Directly assisting businesses and municipalities county-wide in the areas of both economic and community development, the economic development organizations of Dauphin County are at the center of one of the most unique and vibrant areas of Pennsylvania.

Located at 112 Market Street, 7th Floor, Harrisburg, PA, these organizations are as follows:

• The Dauphin County Dept. of Community & Economic Development
  
  Created in 1984 as a department of county government, the office acts as an advisor to the County Commissioners on matters of legislation, administration and advocacy before government in addition to providing a full array of economic development services to its clients, affiliates and the general public. The office represents the Commissioners on boards, commissions and task forces including the Dauphin County Planning Commission, the Community Action Commission, SouthCentral Employment Corporation's Work Force Investment Board, New Baldwin Corridor Enterprise Zone Advisory Board, New Baldwin Corridor Coalition, Harrisburg Area Transportation Study, the Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority, and SEDA-COG.
  

• The Dauphin County Industrial Development Authority
  
  Organized in 1967 as a standing county authority, DCIDA is the finance arm of the group and engages in tax exempt and taxable bond and mortgage financing on behalf of manufacturers, non-profits and companies establishing corporate headquarters here. The IDA participates in millions of dollars in new construction and rehabilitation projects each year through its industrial recruitment and expansion programs.
  

• The Dauphin County Economic Development Corporation
  
  The most recently organized of the group and its non-profit development vehicle, DCEDC is a non-profit development corporation poised to partner in real estate development projects and to channel grant funding to municipalities and organizations in need of community and economic development assistance. A major activity of the corporation is the implementation of the Team Pennsylvania program; a state-wide initiative designed to retain and grow existing businesses as well as to attract new ones through a sophisticated internet based business resource network and business calling program. The corporation, which has partnered with the City of Harrisburg in this effort, is a member of SouthCentral Team Pennsylvania, Inc., which also consists of the economic development corporations representing neighboring Cumberland,York, Lebanon, Adams, Franklin and Perry Counties.