State Senator Joe Pittman | Pennsylvania 41st Senatorial District
State Senator Joe Pittman | Pennsylvania 41st Senatorial District
HARRISBURG – Sen. Joe Pittman (R-41) announced a total of $6 million in state funding through Pennsylvania’s Business in Our Sites (BOS) program was approved today by the Commonwealth Financing Authority for the continued redevelopment of the New Kensington Advanced Manufacturing Park (NKAMP) in Westmoreland County.
“I’m very pleased to have advocated for this funding which will ensure the continued improvement of the industrial park,” Pittman said. “Not only will this support help to accommodate the existing businesses, but will also play a key role in attracting new businesses to benefit not only Arnold and New Kensington, but our entire region and all of Pennsylvania.”
Approved to receive a $2.4 million BOS grant and a $3.6 million BOS loan, NKAMP LLC is a partnership between the Regional Industrial Development Corporation of Southwestern PA and Westmoreland County Industrial Development Corporation, created to redevelop the nearly 70-acre NKAMP site along the Allegheny River in Arnold and New Kensington.
The funds will be used for permitting, engineering, demolition, electrical improvements, and water and stormwater management costs.
The NKAMP brownfield property was the initial manufacturing site for Alcoa aluminum company, comprised of 20 industrial buildings and more than 1 million square feet of leasable space. In 2023, Re:Build Manufacturing signed a 10-year lease to anchor the site with a focus on state-of-the-art fabrication, manufacturing, integration, and assembly projects in high-growth, innovation-driven industries including energy, life sciences, robotics, electric mobility, satellite communications and aerospace.
NKAMP LLC plans to subdivide an additional 20-acre parcel on the lower end of the site which consists of buildings totaling 170,000 square feet that are in deteriorating condition and need to be demolished. The project will include removing existing material inside and outside the buildings as well as the buildings’ foundations and slabs. New utilities will be brought to the general area including water, electricity and stormwater management. The site will be marketed to advanced manufacturing businesses, and the project is expected to create 200 new jobs.
The BOS program, administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, provides grants and loans to municipalities, municipal and redevelopment authorities, industrial development agencies and private developers for acquisition and development of sites for future use by businesses.
“Pennsylvania is ready to compete and bring new opportunities for growth and prosperity to our communities. This substantial investment is a tremendous step forward as we work to ensure the promise of Pennsylvania continues to be realized by people in every corner of our state,” Pittman concluded.
Media Contact: Kate Eckhart Flessner
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