Your Business & Marcellus Shale: Voices of Experience
Morning Learning Sessions
January and February, 2010
Is your business poised to profit from Pennsylvania's gas boom?
The hottest natural gas boom in the world is right here.
The Marcellus shale formation is driving energy firms to Pennsylvania, and the influx of dollars is creating significant business opportunities with natural gas and service companies, supporting businesses and worker spending. Plus, the spending from lease and royalty payments promises to ripple through our economy for years to come.
Position your business to compete.
Penn State Cooperative Extension experts have the knowledge and expertise to help you understand the potential benefit of Marcellus Shale development on local businesses, communities, and economies.
Don't miss this important series.
Join Penn State Extension experts and our sponsoring partners for "Your Business and Marcellus Shale: Voices of Experience." This four-part webinar series is packed with essential information and insights to help you understand, explore, and take advantage of business opportunities relating to natural gas development in Pennsylvania.
Each session will highlight successful Pennsylvania local businesses who are adapting to the opportunities. Their insights will help you understand how to explore and take advantage of these opportunities. Several sessions will include natural gas industry representatives, discussing what they're looking for from local business partners and how to establish such business relationships.
Convenient early bird sessions
Sessions are scheduled for 8:00 to 9:30 a.m. on January 27, February 3, 10, 17
- Local Business Success Stories and Lessons Learned I
- Working with the Industry: Natural Gas Company Perspectives
- Local Business Success Stories and Lessons Learned II
- Partnering: Industry and Local Business Panel
Convenient locations
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Learn from the experts.
Penn State Extension conducted the first Marcellus educational training workshops in 2001—long before the Marcellus shale potential was fully recognized. Since then, we've formed our Marcellus Education Team, a group of more than 40 county-based educators and faculty who are teaching about and researching the wide range of issues arising from Marcellus shale natural gas drilling.
We work with landowners, businesses, local governments and government associations, state agencies, environmental groups, workforce development groups, and others who need to understand the challenges and issues.
We are a trusted source of fact-based information that can help Pennsylvanians make informed decisions.
Register now with one of our local sponsors!
- Bucknell University Small Business Development Center, Lewisburg in partnership with the Central Pennsylvania Workforce Development Corporation
- Clarion University Small Business Development Center, Clarion PA
- Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tioga County, Owego, NY
- Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chemung County in partnership with the Chemung County Chamber of Commerce, Elmira, NY
- Commerce Chenango in partnership with the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chenango County, Norwich, NY
- Garrett County Chamber of Commerce, McHenry, MD
- Greater DuBois Chamber of Commerce & Economic Development , DuBois. Register via email or their web site.
- Indiana County Center for Economic Operations, Indiana, PA
- Lock Haven University Small Business Development Center, Lock Haven, PA
- Madison County Industrial Development Agency, Canastota NY
- Moshannon Valley Economic Development Partnership, Philipsburg, PA
- Northern Tier Regional Planning & Development Center, Towanda, PA
- Oil Region Alliance of Business, Industry & Tourism, Oil City, PA
- PAGasDirectory.com, Montoursville, PA
- Potter County Education Council in partnership with Penn State Cooperative Extension Potter County, Coudersport, PA
- University of Pittsburgh at Bradford - Outreach Services Offices, Bradford, PA
- Waynesburg University Center for Research & Economic Development, Waynesburg
- Wellsboro Area Chamber of Commerce, Growth Resources of Wellsboro, Pennsylvania College of Technology (North Campus), University of Scranton SBDC
- Workforce Wayne, Wayne County Chamber of Commerce, WEDCO & Penn State Cooperative Extension Wayne County
Learn More:
Visit Penn State Cooperative Extension’s Marcellus web site www.naturalgas.psu.edu
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