Birdsboro Company Holds Ribbon Cutting to Celebrate New Facility

New Castle Lawn & Landscape held a ribbon cutting recently to celebrate its new Birdsboro, Pa., 3+ acre home that was acquired through the assistance of a U.S Small Business Administration (SBA) loan.

In addition to moving the 28-person company from Mohnton, Pa., to its new East Point Drive location in Cumru Township, the loan was used to construct an on-site 60×160’ multi-purpose, state-of-the-art building and beautiful outdoor display area. New Castle Lawn & Landscape received the SBA loan through National Penn Bank in 2008 and constructed its facility shortly thereafter.

Company co-owners Bryan Weise and Brian Cuccaro credit much of their success to the SBA’s Philadelphia District Office and National Penn Bank. “We are very grateful for the support of both the SBA and National Penn Bank,” said Weise. “We also have a great group of dedicated employees and we couldn’t have done any of this without them.” Cuccaro said the company is growing quickly as its business has surged in recent months.

New Castle Lawn & Landscape was recently included in the SBA “Celebrating Success” tour, an ongoing SBA initiative that publicly recognizes successful business owners that have received assistance through one of the SBA’s business development or finance programs. The company recently won two prestigious awards for its landscape excellence.

Among those in attendance at the ceremony were Cumru Township Commissioners Barry E. Rohrbach, president, and Edward Gottschall, vice president. Also on hand were Marcia McGavisk and Steven Smith of National Penn Bank and Mike Wilk and John Fleming of the SBA in Philadelphia.

About National Penn Bancshares, Inc.:

National Penn Bancshares, Inc., with $9.2 billion in assets, is the fourth largest bank holding company based in Pennsylvania. Headquartered in Boyertown, National Penn operates 127 offices. It has 124 community banking offices in Pennsylvania and one office in Maryland through National Penn Bank and its HomeTowne Heritage Bank, KNBT and Nittany Bank divisions. National Penn also has two offices in Delaware through its wholly-owned subsidiary Christiana Bank & Trust Company.

National Penn’s financial services affiliates consist of National Penn Wealth Management, N.A., including its National Penn Investors Trust Company division; National Penn Capital Advisors, Inc.; Institutional Advisors LLC; National Penn Insurance Services Group, Inc., including its Higgins Insurance division; and Caruso Benefits Group, Inc.

National Penn Bancshares, Inc. common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol “NPBC”. Please visit our Web site at www.nationalpennbancshares.com to see our regularly posted material information.

About the SBA

The SBA is an independent federal agency, created in 1953, to assist small businesses start, grow, and prosper. The SBA provides financial assistance by: (1) making loans to help families and businesses recover from national disasters and (2) providing loan guarantees to commercial financial institutions for working capital (7a loans), buildings/land/equipment (504 loans through the Certified Development Corporations), and for exports. Through our resource partners, the SBA also offers a variety of business development programs and services such as training, government contracting and export assistance. SBA resource partners include Small Business Development Centers, Women’s Business Centers, and SCORE (Counselors to America’s Small Businesses). For information on the SBA’s programs and services contact us at 610-382-3062 or www.sba.gov/pa/phil.

The SBA’s Philadelphia District consists of Pennsylvania’s 40 eastern counties.

This article does not constitute or imply an endorsement by SBA of any opinions, products or services of any private individual or entity.

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