Editing New Stanton, Pennsylvania (section)

==Economy==
[[Volkswagen of America]] operated the [[Volkswagen Westmoreland Assembly Plant|Westmoreland Assembly Plant]], in neighboring East Huntingdon Township from 1978 to 1988. ''Westmoreland,'' as VWoA called the facility, manufactured the [[Volkswagen Golf|Volkswagen Rabbit]], Rabbit truck, Golf, and [[Volkswagen Jetta|Jetta]]. With the downturn of VWoA's sales in the US, the plant was closed on July 14, 1988, and VWoA sold the plant to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It remained dormant until 1990, when [[Sony]] announced it would begin manufacturing [[television]]s at the site.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE2DF153FF93BA25757C0A966958260 |work=The New York Times |title=COMPANY NEWS; Sony Announces New Factory Plan |date=April 18, 1990}}</ref> The facility employed more than 6,000 by mid-1981<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=H2QuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CtoFAAAAIBAJ&dq=national%20debate%20pittsburgh&pg=1627%2C2728228 |title=State pushing for Toyota plant |newspaper=Beaver County Times |date=March 11, 1981 |access-date=December 29, 2023 |agency=UPI |via=Google Newspaper Archive}}</ref> and still over 3,000 people by the late 1990s; however, that number dwindled to just 250 by 2007.<ref>[http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0198-390969/Sony-cutting-900-jobs-in.html Sony cutting 900 jobs in New Stanton. Industry & Business Article - Research, News, Information, Contacts, Divisions, Subsidiaries, Business Associations<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> On December 9, 2008, the [[Ed Rendell|Governor of Pennsylvania]] announced that Sony planned to close the facility. As of 2010, the {{convert|2000000|sqft|m2|adj=on}}<ref name="idle"/> plant remains idle, the largest block of commercial space available in Western Pennsylvania.<ref name="idle">{{cite web |title=Former Sony Corp. plant near New Stanton auditions for new tenant |publisher=Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Joe Napsha, June 23, 2010 |url=http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/business/s_687212.html#ixzz1NqyKce1R |access-date=May 31, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100627000142/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/business/s_687212.html#ixzz1NqyKce1R |archive-date=June 27, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[United Parcel Service|UPS]] has a major sorting operation, processing about 500,000 packages daily off-peak and 1,000,000 during peak season (November and December) and employing approximately 1,700 workers. The building is spread over 49.6 acres and contains about 327,000 square feet—or about seven football fields.<ref>[http://wikimapia.org/435667/UPS-Hub-New-Stanton UPS Hub - New Stanton]. Wikimapia.org. Retrieved on July 23, 2013.</ref>

[[SuperValu (United States)|SuperValu]] has its {{convert|724000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} Pittsburgh grocery distribution center in New Stanton, close to [[Interstate 70 in Pennsylvania|I-70]], exit 57. Over 500 persons are employed here, serving Shop 'n Save, [[Save-A-Lot]], and County Market stores.