Gov. Tom Wolf recently announced that All Weather Insulated Panels (AWIP), which manufactures insulated metal panels, will expand its manufacturing operation in Monroe County, creating at least 70 full-time jobs in the area.
“We welcome All Weather Insulated Panels to Pennsylvania and, specifically, to Monroe County,” Wolf said. “The investments being made in business expansion and job creation by the company and the commonwealth will impact both the local community and the local economy, and we look forward to continued investments in the years to come.”
AWIP has pledged to invest at least $24 million into the project and create at least 70 new, full-time jobs over the next three years. The company will purchase an existing building in East Stroudsburg, Stroud Township.
“All Weather Insulated Panels is very excited to have chosen Pennsylvania as the location for our third manufacturing facility in the U.S.,” AWIP President Natalia Rizzatti said. “This location provides us with a strategic geographic position that will support our ambitious growth plans. A brand-new best in class continuous insulated metal panel production line combined with unparalleled processes and services will ensure we continue to provide the highest quality products and customer experience possible. We are thankful for the support Pennsylvania has provided us to this date and look forward to embarking on this exciting project together.”
The Department of Community and Economic Development provided AWIP with a funding proposal for the project. The plan includes a $315,000 Pennsylvania First grant, $70,000 in Job Creation Tax Credits to be distributed upon the creation of the new jobs and a $78,000 workforce development grant. The Governor’s Action Team coordinated the project, with additional coordination through the Pocono Mountains Economic Development Corporation (PMEDC).
“We are excited to welcome All Weather Insulated Panels to the Monroe County community and look forward to working with them closely as they establish their operations in East Stroudsburg,” PMEDC Executive Director Chuck Leonard said. “We appreciate the collaboration and assistance received from Penn’s Northeast, our regional economic development marketing organization, and the Governor’s Action Team. Stroud Township has also been very helpful and accommodating to the company, and this has helped the process go very smoothly.”