Employment and Business Opportunities

Main Street Manager, Lansdowne, PA

The Lansdowne Economic Development Corporation (LEDC) is accepting résumés for the position of Main Street Manager.

Lansdowne, PA, has the largest concentration of Victorian era homes in Pennsylvania, is minutes from Philadelphia, was named one of the Top 10 places for Young Professionals to Live by the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, was designated as one of 11 Classic Towns by the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, and is poised for exciting development around arts and culture.

The successful candidate will lead and grow the many projects, committees and business relationships already established, and will work with property owners and developers on adaptive reuse, new construction, façade improvement and business recruitment. The successful candidate should be skilled in the following areas:

• Historic preservation
• Economic development
• Volunteer management
• Non-profit management
• Small business development
• Community promotions
• Business recruitment and retention
• Cultivating private and public partnerships
• Identifying funding opportunities
• Ability to write successful grant proposals
• Strategic planning

This position allows the successful candidate a flexible work schedule to attend community events and evening meetings. Salary and benefits commensurate with experience. To be considered for this position, please send a cover letter and résumé to info@lansdownesfuture.org.

Main Street Manager, Blairsville, PA

Did you know that Blairsville claimed the number one slot on the Young Preservationists Association of Pittsburgh’s Best Preservation Opportunity list?

The Blairsville Downtown Main Street program is seeking an individual to work full-time to continue the development and improvement of its downtown. The successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating activities already in motion, as well as helping with the development of a plan that will take Blairsville into the future.

This position’s responsibilities will also include obtaining sponsorship for special events, promoting public awareness and use of downtown Blairsville, serving as liaison to the borough council and committees of the organization, working to recruit and retain new businesses, and obtaining and administering federal and state funding, in addition to other funding streams.

This is a full-time salaried position. Interested candidates can obtain a job application from Blairsville Downtown, 53 West Market Street, Blairsville, PA 15717, or at (724) 459-8588. Candidates must submit an application, résumé and salary requirements to: Rev. Terry Shaffer, 50 South Walnut Street, Blairsville, PA 15717.

Deadline for applications: July 30, 2008.