Harrisburg, PA, September 22, 2005 -— Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell announced the approval of ten Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) loans totaling more than $13.4 million. The loans will create and retain 970 jobs at various companies in seven counties across the commonwealth.
Among the loans approved M.R.W. Realty, LLC received a $1.3 million PIDA loan to construct a new 43,860-square-foot building in Pine Township. The building will be leased to Best Tile Distributors of Pittsburgh Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of domestic and imported tiles founded in 1984.
The company is currently operating in a 25,000-square-foot facility 1.5 miles away and will transfer its operation and 30 existing employees to the new site. The new building will include a new fabrication shop, and allow the company to create eight new jobs within the next three years.
The Regional Industrial Development Corporation of Southwestern Pennsylvania is the sponsoring local economic development agency.
