ERG Partners is one of the state’s leading government affairs specialists in freight railroads and infrastructure projects. Over the past eleven years, we are most proud of our accomplishments achieved through working with nearly all of Pennsylvania’s freight railroads, dozens of rail customers, and having assisted clients in securing over $85 million in federal, state and local funding. Of equal merit, we have successfully fought for and won numerous legislative victories that not only protected the interest of our diverse client base, but also advanced initiatives that have saved Pennsylvania companies millions of dollars.
Because of our extensive history with working with state agencies and government, we are quickly able to identify for clients the types of projects in which the state is likely to become a partner. We have mastered the art of detailing the positive impact that our clients’ initiatives will have on the local workforce, regional initiatives, and the state economy. In projects that require state assistance, ERG Partners works with clients to comply with the conditions associated with project financing and make complex projects and their benefits understandable for policymakers. As a result, we have an unprecedented level of success in obtaining funding and completing projects.
By effectively becoming a liaison for the clients we represent, we become the single point of contact in Harrisburg and Washington, making the process of interacting with the public sector more efficient and manageable.
ERG’s partners have assisted clients in the following areas:
- Statewide transportation initiatives that were funded in part with public dollars or involved state oversight
- Advancement of public private partnerships in instances where the investment level needed exceed the available revenue
- Rehabilitation and expansion of rail infrastructure, including:
- Establishment of transloading facilities to serve Marcellus Shale industry, biofuels, aggregates, manufacturing and agricultural commodities
- Construction of rail sidings and storage capacity to provide businesses with a competitive option to trucking by shipping freight via rail
- Rehabilitation of railroad bridges and crossings
- Reactivation and rehabilitation of abandoned rail lines to provide businesses in economically distressed areas access to Pennsylvania’s rail network
- Construction of blending and storage terminals for petroleum and alternative fuel products
- Development of industrial/business parks
- Expansion of key tax abatement programs such as Keystone Innovation and Opportunity Zones, and much more.