Mirabito to Co-host Hearing on Economic Development

WILLIAMSPORT, March 10 – State Rep. Rick Mirabito, D-Lycoming, along with House Commerce Committee Chairman Peter Daley, will host a local public hearing on economic development and job creation on Thursday, March 11.

Details are as follows:

Economic Development and Job Creation Hearing

10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, March 11
Mary Lindsay Welch Honors Hall
Lycoming College, Williamsport

Those scheduled to testify include:

• Michael Lombardo, director, Governor’s Northeast Office
• John Sider, deputy secretary of the technology investment office, Department of Community and Economic Development
• Charles Santangelo, chief financial officer, Susquehanna Health Systems
• Frank Pellegrino, executive vice president, Primus Technologies Corp.
• Barry Denk, director, Center for Rural Pennsylvania
• James Shillen, executive director/CEO, IMC Business Strategies
• Jason Fink, executive vice president, Williamsport-Lycoming Chamber of Commerce
• Tony Bossert, vice president of government affairs, Chief Oil&Gas LLC
• Anna Griffith, CEO/co-founder, Discovery Machine
• Larry Michael, executive director, Pennsylvania College of Technology 

This is the second in a series of public hearings the House Commerce Committee is holding across the state to outline initiatives on creating jobs and improving local economies.