NEPA Alliance (NEPA) worked with Ashley Machine & Tool Co. owners, John & Michele Mulhern to help the business purchase and renovate the facility. The business is located in West Wyoming, PA.

Ashley Machine & Tool Company provides customers with the highest quality aerospace components which are developed, manufactured, and delivered according to custom specifications. They specialize in the engineering, machining and quality control of a wide variety of aerospace parts. The company was founded in 1945 and quickly established itself as a quality tool and die machine shop. By 1950, Ashley was serving such customers as the U.S. Navy and the American Chain and Cable Company. They are currently suppliers for some of the largest Aerospace companies in the world such as Northrop Grumman, Daher Aerospace, Goodrich Aerospace and more.

NEPA assisted the business in purchasing the building, which contains over 43,000 of usable square footage and sits on approximately seven acres of land. NEPA provided two loans: one loan from NEPA’s internal Economic Development Administration (EDA) COVID-19 Relief funds and one loan from the PIDA loan program through the Department of Community & Economic Development (DCED) administered through NEPA. NEPA also worked with FNCB Bank as the partnering bank lender on the project.

NEPA Alliance, a regional community and economic development agency, serves the seven counties of Northeastern Pennsylvania including Carbon, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, Schuylkill and Wayne. NEPA Alliance services include Federal and State grant assistance, Business Financing, Government Contracting Assistance, International Trade Assistance, Nonprofit Assistance, Transportation Planning and Research and Information. For more information about NEPA Alliance visit www.nepa-alliance.org or call 866-758-1929.  “This institution is an equal opportunity provider, lender, and employer.”

Pictured from left: Ian Madigan, Senator Bob Casey’s Office; Cody Forgach, Senator John Fetterman’s Office; Paul Macknosky, Department of Community & Economic Development (DCED); John Mulhern Jr., Ashley Machine & Tool; Senator Lisa Baker; Jeffrey Box, NEPA Alliance; Lee Ann McDermott, Luzerne County Council; Zachary Mulhern, Ashley Machine & Tool; Patti Monahan, Senator Bob Casey’s Office; Jack McNulty, NEPA Board of Directors and John Blake, Congressman Matt Cartwright’s Office.