Johnstown, PA

The new Greater Johnstown Regional Technology Park (Tech Park) represents a $22.5 million investment to the City of Johnstown at an inner-city brownfield site. The Tech Park is located at the former 4.5 acre Sani-Dairy property, where 200 people lost their jobs when the plant closed in 1999. The decision to locate the Tech Park at this site has provided an economic boost to Johnstown's economy and complements revitalization efforts downtown. The Johnstown Redevelopment Authority was able to secure Environmental Protection Agency Brownfield Assessment funds to fully characterize the site.

Following the commitment by Conemaugh Health System to construct the complex, the Johnstown Redevelopment Authority and project partners were awarded over $9 million to redevelop this inner-city brownfield site. 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. Governor Rendell also announced over $6 million in Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program funding. Funds from the PA Department of Community and Economic Development Housing & Redevelopment Assistance Program, and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development have assisted in development of the project.
This exciting new project will place the Greater Johnstown Region on the forefront of innovation and technology utilization for the 21st Century. The Tech Park 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. A state-designated Keystone Innovation Zone, the Complex is a hub of shared research and development, interacting with local universities and post-graduate programs.

The Tech Park Complex was completed in 2008, with a grand-opening held on October 29, 2008.  The Complex provides economic diversification for the region through the promotion of technology-based businesses.  Tenants for the park include Northrop Grumman, MTS Technologies, and the Department of Labor – Division of Coal Mine Worker’s Compensation in addition to creating space for new and growing health care and technology businesses. These companies will help diversify the Johnstown economy by embracing new information technologies and health related business developments. 

This sustainable facility, with its exterior environmental-friendly objectives and built along the Stonycreek River, provided an opportunity to for the JRA to create the Tech Park Riverwalk, a greenway trail.  The Riverwalk is lined with native flora landscaping, benches, tables, trees, shrubbery, and planters that not only complements the building but allows for an outdoor public respite.  It is within walking distance of many local businesses and residential areas and links downtown pedestrian trails.

For more information on the development, and for leasing opportunities at the Tech Park, visit:
http://www.johnstowntechpark.com.