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Friday, May 16, 2008
Pennsylvania Tax Credit Session
Tuesday, May
20, 2008
For additional information please contact:
Sue Smith, Northwest KIZ
Coordinator
susans@nwcommission.org
The Keystone Innovation Zones (KIZs) are a part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s economic stimulus package. These zones gather and align the combined resources of educational institutions, private business, business support organizations, commercial lending institutions, and venture capital to foster innovation, patent development and technological advances to create entrepreneurial opportunities.
The NW Commission serves as the agent and coordinator for KIZ geographic designations in Clarion, Crawford, Mercer and Warren counties.
Target Industry Clusters
Identified focus areas were selected from an analysis conducted by an independent consultant and the resources and expertise of the member institutions of higher education along with KIZ partners.
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Clean Technology/Green Technology
- Information Technology
- Life Sciences
Benefits
- Transferable KIZ Tax Credits
NWPA KIZ Registration
KIZ Tax Credit
Company Reporting Document
Northwest KIZ Micro Grant
Eligibility Criteria
- In Operation Eight Years or Less Located within a Designated KIZ Geographical Area
- Operating within a Targeted Industry Cluster
Geographic Designations / Maps
Clarion University Campus, 840 Wood StreetClarion Downtown
Business District
Paint Township Industrial Park, 143 Fiberboard Road,
Clarion
Biotechnology Center at Trinity Point
Redbank Renaissance, New Bethlehem
North Street and Park Avenue Business Corridors, Meadville
Allegheny College Campus
Penn Plaza, 600 Terrace Street, Meadville
Crawford Business Park, 13690 Moisertown Road, Meadville
Meadville Industrial Complex and Business Incubator, 628
Arch St, Meadville
University of Pittsburgh at Titusville Campus, 504 East
Main Street, Titusville
Titusville Opportunity Park, 701 East Spring Street,
Titusville
Towne Square Conference Center, 110 West Spring Street,
Titusville
McNeilly
Business Center, 12 North Diamond Street, Greenville
Thiel College Campus, 75 College Avenue, Greenville
Greenville Business District
Greenville-Reynolds Development, 660 Keystone Road,
Greenville
UPMC Horizon Facility, 110 North Main Street, Greenville
Greenville Enterprise Center, 305 Third Street
Novocell Semiconductors, 3182 Innovation Way, Hermitage
APEX Engineered Products, 3608A Sharon Road, West
Middlesex
Warren County - Map
Warren General Hospital, 2 Crescent Park West
Additional Programs of Interest
Research & Development
Tax Credit
Keystone Innovation Starter Kit
Keystone Innovation Grant
The Keystone Innovation Grant (KIG) Program is a companion
program to the Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ) program. Keystone Innovation
Grants provide funding to encourage the technology transfer and
commercialization of intellectual property between Pennsylvania’s
technology-oriented businesses and entrepreneurs and KIZ-participating
institutions of higher education (IHEs). In order to spur the development of new
businesses in the Commonwealth, the Keystone Innovation Grant program was
created to provide $10 million in total grant funding including $3.5 million for
FY 2008-2009 to participating Pennsylvania IHEs.
The application for a
Keystone Innovation Grant shall be submitted to the Department of Community and
Economic Development (DCED) utilizing the Single Application form plus any
additional background materials required by these parameters or requested by
DCED staff.
Small Business Innovation Research/Small
Business Technology Transfer
The goal of these programs is to increase private-sector commercialization innovations, use small businesses to meet federal R&D needs, and to foster and encourage participation by minorities and disadvantaged persons in technological innovation. The grants fund Phase I feasibility, Phase II prototype development and testing, and Phase III commercialization based on the federal solicitations for research topics. These topics offer the best opportunities for new patent development and ultimate commercialization due to the federal government’s identification of the need for a particular innovation or problem solving technique.
Target Industry Representatives
First Energy, Clean Technology Representative
Greenville Neuromodulation Services, Life Sciences Representative
Bright
Hospitality, IT Industry Representative, Mark Templin
Northwest PA Chapter, National Tooling & Machine Association, Advanced
Manufacturing Representative
Partners
Allegheny College
Clarion
University
Thiel
University
University of
Pittsburgh – Titusville
Northwest Savings Bank
Ben Franklin Technology Partners
eBizIT-PA
Northwest
Industrial Resource Center
Regional
Center for Workforce Excellence
West Central
Job Partnership
SBDC
Clarion University
SBDC
Gannon University
Redevelopment Authority of Titusville
Clarion County Economic Development Corporation
Greenville
Area Economic Development Corporation
Warren
County Chamber of Business and Industry
Northwest Commission
Meadville Redevelopment Authority
Economic Progress Alliance
Penn Northwest Commission
National City Bank
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