Travel Plaza Opens
The Onvo Travel Plaza at Schuylkill Highridge Business Park held a grand opening and ribbon-cutting event on October 22, 2024. The 37-acre travel plaza can be found at exit 119 off Interstate 81 in Cass Township, Pa.
Since setting up its first truck stop in 1988 in Tunkhannock, Pa., Onvo has built a network of travel plazas, convenience stores, and restaurants dedicated to serving the traveling public. Today Onvo businesses include more than 40 travel plazas and gas stations, 24 quick-service and full-service restaurants, petroleum distribution, and six hotels in Pennsylvania and Upstate New York.
Ten Year Strategic Plan
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This strategy represents more than just a government approach; it’s a call to action for Pennsylvania’s public, private, nonprofit, and academic sectors to rally around a shared vision for the Commonwealth’s economy over the next 10 years. With new, energized state leadership, as well as unprecedented federal funding opportunities, we stand at a unique moment in time to reassert Pennsylvania’s leadership in the global economy.
Economic Impact Analysis of Highridge Improvement District
A recently released analysis (Fourth Quarter – 2023) of the economic impact of the Highridge Improvement District has revealed that one of the district’s major economic benefits is the $416.2 million in labor income derived with 7,187 jobs. Expressed as a average income per job this is equal to $57,910 annually or $27.84 per hour.
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