On August 26, Congressman Kanjorski announced that the U.S. Department of State (DoS) and the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) are looking for a location to build a new facility to train about 10,000 diplomatic security trainees annually, and property in Luzerne County is receiving serious consideration for the site.

If the local site is chosen for the project, the facility could bring 1,000 jobs to Northeastern Pennsylvania and greatly impact economic development locally through the creation of new jobs and growth of small businesses.  Currently, such training occurs at 19 different locations throughout the country and DoS is looking to consolidate these efforts into one facility.

Congressman Kanjorski led a tour for officials from DoS and GSA around the location under consideration in Conyngham Township.  The potential property was bought years ago by Earth Conservancy, which Congressman Kanjorski helped found.  Congressman Kanjorski had the foresight years ago to realize that one of Northeastern Pennsylvania's greatest resources is its land.  Now that land is available for use and DoS is seriously considering developing it for a new training facility.  Earth Conservancy works to restore and reuse mine-scarred land for recreational, industrial, and residential purposes.

Click here to view Congressman Kanjorski's press release on this announcement.

Click here to view a 21 page informational packet about the potential training center.

Click here to visit the U.S. State Department's website on the training center.

Congressman Kanjorski would like to receive your thoughts on this potential project.

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