelopment, ripe for using the principles of sustainable development. The decision to locate the Technology Park at the former Sani-Dairy site will provide an economic boost to Johnstown's economy and complement revitalization efforts downtown.

Conemaugh's Regional Technology Complex will provide economic diversification to the region through the promotion of technology-based businesses. Tenants for the park will include the John P. Murtha Neuroscience and Pain Institute and the InforMedx Group, in addition to creating space for new and growing health care and technology businesses.

The first of the buildings to be constructed will run along the Stonycreek River from Napoleon to Franklin Street, with a greenway trail situated between the building and river. Several other buildings will follow in phases. For more information on the development, and for leasing opportunities, visit http://www.johnstowntechpark.com.