Over 300 manufacturing companies call county home
A little-known fact demonstrates the importance of manufacturing to Butler County’s success.
Of the 67 counties that make up Pennsylvania, Butler County has the highest number of manufacturers, at more than 300, according to the Tri County Manufacturers Consortium.
“A lot of it has to do with our history,” said Mark Gordon, county chief of economic development and planning. “Early on, we had Armco and Pullman Standard, and a lot of railroad access, which was always indicative of manufacturing to transport goods and services.”
Gordon said pockets of manufacturing exist all over the county, including along Breakneck Creek in Mars and Adams Township, the Victory Road Business Park in Clinton Township and Pullman Business Park in Butler, to name a few.
The Petrolia area in northern Butler County hosts multiple chemical manufacturers, and even farther north, factories crank out prebuilt homes.
Gordon said there is a simple reason for the importance of manufacturing to a community.
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