Southpointe is a suburban business park located in Cecil Township near

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, south of

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and is a familiar landmark along Interstate 79. It is home to many corporations, including

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members

CONSOL Energy Consol Energy Inc. is an American energy company with interests in coal headquartered in the suburb of Cecil Township, in the Southpointe complex, just outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 2017, Consol formed two separate entities: CNX Resour ...

and

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as well as Ansys. Since the development of the

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in the Appalachian region, Southpointe has also become home to many natural gas producers, including

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, EQT and other service companies related to the industry. Southpointe is also home to the

PrintScape Arena at Southpointe Printscape Arena at Southpointe (formerly the IceoPlex at Southpointe) is a multi-purpose dual arena facility located at exit 48 of Interstate 79 in the Pittsburgh business park of Southpointe in Cecil Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, ...

, which was the main practice and training facility for the

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from May 20, 1995 until 2015. Since 2010 its golf course has hosted the PGA Tour event

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. Planning for what would become Southpointe began in the 1980s, as the

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in partnership with the

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began to pursue a tract of land in Cecil Township that had been the site of the

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, a reform school and a state mental hospital. The property for the first phase, Southpointe I, was acquired in 1986, with construction beginning in 1993. The location was chosen because of its access to Interstate 79, its proximity to Pittsburgh and low tax rates. By 2013, Southpointe had become filled and the second phase, Southpointe II neared completion, with across both. A third phase is planned for the other side of Interstate 79, to be called Cool Valley Industrial Park. It was developed by

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References

External links

Southpointe Marcellus Shale Directory and Quarterly ReportSouthpointe Marcellus Shale Chamber of CommercePost-Gazette article on SouthpointeSouthpointe I page at Washington CountySouthpointe II page at Washington County
Buildings and structures in Washington County, Pennsylvania {{WashingtonCountyPA-geo-stub