Economic Development

For a New Business, Location is Everything

FirstEnergy’s Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia and Maryland service territory stretches from the Ohio-Indiana border to the Atlantic shore, providing strategic access to Chicago, New York City and large population centers in the Midwest and Northeast. The corridor offers:
 

• Availability of highly skilled labor force
• Favorable tax structure
• Access to world-class educational institutions
• A diverse and low-cost quality of life
• Ample electric and water
• Nearly two-thirds of the U.S. population within 500 miles and an excellent transportation system
• Top telecommunications hub