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active community for your employees and their families.
Located
in the valley of Moshannon Creek, Philipsburg is a
very active and family-oriented community. We have
many fraternal, veterans, and civic-minded organizations.
Philipsburg is the home of the Moshannon Valley YMCA,
little league baseball, soccer, and football, as well
as dance studios, and martial arts
dojos. There is a beautiful community park at Cold
Stream Dam, and a nearby State Park at Black Moshannon.
Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, school activities and clubs,
church groups, and many more local organizations make
Philipsburg a wonderful place to raise a family.
Philipsburg
is proud of its festivals and community events throughout
the year which include Family Fun Day at Cold Stream
Dam on Father’s Day, Heritage Days for a week
in July, A hometown New Year’s Eve celebration,
Harvest Fest in the fall, Holiday Parade in December,
and many other weekend and weeknight events.
A
community rich in history and heritage.
The
Philipsburg National Register Historic District consists
of dozens of beautiful Victorian style homes along
Centre and Presqueisle Streets and the diverse brick
architecture of Front Street. The Philipsburg Historical
Foundation Museum located on the third floor of the
Moshannon Building on Front Street showcases artifacts,
photographs and maps of Philipsburg’s past.
Philipsburg’s history, however, is not limited
to the Historic District. The current site of the
Moshannon Valley Enterprise Center Incubator was once
the largest cigar production facility in the United
States.
The
recently restored Simler House located on the corner
of Second and Laurel Streets was the home of one of
the original settlers of the Moshannon Valley. The
Old Union Church on Presqueisle street was built in
1820 and is listed on the National Register of Historic
Places. Every summer, Philipsburg celebrates its history
with Heritage Days. This annual event draws more than
12,000 people to Philipsburg to celebrate.
Built
strong, built beautiful, built to last.
From
Philipsburg’s oldest building, the Simler House,
to many of its most modern buildings, the architecture
of this Central Pennsylvania community showcases its
heritage. Philipsburg has three buildings on the National
Register of Historic Places including the Rowland
Theater which boasts the largest movie screen in Central
Pennsylvania. The industrial heritage of the Moshannon
Valley has always been able to change with the times,
going from the early days of lumbering, through periods
of mining, brick making, clothing and other manufacturing,
and food processing. Front Street in Philipsburg is
a beautiful and diverse shopping district consisting
of myriad styles of brick buildings. Thanks to the
efforts of hundreds of politicians, businesspeople,
property owners, and other concerned citizens, the
community’s well-built architecture is being
preserved and renovated to return Philipsburg to its
status as the premier crossroads of Central Pennsylvania.
The
perfect location for your business.
- Philipsburg,
Pennsylvania has a strong heritage of hard work
and has an abundance of available and affordable
skilled and non-skilled labor.
- Philipsburg
has easy access to Interstates 80 and 99, and is
a one-day round trip from New York City, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Washington, DC, Pittsburgh, Cleveland,
and Buffalo.
- The
Moshannon Valley has one of the lowest cost of living
averages in the US. A local realtor’s sampling
of 100 transactions shows residential real estate
sold at an average of $60,660 in 2001, compared
to a national average from the US Census Bureau
of $212,300.
- Many
new businesses in Philipsburg will qualify for tax
incentives from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
There are also grant and low-interest loan programs
available for start-up businesses.
- The
Historic Philipsburg Advertising Cooperative can
get your business the best advertising rates on
all Centre and Clearfield County Media.
The
qualified and affordable labor force in Philipsburg
should make us the number one site choice for your
business.
Come
visit us, and make your business built to last in
Philipsburg, Pennsylvania! If you have any questions
about locating your business in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania,
please call or write to:
Philipsburg
Revitalization Corporation
Philipsburg Main Street Program
203 N. Front St., Box 4
Philipsburg, PA 16866
Phone: (814)342-6221
Fax: (814)342-3479
e-mail: mainst@philipsburgpa.org
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