TheErieBook.com exists to showcase all the best that Erie, Pennsylvania has to offer - from architecture to the zoo - but particularly the business world. TheErieBook.com also contains much Erie history.
For almost 50 years, Country Fair convenience stores have been an integral part of local neighborhoods in the Erie area. It’s the place where people go to fill up their car with gas, grab a drink, sandwich, or purchase last-minute staple items such as bread and milk...
Entertainment
You like music? You like free? If you answered yes to both, Erie is your place. Several bands perform around town on what seems like any given day of the week. Some is of course free and some requires a teensy cover charge. Doesn't sound like such a bad place for music lovers now does it...
The Plastek Group
Every time we put on deodorant, we can thank The Plastek Group. This Erie-based multi-national corporation provides 80 percent of the plastic oval deodorant stick containers in the United States, as well as a variety of other packaging products for the personal care, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, food & beverage, and home care industries...
Tourism
Erie features professional sports such as the Erie SeaWolves, the Erie Explosion, Erie Bayhawks and Erie Otters. Alternatively, many tourists enjoy the Erie Zoo and Botanical Gardens, Presque Isle Downs and Casino, Erie Philharmonic performance or an Erie Playhouse show.
No matter your tastes, Erie offers something to satisfy your palate...
Gannon University
The Erie-GAINS (Gannon Alliances to Improve Neighborhood Sustainability) initiative was established as an agent of change in the neighborhoods surrounding Gannon University's campus. This initiative is at the heart of the University's strategic plan to engage in the community and provides a vehicle for meeting challenges needing attention, so they may be recognized in a formal manner by Gannon, working with others to address those challenges...