Information Session on Business Opportunities in Marcellus Shale

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ELIZABETHTOWN, PA (11/08/2011)(readMedia)-- Experts from Fulton Bank of State College and Clermont Wealth Strategies at Fulton Bank have studied Marcellus Shale developments on behalf of area businesses and will present a free information session on business opportunities related to the drilling on Thursday, December 1, from 8:30 to 10 a.m. in the Hoover Center, Room 110, at Elizabethtown College. This session is open to leaders and representatives from family- and closely-held businesses in Central Pennsylvania and is not limited to members of the High Center for Family Business at Elizabethtown College.

"Marcellus Shale drilling will be the biggest event impacting PA businesses in our lifetime," said John Rodgers, senior vice president at Fulton Bank and one of the presenters. "Pennsylvania is in the early stage of related business development, with potential gains projected through the next 50-100 years."

Rodgers and co-presenter Paul Nicholas, senior vice president at Clermont Wealth Strategies at Fulton Bank will provide an update regarding Marcellus drilling including trends, latest developments, and numerous businesses that are being impacted by Marcellus Shale drilling. These include the hospitality industry; industrial goods and services such as valves, pumps, and welding; and spin-off industries including trucking, excavating, and construction. Professional services such as law and accounting will also be in demand.

"There's more demand than capacity in numerous industries," Nicholas said.

If your family business is not already involved in Marcellus drilling activity, plan to attend this free event. RSVP is required by November 23 by calling 717-361-1275 or by emailing fbc@etown.edu.

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With almost 50 member family businesses, the S. Dale High Center is one of largest resource organizations for family-owned firms in the United States. Created by a group of business people, family business owners, and representatives of Elizabethtown College, the Center helps family businesses achieve family unity and prosperity, continue their legacy of entrepreneurship, and create social and economic wealth across multiple generations. Serving South Central Pennsylvania and beyond since 1995, the Center believes that strengthening entrepreneurial families enhances the community and the economy as well. More information is available at the website: www.centerforfamilybusiness.org, by emailing FBC@etown.edu or by calling 717.361.1275.

Located in southeastern Pennsylvania, Elizabethtown College offers its 1,900 students more than 50 academic programs in the liberal arts, sciences and professional studies. Driven by its motto to "Educate for Service," Elizabethtown centers learning in strong relationships, links classroom instruction with experiential learning, emphasizes international and cross-cultural perspectives and nurtures the capacity for lives of purpose.