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.
In 1900, John A. Zurn purchased discontinued patterns for a patented backwater valve from Erie City Iron Works. After setting up shop in a barn in his mother’s backyard, he established what would become the modern day Zurn Industries, LLC. For more than a century, Zurn Engineered Water Solutions has proven itself as an innovator and leading manufacturer of highly engineered water product solutions. Remaining true to its Erie roots...
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...
McCarty Printing
McCarty Printing was established in 1916, making it one of the oldest and most established printers in Northwest Pennsylvania. Through continual reinvestment in new technologies and state of the art equipment, dedication to employees and meeting and surpassing customer expectations, McCarty has grown to its current footprint of 55,000 square feet in downtown Erie...
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...
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