2. Northwest PA/ Lake Erie Region Ashtabula Chautauqua Clarion Crawford Venango Erie Forest Warren

3. Regional Overview

5. Persons per Square Mile: 2000

6. Regional Overview

9. Economy Dr. James Kurre Associate Professor of Economics Penn State-Erie The Behrend College

10. Economy: Income per Capita

13. Economy: Patents

14. Economy: Exports

16. 100.0830.0Total 1.916.2Australia 1.19.0Near East 1.310.4Africa 9.276.0Asia 8.167.3 United Kingdom 15.1125.3Europe 13.4111.6 Brazil 14.6121.0South America 0.53.8Caribbean & Central America 9.780.3 Mexico 46.8388.2 Canada 56.4468.5NAFTA Countries Percent of Total 1999 Exports (millions)Market Economy: Exports

17. Economy: Cost of Doing Business

20. Education Susan Hileman Director of Employer and Training Services Northwest Pennsylvania Workforce Investment Area

21. Education : Enrollments and Attainment Total Enrollment

22. Student to Teacher Ratio by County: 2001 Education: Teacher Qualifications

23. Local Teachers PDAP Scores vs. State Mean: 2002 Education: Teacher Qualifications

24. No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 Stronger accountability for results Greater flexibility and control Expanded options and choices for parents Emphasis on teaching methods that work Education: Student Performance

25. PSSA Mathematics Average: 2001

26. 11 th Grade PSSA Math Scores: 2001 Education: Student Performance

27. PSSA Reading Average: 2001 Education: Student Performance

28. 11 th Grade PSSA Reading Scores: 2001 Education: Student Performance

29. Destination of Graduates: 1998-2001 Education: Graduation Rates

30. Education: Post Secondary Institutions College Bound Graduates: 2001

31. Educational Attainment by County/Region/State/Nation: 2000 Education : Post Secondary Institutions

32. Workforce Entering Graduates: 2001 Education: Graduation Rates

33. Dropout Rates: 1998-2001 Education: Dropout Rates

34. ABLE Served by County: 2000 Education: Adult Basic Literacy Education

35. Alan Kugler Executive Director Pennsylvania Economy League Northwest Division Government

36. Sub-County Government Jurisdictions: 2002 Government: Types of Government

37. Government: Cost of Government

38. Municipal Level Taxes per Capita: 1999

39. Government: Taxation

41. Government: Real Estate Assessments

43. Government: Expenditures & Services

45. Michele Zieziula Vice President & Operations Manager Northwest Pennsylvania Workforce Investment Area Infrastructure

46. Infrastructure: Road Conditions

49. Infrastructure: Master Planning & Zoning

51. Infrastructure: Air Transit Public Airports in the NAPA/LER: 2002

52. Public Transportation by County: 2002 Bus ServiceShared Ride orAlt. CityRuralVan ServiceBus Service AshtabulaXXX ChautauquaXXX Clarion XX CrawfordXXX ErieX X Forest X Venango XX WarrenX X Infrastructure: Public Transit

53. Infrastructure: Public Water & Sewer

56. Infrastructure: Housing

60. Julie Bush-Miller Research Analyst Mercyhurst Civic Institute Quality of Life

61. Poverty Medical Care Prenatal Care Childcare Juvenile Crime Adult Crime Rate Civic Participation Recycling Commuting Patterns

62. Quality of Life: Poverty

64. Quality of Life: Medical Care

65. Quality of Life: Prenatal Care

67. Quality of Life: Childcare

69. Quality of Life: Juvenile Crime

70. Quality of Life: Recycling

72. Technology Laith Wardi President Business Retention Technologies

73. Technology: Startup Firms Startup Technology Firms Region is home to approximately 500 technology firms. These firms employ roughly 9,700 people. They generate almost $600 million in annual sales.

74. Technology: Bandwidth Bandwidth Nationally, 58% of the population has Internet access. Locally, 25% of the population has Internet access. For broadband internet, 17% of the nation and 4% locally have access.

75. Connectivity Options Technology: Bandwidth Lack of affordable broadband connectivity throughout the region. This impedes regional ability to attract new economy companies. These companies rely on broadband as an essential ingredient for success.

76. InstitutionDegree ProgramsCourses MastersBaccalaureateAssociateCertificateCreditNon-Credit Allegheny College x Business Institute of Pennsylvania Clarion Universityx x Edinboro Universityx x Gannon University x Jamestown Community College x x Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Mercyhurst College Penn State World Campusxxxxxx Tri-State Business Institute University of Pittsburgh xx Local Distance Learning Course Offerings: 2002 Technology: Distance Learning

77. Use of E-Commerce Technology: Emerging Clusters All Firms Engaged in Transactional Based Selling15% Purchasing Through Web17% Manufacturers Engaged in Transactional Based Selling13% Purchasing Through Web14% Tool and Die Engaged in Transactional Based Selling30% Purchasing Through Web16% Plastics Engaged in Transactional Based Selling15% Purchasing Through Web33%

78. Not Currently Using E-Business But Interested in Doing So Technology: Emerging Clusters All Firms17% Manufacturers14% Tool and Die11% Plastics12%

79. Workforce Phil Simon President and CEO Northwest Pennsylvania Workforce Investment Area

80. Workforce: Unemployment

82. Top 20 Knowledge Areas Based on Importance: 2000 Workforce: Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

83. Top 20 Knowledge Areas Based on Competence:2000 Workforce : Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

84. Top 20 Skills Based on Importance: 2000 Workforce : Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

85. Top 20 Skills Based on Competence: 2000 Workforce : Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

86. Top 20 Abilities Based on Importance: 2000 Workforce : Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

87. Top 20 Abilities Based on Competence: 2000 Workforce : Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

88. Workforce: Key Industry Segments

90. Workforce: Employment Concentration